# Line tool **URL:** \ **Category:** Classic Servoy\ **Created:** [January 27, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/line-tool/1111 "2004-01-27T15:42:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WiderGates](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WiderGates](https://forum.servoy.com/u/WiderGates)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/line-tool/1111/1 "2004-01-27T15:42:55Z")
1. A line in Designer is shown 3 pixels lower than in the running app. 2. ItM-4s very hard to draw a straight line. Normally you can hold the shift key to draw straight lines, this is not working. 3. I need a thinner line than 1 pixel for printing, 0.5 pixel, 0.25 pixel and a hairline. 1 pixel lines are to fat. Version R2 2.0 rc3-build 263 Java version 1.4.2\_03-b02 (Windows 2000) Dieter ---
**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/line-tool/1111/2 "2004-01-27T18:28:25Z")
I agree! And the position is different in browse-view than in preview-mode! (about 3px too!!) ---
**Author:** ![WiderGates](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WiderGates](https://forum.servoy.com/u/WiderGates)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/line-tool/1111/3 "2004-01-29T11:13:45Z")
And I miss the size and location prperties for the line tool. Can you implement that? Dieter ---
**Author:** ![WiderGates](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WiderGates](https://forum.servoy.com/u/WiderGates)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/line-tool/1111/4 "2004-02-06T11:03:44Z")
I only wanna ask again? Thanks Dieter ---
**Author:** ![Jan\_Blok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Jan\_Blok](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Jan_Blok)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/line-tool/1111/5 "2004-02-11T11:42:15Z")
Line tool enhancements are on the planning ---
**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/line-tool/1111/6 "2004-02-11T12:08:19Z")
enhancements is nice! but have you seen this? > And the position is different in browse-view than in preview-mode! > (about 3px too!!) ---
**Author:** ![IT2Be](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dc4da7/32.png) [@IT2Be](https://forum.servoy.com/u/IT2Be)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/line-tool/1111/7 "2004-02-11T17:11:36Z")
I know, i know it is only a **workaround** and I don’t like that either. Both the linetool and jseperator have the disadvantage they can not be anchored to the form. So I created the following workaround: - Make 2 labels… - Give label 1 the background color you want and size it to be 1 pixel high or wide. - Give label 2 the background color white and and size it to be 1 pixel high or wide again. - Group the labels and position them. And there you go, a line at the right position with anchors… ---
**Author:** ![Jan\_Blok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Jan\_Blok](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Jan_Blok)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/line-tool/1111/8 "2004-03-12T11:53:00Z")
-3 px offset is fixed in Servoy 2.0 rc9 -anchors property is now removed from shape objects (line/spline/polygon) propery, it nearly impossible to scale such elements due to anchoring (anchoring is only supported on boxed objects) In case of anchored vertical/horizontal lines use a label without text and specialmatteborder (0,1,0,0) if you want for example a vertical scaling line