Details of background properties

A background that appears behind the list of repeating graphics can be specified as a solid fill color specified by the Background property, or another graphic specified by the Background Graphic property. The background properties are not mutually exclusive. You can use both properties to assign a background to a GraphicRepeaterApp.

The Background property includes a color picker control that appears when you select the data entry field with your mouse. The selected background color appears in the pane with the repeating graphics list in the foreground. Choose a background color that will provide sufficient contrast to the colors used in the repeating graphics.

The graphic specified by the Graphic Background property stretches to fit the full width and height of the pane in which the GraphicRepeaterApp has been placed. The graphic does not maintain its original horizontal and vertical dimensions. As a result, text in the graphic can be skewed and captions no longer align with the elements of graphics.

The List Margin property can compensate by setting offset padding between the background graphic and the list of repeating graphics for better alignment of the text in the background graphic To reduce the visual problems caused by stretched background graphics, create a background graphic that is similar in size to the pane in which the GraphicRepeaterApp is placed.