Vertical text

[Heron]

I have some questions for the advanced users of AutoIT. I'm trying to write a kind of Graph function.

My questions:

- is it possible to write text vertical AND bottom up (so bow head left to read)?

- when I focus my window (after minimize or something) my text is gone, why? (do I have to repaint each time?)

Thanks already

[ResNullius]

I have some questions for the advanced users of AutoIT. I'm trying to write a kind of Graph function.

My questions:

- is it possible to write text vertical AND bottom up (so bow head left to read)?

- when I focus my window (after minimize or something) my text is gone, why? (do I have to repaint each time?)

Thanks already

Vertical text solution here: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...st&p=649044

[Heron]

Vertical text solution here: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...st&p=649044

Thanks! I didn't find it myself, it's kind of hidden.

[Heron]

Thanks! I didn't find it myself, it's kind of hidden.

I took the example and simplified it to the following. It works ok but only for vertical text bottom up (as I was looking for). I had to wrap the actual drawing in a function for as the x, y coordinates are rotated as well.

Strange thing I noticed however: it works but the exclamation mark is printed before the text??? Any idea?

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

$GUI = GUICreate("GDI+",400,400)
GUISetState()

    
$graph = GUICtrlCreateGraphic(0, 0, 400, 400)
    
;point GDI graphic to GUICtrlCreateGraphic with 270 DEG rotation
_GDIPlus_Startup()
$hGraph = ControlGetHandle($GUI, "", $graph)
$GDI = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND($hGraph)
$hMatrix = _GDIPlus_MatrixCreate()
_GDIPlus_MatrixRotate($hMatrix, 270, False)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTransform($GDI, $hMatrix)   
    

Vstring("Hello world!", 100, 150, 12)


While 1
    $MSG = GUIGetMsg()
    If $MSG = -3 Then Exit
    Sleep(20)
WEnd

Func VString($txt, $x, $y, $size)
;draw string with x,y = upper left corner
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawString($GDI, $txt, -$y, $x, "Arial", $size, 0x0001)    
EndFunc

[Malkey]

I took the example and simplified it to the following. It works ok but only for vertical text bottom up (as I was looking for). I had to wrap the actual drawing in a function for as the x, y coordinates are rotated as well.

Strange thing I noticed however: it works but the exclamation mark (!) is printed before the text??? Any idea?

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

$GUI = GUICreate("GDI+",400,400)
GUISetState()

    
$graph = GUICtrlCreateGraphic(0, 0, 400, 400)
    
;point GDI graphic to GUICtrlCreateGraphic with 270 DEG rotation
_GDIPlus_Startup()
$hGraph = ControlGetHandle($GUI, "", $graph)
$GDI = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND($hGraph)
$hMatrix = _GDIPlus_MatrixCreate()
_GDIPlus_MatrixRotate($hMatrix, 270, False)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTransform($GDI, $hMatrix)   
    

Vstring("Hello world!", 100, 150, 12)


While 1
    $MSG = GUIGetMsg()
    If $MSG = -3 Then Exit
    Sleep(20)
WEnd

Func VString($txt, $x, $y, $size)
;draw string with x,y = upper left corner
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawString($GDI, $txt, -$y, $x, "Arial", $size, 0x0001)    
EndFunc

Added formulas to calculate the initial position of the text before rotation. Now, any angle entered works. And, changed the $iFormat parameter of _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawString to 0x0002.

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#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>


Local $nAngle = 180
Local $nPI = 4 * ATan(1)

$GUI = GUICreate("GDI+", 400, 400)
GUISetState()


$graph = GUICtrlCreateGraphic(0, 0, 400, 400)

;point GDI graphic to GUICtrlCreateGraphic with 270 DEG rotation
_GDIPlus_Startup()
$hGraph = ControlGetHandle($GUI, "", $graph)
$GDI = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND($hGraph)
$hMatrix = _GDIPlus_MatrixCreate()
_GDIPlus_MatrixRotate($hMatrix, $nAngle, False)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTransform($GDI, $hMatrix)

Vstring("Hello world!", 100, 150, 12, $nAngle)

While 1
    $MSG = GUIGetMsg()
    If $MSG = -3 Then Exit
    Sleep(20)
WEnd

Func VString($txt, $nx, $ny, $size, $nAngle)
    ;draw string with x,y = upper left corner
    ;Rotation of Coordinate Axes formulae
    $nXt = $nx * Cos($nAngle * $nPI / 180) + $ny * Sin($nAngle * $nPI / 180) ; $nXt - X coordinate before translation
    $nYt = -$nx * Sin($nAngle * $nPI / 180) + $ny * Cos($nAngle * $nPI / 180) ; $nYt - Y coordinate before translation
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawString($GDI, $txt, $nXt, $nYt, "Arial", $size, 0x0002)
EndFunc   ;==>VString
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[Heron]

Added formulas to calculate the initial position of the text before rotation. Now, any angle entered works. And, changed the $iFormat parameter of _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawString to 0x0002.

