new line in String or TextGadget

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Sat May 25, 2002 7:35 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Metonym.

Hello.

How can I put a 'newline' into a String$ or a TextGadget?

Is it possible to change fonts (or something like center etc.) within a StringGadget or TextGaget?

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BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Sat May 25, 2002 9:48 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by fweil.

Hope this helps ... it uses a skeleton I have to quick build GUIs, so just focus on gadgets instructions. The only way I know is to free and create again gadgets.

I am interested if one know a better way.

;*************************************************************************
;
; Declarations
;

i.l
WindowXSize.l
WindowYSize.l
ScreenWidth.l
ScreenHeight.l
WindowXstart.l
WindowYStart.l
StatusBar.l
FontPointer.l

CharacterSet.s
EOL.s

;
; General purpose initalization
;
EOL = Chr(13) + Chr(10)

For i = 32 To 224 Step 16
For j = 0 To 15
CharacterSet = CharacterSet + Chr(i + j)
Next
CharacterSet = CharacterSet + EOL
Next

;
; Procedures
;

;
; Main starts here
;
InitKeyboard()
Result = LoadFont(0, "Gando BT", 14) ; change with any other if your system font list do not have those fonts
Result = LoadFont(1, "Arial", 12)
UseFont(0)
FontID = FontID()

FontPointer = 0

WindowXSize = 480
WindowYSize = 360
ScreenWidth = GetSystemMetrics_(#SM_CXSCREEN)
ScreenHeight = GetSystemMetrics_(#SM_CYSCREEN)
WindowXStart = Round(ScreenWidth / 2.0, 0) - Round(WindowXSize / 2.0, 0)
WindowYStart = Round(ScreenHeight / 2.0, 0) - Round(WindowYSize / 2.0, 0)
StatusBar = #TRUE

If OpenWindow(0, WindowXStart, WindowYStart, WindowXSize, WindowYSize + 25 * StatusBar, #PB_Window_SystemMenu | #PB_Window_TitleBar | #PB_Window_BorderLess , "Main Window - Close or ESC to quit - F1 to change Gadget Font")
CreateStatusBar(0, WindowID())
;
; Preparing the drawing window context
;
Result = CreateGadgetList(WindowID())
SetGadgetFont(FontID())
StringGadget(0, 10, 10, 460, 165, "Default String Gadget text")
TextGadget (1, 10, 185, 460, 165, "Default Text Gadget text")
StartDrawing(WindowOutput())
DrawingFont(FontID)
FrontColor(0, 0, 0)
Box(0, 0, WindowXSize, WindowYSize)
BackColor(0, 0, 0)
FrontColor(255, 255, 255)
SetGadgetText(0, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" + EOL + CharacterSet)
SetGadgetText(1, "Voyez le brick gÃ©ant que j'examine prÃ¨s du wharf" + EOL + CharacterSet)
Repeat
ExamineKeyboard()
If KeyboardPushed(#PB_KEY_F1)
Delay(250) ; just to avoid bouncing key event
FontPointer = 1 - FontPointer
UseFont(FontPointer)
FontID = FontID()
SetGadgetFont(FontID())
FreeGadget(0)
FreeGadget(1)
StringGadget(0, 10, 10, 460, 165, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" + EOL + CharacterSet)
TextGadget (1, 10, 185, 460, 165, "Voyez le brick gÃ©ant que j'examine prÃ¨s du wharf" + EOL + CharacterSet)
EndIf
Until WindowEvent() = #PB_EventCloseWindow Or KeyboardPushed(#PB_KEY_ESCAPE)
EndIf
End
;*************************************************************************

Francois Weil
14, rue Douer
F64100 Bayonne

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Sat May 25, 2002 7:15 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Metonym.

Thank You for the detailed answer.

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Sun May 26, 2002 9:57 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by TronDoc.

CarriageReturn LineFeed doesn't work? {CHR(13)+CHR(10)}
e.g.:
crlf$ = CHR(13)+CHR(10)
myString01$ = "Now is the time"
myString02$ = "For all good men.."

newString$ = myString01$ + crlf$ + myString02$
PRINT newString$

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BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Mon May 27, 2002 7:01 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by fweil.

Does not work using the Console but it is OK with text gadget to me.

Francois Weil
14, rue Douer
F64100 Bayonne