Background

When placing a Text Field defined from various Element, File or Model Properties the background display defaults to grey and cannot be changed. A request to include a method of contolling whether this was displayed or to use the background defined in the associated Text Style.

Steps to Accomplish

1. Included in MicroStation CONNECT Edition (Update 13) is a new configuration variable that can be used to either suppress the display of the grey background or to use the selected Text Style settings including its background color.
   
   _USTN_TEXTFIELD_BACKGROUND_PREFS
   1. If variable is set to 0 then both check boxes are off
   2. If variable is set 1 then Hide Field Background checkbox is checked.
   3. If variable is set 2 then both Hide Field background as well as Apply Field Background from Text style is checked and enabled.
   
   
2. Open the Configuration Variable dialog to make changes to this configuration variable. If you select to add a "New" variable with this it may advise that it is already defined as [Null] and ask whether you want to change the setting.

See also

Text Fields - Auto-Updating Annotations

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