Re: HOWTO: Watermarks???

--- In quick-reports@y..., Tom Nesler <neslertom@y...> wrote:
> Hi Jason!
> --- jason_hutchens <hutch@a...> wrote:
> > I really need to put a watermark on my reports (i.e. some text 
that 
> > floats behind everything else); I've tried everything to no 
avail. 
> > Floating text that's positioned behind everything, a floating 
image, 
> > nothing works. Does anyone know how to do this? Mucho 
appreciado ;^)
> 
> As much as I hate to admit it, I don't think QR allows watermarks. 
> Here is why:  The QR canvas is where each detail line, summary line,
> etc is laid down.  Therefore the trick is to print something on the
> canvas before it goes to the print queue.  I can't seem to find any
> event that lets you overide what QR has painted earlier.  If you 
try to
> do it before the page is painted, QR ignores what you tried to put
> down.  This seems to happen even if there is only one line at the 
top
> of the page...:-(
> 
> I think you will have to create your report manually in order to use
> watermarks.  The key is to use light gray color to create the 
watermark
> effect.  Here is some sample code you can use to get the watermark
> effect:
> 
> with Printer do
>   begin
>    BeginDoc;
>    Canvas.Font.Color := TColor(clLtGray);
>    Canvas.Font.Name := 'Arial';
>    Canvas.Font.Size := 96;
>    Canvas.Font.Style := [fsBold];
>    Canvas.TextOut(100,100, 'TEST');
>    EndDoc;
>   end;
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> 
> 
> =====
> Tom Nesler
> 
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