# Custom swf marker in yahoo map

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**Created:** [May 14, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-swf-marker-in-yahoo-map/225629 "2007-05-14T13:25:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![misstrawilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@misstrawilson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/misstrawilson)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-swf-marker-in-yahoo-map/225629/1 "2007-05-14T13:25:21Z")

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Hi there,

I’m creating a swf marker for a yahoo map that we’re using for a client. I’m doing a custom marker for plotting points on the map that dynamically loads in text. The problem is I want to animate the box behind the text to create a frame round the text. The text can be any number of characters so is there a way I can automatically scale the box to fit round the text?

Any help would be great.

Jamie