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Bug: Can't change text/label border/outline colour as player

I've had this bug forever (since 2018 at least): Using the Text tool on a game table, once I place a text label down, I can no longer change its border/outline colour. To reproduce the bug: In a Roll20 game, use the text tool and create a label box with text in it. Once the text is placed, change the outline/border colour of the text. Expected behaviour: The text outline/border colour should change to the new selection. Actual behaviour: The text outline/border colour changes briefly, but reverts back to the previous value within a second. I've tested this in Firefox & Chrome (win+android) and on different computers. It seems to only occur when I'm a player in the game (not GM).
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Gold
Forum Champion
Fair point. Unfortunately Roll20 has never had Text Ouline as a feature. It only has the stroke-color of the text available.&nbsp; Here is a Suggestions thread, if you want to vote +1 and add your comments there to try to bring more attention to this needed feature update.&nbsp; <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/11594791/text-tool-outline-improvements" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/11594791/text-tool-outline-improvements</a> The nearest workaround for now is copy-paste your text in another color like black and slightly offset the position to make a shadow, or use the drawing tool to put a solid rectangle behind your text to make it stand out.&nbsp;
What do you mean? There is &nbsp;text outline feature on Roll20 right now! &nbsp;— it's had it for years! This was a bug report on an existing feature, not a request for a new feature. See below for a screenshot of this feature in action!
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Gauss
Forum Champion
Hi Zyriel Y.,&nbsp; Yes, text doesn't like being altered after being put on the table. The workaround to this is to put new text down and delete the old text.&nbsp; If your intent is to report this to the Devs the best method for that is the Help Center as the Bug Report forum is primarily for community assistance.&nbsp;
1725415801
Gold
Forum Champion
Ok, cool. Thanks for the demo of that.&nbsp; That's great the feature exists in Roll20 then and I hope the bug is fixed.&nbsp; Zyriel Y. said: What do you mean? There is &nbsp;text outline feature on Roll20 right now! &nbsp;— it's had it for years! This was a bug report on an existing feature, not a request for a new feature. See below for a screenshot of this feature in action!