Mtext Background Mask border offset factor: Is there variable for default?

[rross]

Is there a system variable for the background mask offset border distance when using multi line text? 

[john.vellek]

Hi @rross,

I am not aware of a variable that controls the offset of the border for the mask.  Reading through some things I found on the web, it appears that you can adjust this using lisp or through VBA. Would you like me to move your thread to the customization forums?

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[jayhar]

Hi,

Background Mask Dialog Box
http://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/AutoCAD-Core/files/GUID-3448A24E-E18B-4C8C-B8AB-84F4CD4E...

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[j.palmeL29YX]

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@rross  schrieb:

Is there a system variable for the background mask offset border distance when using multi line text? 

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I don't think so. It is a property of the MText object.

If you are familiar with LISP maybe this informatuon will help you:

DXF-Group code 45 is for the scale factor of this "mask offset" (more precise:  it is a scale factor, depending on the text height).

cadder

[j.palmeL29YX · Accepted solution]

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@j.palmeL29YX  schrieb:

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@rross  schrieb:

Is there a system variable for the background mask offset border distance when using multi line text? 

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I don't think so. It is a property of the MText object.

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Correction:

It (the default value) is stored in the registry in the environment variable "TextMask_BackgroundScale".

cadder

[john.vellek]

Excellent discovery.....I did some searching in the registry but apparently I didn't search hard enough!

[Anonymous]

Can you explain what "stored in the registry" means? Is that something accessible that I can change?

[j.palmeL29YX]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Is that something accessible that I can change?

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You can - if you know what you do. But if you don't even know what the registry is you SHOULD NOT DO IT. You can destroy your system.
FYI: In the WINDOW folder of your OS you find a "regedit.exe". This starts the Registry Editor which can used to modify a lot of settings on your computer. But I repeat: Don't do any changes here if you don't be sure what you do.