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<legacy_id>2408</legacy_id>

<name>bottomColor</name>

<type>property</type>

<syntax>

<example>set the bottomColor of <i>object</i> to {empty | <i>colorName </i>| <i>RGBColor</i>}</example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

<stack/>

<card/>

<group/>

<field/>

<button/>

<graphic/>

<scrollbar/>

<player/>

<image/>

</objects>

<synonyms>

<synonym>sixthColor</synonym>

</synonyms>

<classification>

<category>Appearance &amp; Positioning</category>

</classification>

<references>

<property tag="topColor">topColor Property</property>

<property tag="threeDHilite">threeDHilite Property</property>

<property tag="hiliteBorder">hiliteBorder Property</property>

<keyword tag="threeDBox">threeDBox Keyword</keyword>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

</history>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<summary>Specifies the color of a three-D <glossary tag="object">object's</glossary> lowered edge.</summary>

<examples>

<example>set the bottomColor of scrollbar 1 to "purple"</example>

<example>set the bottomColor of field 1 to the topColor of me</example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Objects whose <b>threeD</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to true appear to stick out of or recede into the screen. Use the <b>bottomColor</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to specify the color of the shadowed edge of the <glossary tag="object">object</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>bottomColor</b> of an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> is a <href tag="reference/color_reference.rev">color reference</href>.</p><p/><p>The <i>colorName</i> is any standard color name.</p><p/><p>The <i>RGBColor</i> consists of three comma-separated <glossary tag="integer">integers</glossary> between zero and 255, specifying the level of each of red, green, and blue; or an HTML-style color consisting of a hash mark (#) followed by three <glossary tag="hexadecimal">hexadecimal</glossary> numbers, one for each of red, green, and blue.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>bottomColor</b> for all <glossary tag="object">objects</glossary> is empty.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>Setting the <b>bottomColor</b> of an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> to empty allows the <b>bottomColor</b> of the <glossary tag="object">object's</glossary> <property tag="owner">owner</property> to show through. Use the <keyword tag="effective">effective</keyword> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to find out what color is used for the <glossary tag="object">object</glossary>, even if its own <b>bottomColor</b> is empty.</p><p/><p>If the object's <b>showBorder</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is false, the <b>bottomColor</b> has no effect.</p><p/><p>The setting of the <b>bottomColor</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> has different effects, depending on the <glossary tag="object type">object type</glossary>:</p><p/><p>* The <b>bottomColor</b> of a <object tag="stack">stack</object> determines the <b>bottomColor</b> of each <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> in the <object tag="stack">stack</object> that does not have its own <b>bottomColor</b>.</p><p/><p>* The <b>bottomColor</b> of a <keyword tag="card">card</keyword> or <command tag="group">group</command> determines the color of the border around the <keyword tag="card">card</keyword> or <command tag="group">group</command>, as well as determining the <b>bottomColor</b> of each <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> in the <keyword tag="card">card</keyword> or <command tag="group">group</command> that does not have its own <b>bottomColor</b>.</p><p/><p>* The <b>bottomColor</b> of a <keyword tag="button">button</keyword>, <keyword tag="player">player</keyword>, <glossary tag="EPS">EPS object</glossary>, or <keyword tag="graphic">graphic</keyword> forms a border on the bottom and right edges of the <glossary tag="object">object</glossary>. If the <glossary tag="object">object's</glossary> <property tag="threeD">threeD</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is false, the <b>bottomColor</b> has no effect.</p><p/><p>* The <b>bottomColor</b> of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> forms a border on the top and left edges of the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> and (if the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> is a scrolling <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>) the bottom and right edges of the arrow boxes at the ends of the scrollbar and the top and left edges of the scroll area. The <glossary tag="field">field's</glossary> <b>bottomColor</b> also determines the color of the bottom and right edges of any text in the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> whose <property tag="textStyle">textStyle</property> is set to "threeDBox". If the <glossary tag="field">field's</glossary> <property tag="threeD">threeD</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is false, the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> border is not affected.</p><p/><p>* The <b>bottomColor</b> of a <keyword tag="scrollbar">scrollbar</keyword> forms a border on the bottom and right edges of the arrow boxes at the ends of the <keyword tag="scrollbar">scrollbar</keyword>, and the top and left edges of the scroll area.</p><p/><p>* The <b>bottomColor</b> of an <glossary tag="audio clip">audio clip</glossary> or <glossary tag="video clip">video clip</glossary> has no effect.</p><p/><p>* The <b>bottomColor</b> of an <keyword tag="image">image</keyword> is the sixth color in the <glossary tag="image">image's</glossary> <glossary tag="color palette">color palette</glossary>. (To set the color of the lowered edge of an <glossary tag="image">image's</glossary> border, set the <property tag="bottomColor">bottomColor</property> of the <keyword tag="card">card</keyword>, <object tag="stack">stack</object>, or <command tag="group">group</command> that <glossary tag="owner">owns</glossary> the <keyword tag="image">image</keyword>.)</p><p/><p>If an object's <b>bottomPattern</b> is set, the pattern is shown instead of the color specified by the <b>bottomColor</b>.</p>

</description>

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