[Connect] Text Field Appearance - Text Style is ignored?

Question

How do I apply a text style to a text field ? For example, suppose I want to annotate a shape with its perimeter and area. The screenshot below shows the result.. 
 
 Each line of text is a text node containing two text elements. The text on the left is created with my text style. The numbers on the right are text fields, showing some element properties and an Item Type I've assigned. Whatever I attempt, I can't persuade the text field to accept my text style. They persist on displaying the same dark grey background. Although, curiously, they seem to have taken the font from the text style. 
 
 The text field elements are not exactly vertically aligned with the other text element in each text node. Why is that? 
 Is it possible to persuade a text field to display as a text style specifies? 
 The numeric precision for perimeter and area is rather high in this example. How do I tell the field to use fewer decimal digits (e.g. 75.3 not 75.341 )?

Carl Myhill · Accepted Answer

Jon, Enhancement 641151 has been raised as requested.

Andrew Bell · Answer

It appears Enhancement # 641151 has been included in Update 13 and tested / verified as operational in this version.

Mark Winegar · Answer

I can confirm that a solution is available in Connect Update 13. This is from Bentley via a Service Ticket I filed last week. 
 Enhancement # 1031410 had previously been raised to address this issue which has now been completed and included in the operation of MicroStation CONNECT Edition (Update 13). This has now been released and should work as per the solution provided. 
 _USTN_TEXTFIELD_BACKGROUND_PREFS 1. If variable is set to 0 then both check boxes are off 2. If variable is set 1 then Hide Field Background checkbox is checked. 3. If variable is set 2 then both Hide Field background as well as Apply Field Background from Text style is checked and enabled. 
 What this does is check the boxes in the user preferences via configuration to turn the background off. Once this one is checked and additional box is unlocked and can be checked that "Applies Field Background from Text Style". This hides the field background but now allows a background to be applied. 
 In addition, in my testing discovered that in my personal preferences if I toggle ON &ldquo;Hide Field Background&rdquo; and &ldquo;Apply Field Background from Text Style&rdquo;, then toggle OFF the &ldquo;Hide Field Background&rdquo;, the background from the text style is still working with the field background visible, working just like V8i. 
 Try testing this for yourself. I have reported my findings back to Bentley on this specific workflow and have requested an additional option in the config var to allow this scenario to support the visibility of what is a field and support text style background, primarily for printing.

Ian Lapper · Answer

Hi Jon 
 
 Here are the answers to your questions; 
 
 1. Use the Manage Tabs in the Word processor dialog to align the text (Right click on the Ruler) 
 2. As mentioned by Paul.. This is a Preference setting 
 3. See below. 
 
 NOTE: To get the m&sup2; type in m and then ALT 0178

Andrew Bell · Answer

It appears that Enhancement # 1031410 was recently included in MicroStation CONNECT Edition (Update 13) which introduces the configuration variable _USTN_TEXTFIELD_BACKGROUND_PREFS that allows you to define and use a Text Style with these Text Fields. 
 https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/43229/changing-the-text-field-background-preferences

[Connect] Text Field Appearance - Text Style is ignored?

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