issue at the border

[Rick Gaskin]

a script!!! sigh...now i will have to think..no fair!!

Steve Mills wrote:
> On Feb 12, 2008, at 10:54:46, Rick Gaskin wrote:
>
>> Yep, we do that for one off but this border is going to be used with 
>> greater frequency and I need a better and quicker method than fudging.
>
>
> You could use a script to create your 2-rect border for you. And if 
> you use the "bounds dragging tool" (available via scripting), then you 
> can still drag it out to the size you need. Below is a sample of how 
> you'd go about it. You'll have to play with the radii given to both 
> rectangles to make it look the way you want. You could even use math 
> to calculate the radius of the inner rect's corners given the amount 
> of inset applied to box. You should also make sure that box doesn't 
> turn inside out in either dimension after applying the inset.
>
> tell application "MultiAd Creator Pro"
>     switch to bounds dragging tool callback script me
> end tell
>
> using terms from application "MultiAd Creator Pro"
>     on tool dragged wind to bounds box with message msg
>         set sp to current spread of wind
>         make new rectangle element at beginning of sp with properties 
> {bounds:box, all corner styles:rounded corner, all corner 
> radii:{x:20.0, y:20.0}, frame options:{type:dash, segments:{5.0, 5.0}}}
>         set top of box to (top of box) + 10
>         set left of box to (left of box) + 10
>         set bottom of box to (bottom of box) - 10
>         set right of box to (right of box) - 10
>         make new rectangle element at beginning of element 1 of sp 
> with properties {bounds:box, all corner styles:rounded corner, all 
> corner radii:{x:10.0, y:10.0}, frame options:{type:dash, 
> segments:{5.0, 5.0}}}
>     end tool dragged
> end using terms from
>
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