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<dd class="notedate">Posted on October 28, 2020 - 22:10 (UTC)</dd>
<dt class="note">[[User:R3vo|R3vo]]</dt>
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When working with multiline controls [[ctrlTextWidth]] or [[getTextWidth]] will not return a proper value since the text will be treated as one long line.</br>
'''Solution (Execute in [[Eden Editor]]):'''
<code> [[disableSerialization]];
 
[[private]] _display {{=}} [[findDisplay]] 313 [[createDisplay]] "RscDisplayEmpty";
 
[[private]] _edit {{=}} _display [[ctrlCreate]] ["RscEditMulti", -1];
_edit [[ctrlSetPosition]] [0,0,1,1];
_edit [[ctrlSetBackgroundColor]] [0,0,0,1];
_edit [[ctrlSetFont]] "EtelkaMonospacePro";
_edit [[ctrlSetFontHeight]] 0.03;
_edit [[ctrlCommit]] 0;
[[private]] _longestLineWidth {{=}} 0;
[[private]] _exampleString {{=}} "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxyz0134567890";
[[private]] _text {{=}} "";
[[for]] "_lines" [[from]] 1 [[to]] 400 [[do]] {{cc|Loop through all lines and find the longest one}}
{
    _lineText {{=}} _exampleString [[select]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[round]] [[random]] 35];
    _longestLineWidth {{=}} _longestLineWidth [[max]] (_lineText [[getTextWidth]] ["EtelkaMonospacePro", 0.03]);
    _text {{=}} _text [[+]] _lineText [[+]] [[endl]];
};
_edit [[ctrlSetText]] _text;
_edit [[ctrlSetPositionW]] (_longestLineWidth [[+]] 2 * 0.008); {{cc|Width of longest line + left and right margin set in engine}}
_edit [[ctrlCommit]] 1;</code>
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Revision as of 23:10, 28 October 2020

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Description

Description:
Returns the width of the control text including left and right margins (0.008 each). Supported control types are:
For control independent text width estimate see getTextWidth
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:
ctrlTextWidth control
Parameters:
control: Control
Return Value:
Number

Examples

Example 1:
_w = ctrlTextWidth _ctrl;

Additional Information

See also:
getTextWidthctrlTextHeightctrlSetTextctrlTypeArma: GUI Configuration

Notes

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Posted on October 28, 2020 - 22:10 (UTC)
R3vo
When working with multiline controls ctrlTextWidth or getTextWidth will not return a proper value since the text will be treated as one long line.
Solution (Execute in Eden Editor): disableSerialization; private _display = findDisplay 313 createDisplay "RscDisplayEmpty"; private _edit = _display ctrlCreate ["RscEditMulti", -1]; _edit ctrlSetPosition [0,0,1,1]; _edit ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0,0,0,1]; _edit ctrlSetFont "EtelkaMonospacePro"; _edit ctrlSetFontHeight 0.03; _edit ctrlCommit 0; private _longestLineWidth = 0; private _exampleString = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxyz0134567890"; private _text = ""; for "_lines" from 1 to 400 do // Loop through all lines and find the longest one { _lineText = _exampleString select [round random 35]; _longestLineWidth = _longestLineWidth max (_lineText getTextWidth ["EtelkaMonospacePro", 0.03]); _text = _text + _lineText + endl; }; _edit ctrlSetText _text; _edit ctrlSetPositionW (_longestLineWidth + 2 * 0.008); // Width of longest line + left and right margin set in engine _edit ctrlCommit 1;