GUIDefaultFont()

[flyingboz]

When creating labels and assigning such (font weight, italic, underline), I call GUIDefaultFont(), then GUISetControl(), and then GUIDefaultFont() again to reset the values prior to creating additional controls. However, when I leave one section of code (independently tested/verified to be working) and begin creating additional controls, I get a GUI wherein ALL controls show as having the 'underlined' attribute -- the last case that would be encountered as the code runs through the loop. Code snippet follows.

This yields two questions:

1) How do I <properly> reinitialize GUIDefaultFont() to system defaults?

2) How on earth can I have a situation where an already created control, which is never again referenced (haven't written the code) POSSIBLY be being reset?

for $j = 5 To 7
;Choose what font settings to use for control
         Select
         case $style_attributes[$j] = 'bold'
            GUIDefaultFont($fontSize,$fontWeight * 2)
         case $style_attributes[$j] = 'italics'
            GuiDefaultFont($fontsize,-1,-1,2)
            case $style_attributes[$j] = 'underlined'
            GuiDefaultFont($fontsize,-1,-1,4)
            
         EndSelect
        ;create control
            $control_array[0][$j] = GUISetControl("label", $style_attributes[$j], 110 + $row_header_separation * ($j - 5), 20, $wlabel)
;re-initialize default font settings...
         GuiDefaultFont($fontsize,$fontweight,-1,1)
      Next

Edited August 28, 2004 by flyingboz

[flyingboz]

UPDATE: After further review, this appears NOT to be related to GUIDefaultFont(), but rather some type of GUI Refresh Issue - when creating additional controls, I see portions of the GUI Screen blacked out after creation w/ expected attributes. After focus reset, all characters are back, but all attributes are "lost" on the redraw.

I inserted big sleeps and did screen captures to demonstrate: This is just after the code snippet, (with a focus refresh)

when additional controls have been created, (with focus refresh)

[Holger]

What do you mean with "some type of GUI Refresh Issue"?

I only take a short look at your script part but why do not use "GUISetControlFont"?

Maybe you could/should try:

"GuiDefaultFont($fontsize,$fontweight,"",0)"

Edited August 28, 2004 by Holger

[flyingboz]

Primarily becuase I did not notice it - I saw the defaultfont, and its usage seemed to indicate that it would do the job... Thx for the tip --- My "refresh" issue was due to a logic error, where I was trying to overwrite controls -- Problem solved, thx for the pointer.