ShadowColor property (Main Control)

C++ Builder example

Delphi example

 

Builder Syntax

Graphics::TColor ShadowColor

Delphi Syntax

ShadowColor: TColor

Overview

Refer to Drawing Three-Dimensional Shapes and Text.

Remarks

(Persistent property, available at design time) Specifies the color of a drop shadow that is applied to a three-dimensional shape or text object.

To have no drop shadow, set the ShadowXDepth and ShadowYDepth properties to 0.

For text objects, drop shadows are available only for the following TextStyle values:

etsDropShadow
etsBlockShadow
etsOutLineBlock

For text objects, the shadow color is used for three-dimensional effects in the following TextStyle styles:

etsInsetHeavy
etsInsetExtraHeavy
etsRaisedHeavy
etsRaisedExtraHeavy

See Also

Elements:

DrawShape method, DrawTextStr method

Topics:

Raster Images: Drawing on a Bitmap

 

Working with the Control: Client Area Usage