Is it possible or planned to draw a `Text` with outline This

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Is it possible or planned to draw a `Text` with outline This was done with `Paint Style STROKE` but there s no painter on `Text` parameters I want to draw a text in white with a black border like a shadow but without blur

nicopasso · Answer

I don t think it s possible yet I went already through all different possibilities offered by `TextStyle` or `SpanStyle` but it seems there s no way right now to do that other than play around with shadows I guess

Leland Richardson [G] · Answer

cc < Siyamed>

Siyamed · Answer

hmm I knew Paint would be an issue in the future but wasn t expecting it to be fast

Siyamed · Answer

Currently we do have internal Paint object s that we use It is possible to expose it but I couldn t know about the priority and side effects

Siyamed · Answer

< len> is it possible for you to create a ticket about this

Leland Richardson [G] · Answer

i think exposing paint seems like a strong step in the wrong direction what about just adding stroke to textstyle or something

Siyamed · Answer

stroke

Leland Richardson [G] · Answer

but yeah maybe a ticket is a better place to discuss slightly smiling face

Leland Richardson [G] · Answer

well it sounds like the stroke style is the desired support from len here no

Siyamed · Answer

I was going to say even if Text exposes the Paint it wouldnt possible to do the same for AnnatatedString so it might be a deep hole

Siyamed · Answer

gt I want to draw a text in white with a black border like a shadow but without blur if we add stroke etc then it will end up in more Paint params I need to check it but at the end of the day Paint has lots of configurations

Siyamed · Answer

stroke stroke type dashed stroke color you name it slightly smiling face

len · Answer

I was thinking of the stroke outline like a subclass of `Shadow` although it s not exactly that but it allows to support them without changing the public `Text` API or that s what I think

len · Answer

But my solution doesn t sound right to me I don t know what the proper solution would be but I think it could be a nice addition for when you draw text over a background image as it improves readability shadow is also an option but IMO the outline is better and also with any color not just black

len · Answer

I created <https issuetracker google com issues 155421273> as requested