3. Properties

3.09 the Margin of member

Syntax:
set the Margin of member whichcastmember to 5
set x = the Margin of member whichcastmember

Purpose:
This property is used to get or set the margin for the display of the #html cast member.

The #html field is using the value of this property for calcuting a white margin around the whole text while imaging. The margin is set

• 1. between the left of the display area and the left of text area and
• 2.
  • (a) between the scrollbar and the right of the text area, if the scrollbar is visible
  • (b) between the right of the display area and the right of text area, if the scrollbar is invisible
• 3. between the top of the display area and the top of text area
• 4. between the bottom of the display area and the bottom of text area

The display area is the whole area, the cast member needs to display the margin, the text and the scrollbar (if visible), the text area is the whole area of the text display. If the total area is larger than the dimensions of the sprite on the stage and the text is scrolled to any position, you will see, that the margin applies to the whole area, which in this case is higher than the sprite itself. This results in the top margin getting scrolled together with the display area and you won´t see it any more when scrolling down.

This property can be tested and set.

Notes:

• The default is a value of 5 pixels,
• the value is an integer,
• changing this value causes the cast member to recalculate and redraw its contents.

See also:

• the ScrollBar of member
• the ScrollTop of member