Text with an outline or shadow?

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

I’d like to make some text with a shadow or outline, is this possible with Corona?

I’m adding point scores to the screen. These can appear anywhere with any value. The text will need to be dynamic. The text may appear above a light or dark area, white text with an outline or a shadow will help legibility. [import]uid: 98652 topic_id: 28166 reply_id: 328166[/import]

#2

You cannot add an outline or a shadow in the true sense but you can make it appear as though there is either using a second set of text. For an outline you might try a larger font size, same text, desired color - this will work for shorter strings. (How high are the point values the user might gain?)

For shadow you’d have a second text set, the same size, a few pixels down and to the right, or up and to the right, depending on the desired effect.

Example;
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