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Hi All,

I'm sure this is a simple one to answer and I have searched and experimented before I asked (well enough hopefully!)

I'm trying to set a button background to be white, the font colour red, centred vertically and horizontally and multi-line. Can it be done?

Here is my example code:

#include <Constants.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <ColorConstantS.au3>
#include <FontConstants.au3>
#include "ColorConstants.au3"

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)

$GUI = GUICreate("GUI", 250, 300)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "_Exit")

$Button = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button" & @CRLF & "One", 160, 185, 85, 110, BitOR($BS_MULTILINE, $BS_CENTER, $BS_VCENTER, $WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE))
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $COLOR_White)
GUICtrlSetFont($Button, 14, 800, 0, "MV Boli", 5)
GUICtrlSetColor($Button, 0xFF0000)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Button, "_Exit")
GUISetState()

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func _Exit()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_Exit

With everything I have tried, this is the closest I get, button white, font red, correct font, but no centring and sometimes no multi-line (depending on button text and font size). I saw I might have to add the default button forced style back in so I did that too $WS_EX_WindowEdge.

Thanks for any help and apologies if I've missed an obvious answer to this elsewhere.

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This works for me.

#include <Constants.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <ColorConstantS.au3>
#include <FontConstants.au3>
#include "ColorConstants.au3"

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)

$GUI = GUICreate("GUI", 250, 300)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "_Exit")

$Button = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button" & @CRLF & "One", 160, 185, 85, 110, BitOR($SS_CENTER, $SS_CENTERIMAGE)) ; $BS_MULTILINE, $BS_CENTER, $BS_VCENTER, $WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE))
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xFFFFFF)
GUICtrlSetFont($Button, 14, 800, 0, "MV Boli", 5)
GUICtrlSetColor($Button, 0xFF0000)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Button, "_Exit")

GUISetState()

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func _Exit()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_Exit

 

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I guess you could always fake a button with a label.

 

include <Constants.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <ColorConstantS.au3>
#include <FontConstants.au3>
#include "ColorConstants.au3"

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)

$GUI = GUICreate("GUI", 250, 300)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "_Exit")
$bBm = "Button" & @CRLF & "One"
$Button = GUICtrlCreateLabel(@CRLF & $bBm, 160, 185, 85, 110, BitOR($SS_CENTER, $BS_VCENTER),$WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE) ;, $SS_CENTERIMAGE)) ; $BS_MULTILINE, $BS_CENTER, $BS_VCENTER, $WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE))
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xFFFFFF)
GUICtrlSetFont($Button, 14, 800, 0, "MV Boli", 5)
GUICtrlSetColor($Button, 0xFF0000)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Button, "_Exit")

GUISetState()

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func _Exit()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_Exit

_WinAPI_DrawText

 

Edited by reb
Removed unused #include

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reb, you're using $ss_* styles in a button control, $ss_* styles are for static controls, labels/icons/images. There is no button control constant that has the same value as $ss_center or $ss_centerimage (although there is a constant with the same value as _centerimage, it's used in a checkbox control), so there's no telling what either of those settings might produce as a result if anything. 

I've tried every combination of button style setting and I have not been able to produce a button with multiline and vertically centered text. The best I could come up with was to add a @CRLF in front of the button text to get it to add another line above the text.

 

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@ BrewManNH

I revised my post just above yours using label constants.  I see your point.

Thank you.

#include <Constants.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <ColorConstantS.au3>
#include <FontConstants.au3>
#include "ColorConstants.au3"

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)

$GUI = GUICreate("GUI", 250, 300)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "_Exit")
$bBm = "Button" & @CRLF & "One"
$Button = GUICtrlCreateLabel(@CRLF & $bBm, 160, 185, 85, 110, $SS_CENTER,$WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE) ;, $SS_CENTERIMAGE)) ; $BS_MULTILINE, $BS_CENTER, $BS_VCENTER, $WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE))
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xFFFFFF)
GUICtrlSetFont($Button, 14, 800, 0, "MV Boli", 5)
GUICtrlSetColor($Button, 0xFF0000)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Button, "_Exit")

GUISetState()

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func _Exit()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_Exit

.

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Thank you both for your answers, I didn't even think of adding a @CRLF before the text! Unless anyone else can tell me (us) where we're going wrong I guess it's just one of those things I'll have to work around. Anyone else?

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