How do I centre text in StringGadget (OSX)?

[HarrysLad]

The Windows version of the PureBasic compiler accepts #PB_Text_Center or #PB_Text_Right flags to justify the text to the centre or right position respectively - much like the TextGadget counterpart - although this behaviour seems to be undocumented.
This fails under OSX though. i.e.,
applying the #PB_Text_Center flag leaves justification as left-hand and makes the StringGadget un-selectable whereas the #PB_Text_Right flag still leaves the justification as left-hand and puts the StringGadget into 'password' mode.

Can anyone suggest how to make the StringGadget display right-justification or - more critically - centre-justification?

TIA
Dave

[Keya]

try

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CocoaMessage(0, GadgetID(mygadget), "setAlignment:", 2)

This fails under OSX though. i.e.,
applying the #PB_Text_Center flag leaves justification as left-hand and makes the StringGadget un-selectable whereas the #PB_Text_Right flag still leaves the justification as left-hand and puts the StringGadget into 'password' mode.

btw i just had a look at those controls in the Form Designer on 5.42LTS x64 OSX ...
- the Editor gadget doesn't have any checkboxes for alignment
- the String gadget doesn't have any checkboxes for alignment
- the Text/label gadget does have alignment, and when i tried the Centered one it worked fine
so I'm not too sure which OSX controls actually support alignments, but that CocoaMessage seemed fine last time i tested it!

[HarrysLad]

Thanks for that Keya, wonderful stuff.

ATB
Dave

[WilliamL]

http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 31#p390031

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;set string gadget to right-justified
    #NSRightTextAlignment = 1 ; for right align string gadget
    CocoaMessage(0,GadgetID(2),"setAlignment:", #NSRightTextAlignment)

[Shardik]

You may also take a look into this cross-platform example which demonstrates how to right-justify text in a StringGadget and which is also listed in my collection of cross-platform examples.

[dibor]

Hello.
Tnx for the trick.
But on latest Mac OS

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CocoaMessage(0, GadgetID(mygadget), "setAlignment:", 1) ; - for Center align.
CocoaMessage(0, GadgetID(mygadget), "setAlignment:", 2) ; - for right align.