UI effect components
There are three effects components that allow you to add special effects to your Text
and Image
objects: Shadow
, Outline
, and Position as UV1
.
Shadow
The Shadow
component adds a simple shadow to your Text
or Image
object.

You can change the color and transparency of the shadow with the Effect Color
property. The Effect Distance
property determines its position relative to the graphic to which it is attached. The Use Graphic Alpha
property will multiply the color of the shadow with the color of the graphic on which the shadow is attached. So, if this property is checked and the alpha (opacity) of the original graphic is reduced, the alpha of shadow will reduce as well, with the resulting shadow being a product of the two alpha values. However, if the Use Graphic Alpha
property is unchecked, the shadow will maintain its alpha value regardless of the alpha of the original graphic. So, if you turned the alpha of the original graphics all the way down to 0
, rendering it invisible...