StringFormat

[anixon]

Can you use StringFomat to convert a text prompt used with say 'Msgbox' to displayed with an underline for example: 'NEXT' displayed as 'NEXT' Help appears to be silent as to this possibility

Help is always appreciated Ant..

[PsaltyDS]

No, StringFormat() has nothing to do with the font effects, and the native MsgBox() doesn't support that kind of formatting.

You need to create your own GUI and set the font styles as required with GuiCtrlSetFont().

[anixon]

No, StringFormat() has nothing to do with the font effects, and the native MsgBox() doesn't support that kind of formatting.

You need to create your own GUI and set the font styles as required with GuiCtrlSetFont().

Thanks for the direction gosh so much to learn so little time... Ant

[anixon]

Once again thanks for the advice I decided to use a pic rather than a font. The screen [*.jpg] which includes the text message has been created using Photoshop and displayed using this code which includes a timeout feature. I can use the same routine to display any number of messages passing to the $sProcess variable the path & filename. You will notice that I also have Width and Height as a variable and if necessary could modify the function so that different values could be passed. I think that it is a fairly elegant solution to my issue and thanks again for the assistance.

Global $sStartupBanner = @scriptdir & "\StartUpBanner.jpg"

Global $sWarningMsg = @scriptdir & "\WarningMsg.Jpg"

_StartUpMenu($StartupBanner)

_StartUpMenu($WarningMsg)

;//Display Startup Warning and Information Messages
Func _StartUpMenu($sProcess)
While 1
  ;//Exit Menu After nn Minutes Nil Activity
  $MenuCycle = _TimeToTicks(@HOUR, @MIN, @SEC)
  $MenuEndCycle = $MenuCycle + $EndMenuTimer * 10000
  Local $sExit, $msg
  ;//Setup Window Pane
  GUICreate($Title, $Width, $Height, -1, -1, $WS_SIZEBOX + $WS_SYSMENU)
  GUISetBkColor(0xE0FFFF)
  $sExit = GUICtrlCreatePic($sProcess, 0, 0, $Width, $Height)
  GUISetState()
  ;//Menu Processor:
  While 1
   ;//Exit after nn Minutes
   If _TimeToTicks(@HOUR, @MIN, @SEC) >= $MenuEndCycle Then
    GUIDelete()
    ExitLoop (2)
   EndIf
   ;//Read the Input Message
   $msg = GUIGetMsg()
   ;//Check for User Input
   Select
    ;//Exit the Application
    Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Or $msg = $sExit
    GUIDelete()
    ExitLoop (2)
   EndSelect
  WEnd
WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>_StartUpMenu

Edited January 27, 2010 by anixon