Tracking a write on behavior

Here's what I want to do. I want a glow filter to track the starting point of a shapes write on behavior. Is this possible? The only tracking behaviors that seem to work with shapes (on my system) are Match Move (which doesn't give a tracking point to adjust) and Shape>Track Points (which requires the tracking points from an Analyze Motion tracker). However I can't seem to get Analyze Motion to work on a shape. Is this normal?
Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the reply Specialcase.
The Light Rays filter. And yes the leading edge of the shape as it "writes on".
But the bigger issue is when tracking a shape none of the trackers gives me the crosshairs. Like say I wanted to make a magic wand (using a shape) and track the end of it. As I recall I was able to do that before and now I can't. Am I hallucinating or is it possible to do this?

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When I create a text using Write On behavior, writing process ends in the very end of a letter’s track. How can I tune the behavior so that a letter to be written quickly and left in the screen in static?
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If you are applying the Type On behavior (from Text Animation) to text, then select the behavior in the Layers List, move the playhead to where you want the text to finish typing on, and type the 'O' key to set an out point. You can also simply drag the end of the behavior in the mini-timeline to the end point you require. Once all the characters are "on", they'll stay on.

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this had me stumped for a bit too. All you have to do though is drag the start point of the shape to an earlier point in the time line. This will automatically drag the start point of the write-on behaviour with it (annoying!). Then drag the start point of the behaviour to a later point on the time line. (It will allow you to this independently of the start point of the shape as long as you drag it forward in time.) Now just reposition the shape on the timeline accordingly. Hey presto! - A delayed writeon/erase effect. Hope this is clear enough.
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