UILabel Transperent Text to see thru its subviews - image

I want to have a functionality of transparent text in UILabel I have seen one sample called named RSMaskedLabel. For label I am using OHAttributed label to use some extended functionality. So I merged some code of RSMaskedLabel to OHAttributed label's drawTextInRect method. Now I can see background image from label text. But what if I want to change that text color, set alpha of that masked text? I am giving some screenshot of FontCandy app. I want exact functionality like that app to write text on the image. I tried a lot since last 70 hours but no luck till now. if someone wants then I can upload my demo what I have done till now. please help..

add another UILabel with same frame of your label and and add your your label over that label set super view label background as clear set text colour as you want with alpha value.
with the font slider change alpha value of colour of super view label

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I am currently using the Image control in XAML, when the user taps on the image I want to display another image like a tap effect*, so for example I want to make the image a bit darker or lighter once the user taps on it, how can I do this using the image control?
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I have one view filling the screen with a background image. Other views (text fields) are in exact positions (the background image includes the text field background images). When I change from 3.5" screen to 4", the text fields don't change in the same way that the background resizes. The bg image simply resizes to fill the screen, but the text fields jump out of alignment.
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Is there a way to have two sets of constraints, one for each screen
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or is there a way to have views resize proportionally to another view?
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