Determines whether a straight textpath will be used instead of the shape path. Read/write VgTriState.

Applies To

TextPath

Tag Syntax

<v: element style="xscale:expression">

Script Syntax

element.style.xscale="expression"

expression=element.style.xscale

Remarks

If True, the text runs along a path from left to right along the x value of the lower boundary of the shape. The default value is False.

VML Standard Attribute

Example

The text will appear as if it were drawn on a horizontal line, even though the shape path is a diagonal.

   <v:line from="100 100" to="400 400">
   <v:fill on="True" color="red"/>
   <v:path textpathok="True"/>
   <v:textpath on="True" string="VML Text"
   style="xscale:true;font:normal normal normal 36pt Arial"/>
   </v:line>