Centering while wrapping text in a button control

[PatL]

What do I need to do to both wrap and center the text in a button control?

Thanks

[monoceres]

Or the styles:

#include <buttonconstants.au3>
GUICreate("Sample")
GUICtrlCreateButton("Some text",10,10,50,50,BitOr($BS_CENTER ,$BS_MULTILINE))
GUISetState()
Do
    $msg=GUiGetMsg()
Until $msg=-3

[PatL]

Or the styles:

#include <buttonconstants.au3>
GUICreate("Sample")
GUICtrlCreateButton("Some text",10,10,50,50,BitOr($BS_CENTER ,$BS_MULTILINE))
GUISetState()
Do
    $msg=GUiGetMsg()
Until $msg=-3

[PatL]

Thanks. I tried the code and added a long text string. It was still left justified as if I had simply used the $BS_MULTILINE style by itself.

[monoceres]

Thanks. I tried the code and added a long text string. It was still left justified as if I had simply used the $BS_MULTILINE style by itself.

Are you saying it isn't looking like this on your computer?

[PatL]

Yes. I wonder what is different on my computer

[PatL]

Is there a reason that "BitOr($BS_CENTER ,$BS_MULTILINE" will not center my text as it is supposed to? The text word wrapped but remains left justified.

[SmOke_N]

Works fine for me:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
GUICreate("")
GUICtrlCreateButton("this is my button" & @CRLF & "Click here", 10, 10, 200, 50, BitOR($BS_CENTER, $BS_MULTILINE))
GUISetState()
While GUIGetMsg() <> -3
WEnd

[monoceres]

That was what I said too, yesterday: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=72605

[PatL]

That was what I said too, yesterday: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=72605

Right. I was hoping someone has an idea why it may be different on my system. I am running XP SP3

[SmOke_N]

Right. I was hoping someone has an idea why it may be different on my system. I am running XP SP3

I'm ran it on XP Pro SP3 with no issues...

Next time don't double post ... and you might want to take the time to think about what you are going to ask before you start typing ... if what you asked isn't what you really want to know.

Edited June 1, 2008 by SmOke_N
Merged topics

[dmob]

hi

I am new to AutoIt and this forum and I am having a similar problem. I tried to center multiline text on a button control AND colour it and I am not having any success. I have tried using the styles and GUICtrlSetStyle and nothing works.

BTW: That IS how we spell colour in SA.

CODE

$ButT10 = GUICtrlCreateButton($But10[2], 385, 240, 84, 49, $BS_MULTILINE+$BS_VCENTER)

;GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xB9F8AE)

[rasim]

Where a problem?

#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("Test GUI", 200, 100)

$button = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button with" & @LF & "multiline text", 60, 40, 75, 40, BitOR($BS_MULTILINE, $BS_CENTER))
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xB9F8AE)

GUISetState()

Do
Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

[dmob]

Where a problem?

#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("Test GUI", 200, 100)

$button = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button with" & @LF & "multiline text", 60, 40, 75, 40, BitOR($BS_MULTILINE, $BS_CENTER))
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xB9F8AE)

GUISetState()

Do
Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

Sorry for the late reply, I'm in SA and our time zones...

the problem is that the text on the button is read from a string inside an array, which in turn is read from a database. I cannot add the @LF coz I don't know what text will be in there. try this:

$col2 = 0xB9F8AE

$ButT10 = GUICtrlCreateButton($But10[2], 385, 240, 84, 49, BitOR($BS_MULTILINE, $BS_CENTER))

GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $col2)

the text inside the string is 'Print Blk Text Colour Picture'. When not coloured the text is wrapped nicely and centred. As soon as I add the colour code, the text reverts back to single line AND jumps to the top of the button.

[rasim]

Create the Ownerdraw button. Example there is in help, see GUIRegisterMsg() function.

Edited June 4, 2008 by rasim

[dmob]

Thank you, rasim, i will try that.

[gemineyez]

Since we are on the topic of centering, can someone tell me how to get my text in the variable ($author) to be centered. Basically i wrote an admin tool for techs at my work and I would like to have the about me info centered. So far my work around has been to use spaces in between the " ".

Case $msg = $aboutitem
                Msgbox(0,"About", $me )

$Author = "IT Microsystems Technicians" & @LF & "  Troubleshooting Tool" & @CRLF & "   Version 1.2" & @CRLF & "   Created by " & @LF & "   Jason Morgan"
$me = StringAddCR($Author)