Attribute Properties

Anybody know how to change the color of attribute text? When I attedit the title block I have an option in the properties to change the color of the value, but I don't have a clue where to access it.

TIA,

Mike

 

The BlockRef's GetAttributes method returns the insert's attributes in an
array.

--
R. Robert Bell, MCSE
www.AcadX.com


| Anybody know how to change the color of attribute text? When I attedit
the title block I have an option in the properties to change the color of
the value, but I don't have a clue where to access it.
|
| TIA,
|
| Mike

 

the title block I have an option in the properties to change the color of
the value, but I don't have a clue where to access it.

do you mean via code?
If you have a reference to the attribute object you want to change, eg:
dim objAttRef as AcadAttributeReference
'use a selection method or iteration method or filtered selection set or ???
to get the att ref.
'here we assume SelectAttributeReference is a function returning a reference
to a selected attrib ref.
set objAttRef = SelectAttributeReference
'assume NewColorNumber is a valid acad color number or equiv.
objAttRef.Color = NewColorNumber

....is that what you mean?

 

Thanks for the replies guys, I jumped back online to report that I figured it out.

objAttRef.color

Thanks again.

Mike

 

Please note that the Color property in being phased out. You should use
TrueColor (in A2k4 and above) for future compatibility. (Search for sample
code in this ng.)


--
R. Robert Bell, MCSE
www.AcadX.com


| Thanks for the replies guys, I jumped back online to report that I figured
it out.
|
| objAttRef.color
|
| Thanks again.
|
| Mike

 

If you want your code to run unmodified on pre-A2K4 and
later, you have to use the color property. The reason it
is still there in A2K4 is to avoid breaking a lot of existing
code. That pretty much garantees it will be there in A2K5
as well. Don't worry too much about AutoCAD 2007.