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Hello, Please look at this code:

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include "StringSize.au3"

For $i = 1 To 100
    StatusIndicator("Really Loooooong Text", $i)
Next

Func StatusIndicator($sStatus, $sSize = 8.5, $hParent = 0)
    $aDimensions = _StringSize($sStatus, $sSize)
    $hGUI = GUICreate("", 50 + $aDimensions[2], 50 + $aDimensions[3], -1, -1, $WS_POPUP + $WS_BORDER, -1, $hParent)
    GUISetBkColor(0xFFFFFF)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel($sStatus, ((50 +$aDimensions[2]) - $aDimensions[2]) / 2, ((50 +$aDimensions[3]) - $aDimensions[3]) / 2, $aDimensions[2], $aDimensions[3], 0x01)
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, $sSize)
    GUISetState()
    Sleep(250)
EndFunc

Result: test.thumb.gif.2e0b60a0feef860caf0a685d2

(Fast Forwarded by 250 %)

As you can see, the last word ("Text") is automatically shifting down, How can I prevent this?

 

Thanks in Advance, TD :)

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TheDcoder,

I would increase the returned width parameter just a little:

Func StatusIndicator($sStatus, $sSize = 8.5, $hParent = 0)
    $aDimensions = _StringSize($sStatus, $sSize)
    $iWidth = $aDimensions[2] * 1.05 ; Increase the width a tad
    $iHeight = $aDimensions[3]
    $hGUI = GUICreate("", 50 + $iWidth, 50 + $iHeight, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP + $WS_BORDER, -1, $hParent)
    GUISetBkColor(0xFFFFFF)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel($sStatus, ((50 + $iWidth) - $iWidth) / 2, ((50 +$iHeight) - $iHeight) / 2, $iWidth, $iHeight, 0x01)
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, $sSize)
    GUISetState()
    Sleep(250)
EndFunc

In my experience the UDF occasionally returns dimensions which are slightly too small (usually by a single pixel) for some larger font sizes with specific string lengths. Unfortunately I have never been able to find a reliable indicator of when this is likely to occur and so other than adding a random pixel or two to the returned value I cannot do anything about it.

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With the style setting you used, $SS_CENTER, you can't prevent it, other than to size your label correctly. The stringsize UDF uses Tahoma font as the default, GUICtrlSetFont uses the default GUI font, but I'm not sure what that is.

$SS_CENTER0x01Specifies a simple rectangle and centers the error value text in the rectangle. The control automatically wraps words that extend past the end of a line to the beginning of the next centered line.

If you use the same font in StringSize and GUICtrlSetFont, it works fine.

$aDimensions = _StringSize($sStatus, $sSize, Default, Default, "Segoe UI")
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, $sSize, 400, 0, "Segoe UI")

 

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BrewManNH,

Not entirely true - the UDF defaults to Tahoma if it cannot determine the system default, so the 2 should be the same. And even if I set the 2 fonts as you suggested, my system still shows the same symptoms. I might well have to amend the UDF to add a couple of pixels when using larger fonts to try and avoid this problem.

M23

Edit: Apologies - my error to suggest that the results were similar when the font was defined. But my comment about the odd sizing error still stands.

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ChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listing
Date_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language used
ExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBox
GUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUI
GUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable frames
GUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView items
GUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeView
Marquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIs
NoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxes
Notify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the display
Scrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single command
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I was going by what the header text stated, but in looking at the code I see where you call _StringSize_DefaultFontName to get the default name.

Odd that the default comes back as Segoe UI, but the results are wrong if you don't specify Segoe UI in the GUICtrlSetFont statement. Maybe Segoe UI isn't being used as the actual default font, even though SystemParametersInfo says it is.

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That looks awful but you can try it this way:

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include "StringSize.au3"

$hParent = 0
$iX = @DesktopWidth / 2
$iY = @DesktopHeight / 2
$sText = "Really Loooooong Text"
$aDimensions = _StringSize($sText, 8.5)
$hGUI = GUICreate("", $aDimensions[2], $aDimensions[3], -1, -1, $WS_POPUP + $WS_BORDER, -1, $hParent)
GUISetBkColor(0xFFFFFF)
$iLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel($sText, 0, 0, $aDimensions[2], $aDimensions[3], 0x201)
GUISetState()

For $i = 10 To 80 Step 0.5
    StatusIndicator($sText, $i)
Next

Func StatusIndicator($sStatus, $sSize = 8.5, $hParent = 0)
    GUICtrlSetFont($iLabel, $sSize)
    $aDimensions = _StringSize($sStatus, $sSize)
    $iW = Int($aDimensions[2] * 1.15)
    $iH = Int($aDimensions[3] * 1.15)
    WinMove($hGUI, "", $iX - $iW / 2, $iY - $iH / 2, $iW, $iH)
    Sleep(10)
EndFunc

 

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