# `GlyphsToolDraw drawBackgroundForInactiveLayer:options:`

*Instance Method*

is called for each not active layer to draws the background for it

## Declaration

```swift
optional func drawBackground(forInactiveLayer layer: GSLayer, options: [AnyHashable : Any]? = nil)
```

```objc
- (void) drawBackgroundForInactiveLayer:(GSLayer *) layer options:(NSDictionary *) options;
```

```python
drawBackgroundForInactiveLayer_options_(layer: GSLayer, options: dict)
```

## Parameters

- `layer` — The actual GSLayer instance.
- `options` — Options

## Discussion

This should be only additional items, as the actual glyph is drawn somewhere else. The drawing happened in font units scale (the view does the transformation). If you need to draw something in a definite size (text) you have to counter scale it.