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#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>


Local $nAngle = 180
Local $nPI = 4 * ATan(1)

$GUI = GUICreate("GDI+", 400, 400)
GUISetState()


$graph = GUICtrlCreateGraphic(0, 0, 400, 400)

;point GDI graphic to GUICtrlCreateGraphic with 270 DEG rotation
_GDIPlus_Startup()
$hGraph = ControlGetHandle($GUI, "", $graph)
$GDI = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND($hGraph)
$hMatrix = _GDIPlus_MatrixCreate()
_GDIPlus_MatrixRotate($hMatrix, $nAngle, False)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTransform($GDI, $hMatrix)

Vstring("Hello world!", 100, 150, 12, $nAngle)

While 1
    $MSG = GUIGetMsg()
    If $MSG = -3 Then Exit
    Sleep(20)
WEnd

Func VString($txt, $nx, $ny, $size, $nAngle)
    ;draw string with x,y = upper left corner
    ;Rotation of Coordinate Axes formulae
    $nXt = $nx * Cos($nAngle * $nPI / 180) + $ny * Sin($nAngle * $nPI / 180) ; $nXt - X coordinate before translation
    $nYt = -$nx * Sin($nAngle * $nPI / 180) + $ny * Cos($nAngle * $nPI / 180) ; $nYt - Y coordinate before translation
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawString($GDI, $txt, $nXt, $nYt, "Arial", $size, 0x0002)
EndFunc   ;==>VString
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Great addition! Think I gonna use it. Matrix math is long ago for me, give's me headache ;-)

Did you notice the strange '!' issue too? (same for @,#,$,% etc)

And can you tell somethng about the dissapearing of the text after a focuschange? I'm sorry, but I've none expierience with graphics and I'm puzzled. Graphics drawn with GUICtrlSetGraphic don't have this problem and stay until a clear or exit.

[Malkey]

Great addition! Think I gonna use it. Matrix math is long ago for me, give's me headache ;-)

Did you notice the strange '!' issue too? (same for @,#,$,% etc)

And can you tell somethng about the dissapearing of the text after a focuschange? I'm sorry, but I've none expierience with graphics and I'm puzzled. Graphics drawn with GUICtrlSetGraphic don't have this problem and stay until a clear or exit.

This example is possibly the easiest way to have the graphics of the GUI window, re-drawn, by actually re-drawing to the graphics object, $GDI in each loop of the While-Wend loop.

There are pitfalls in using this method, which this example avoids.

The other common method used to repaint the GUI when using GDI+, is by double buffering and registering a user defined function for a Windows paint Message, GUIRegisterMsg (). Examples abound on these forums.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533798(VS.85).aspx

has alot of information about GDI+. The wrappers for use with AutoIt's DllCall are under the heading "GDI+ Flat API".

On my xp, with the last parameter of _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawString set to 0x002, the exclamation mark appears at the end where it is supposed to be.

I hope you find this helpful.

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#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

; http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=93289&view=findpost&p=670844
Local $nAngle = 180
Local $nPI = 4 * ATan(1)

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1) ;0=disabled, 1=OnEvent mode enabled

$GUI = GUICreate("GDI+", 400, 400)
GUISetOnEvent(-3, "_Quit")
GUISetState()

;$graph = GUICtrlCreateGraphic(0, 0, 400, 400)

;point GDI graphic to GUICtrlCreateGraphic with 270 DEG rotation
_GDIPlus_Startup()
;$hGraph = ControlGetHandle($GUI, "", $graph)
$GDI = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND($GUI)
$hMatrix = _GDIPlus_MatrixCreate()
_GDIPlus_MatrixRotate($hMatrix, $nAngle, False)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTransform($GDI, $hMatrix)

While 1
    Vstring("Hello world!", 100, 150, 12, $nAngle)
    Sleep(250)
WEnd

Func VString($txt, $nx, $ny, $size, $nAngle)
    ;draw string with x,y = upper left corner
    ;Rotation of Coordinate Axes formulae
    $nXt = $nx * Cos($nAngle * $nPI / 180) + $ny * Sin($nAngle * $nPI / 180) ; $nXt - X coordinate before translation
    $nYt = -$nx * Sin($nAngle * $nPI / 180) + $ny * Cos($nAngle * $nPI / 180) ; $nYt - Y coordinate before translation
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawString($GDI, $txt, $nXt, $nYt, "Arial", $size, 0x0002)
EndFunc   ;==>VString

Func _Quit()
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($GDI)
    _GDIPlus_MatrixDispose($hMatrix)
    _GDIPlus_Shutdown()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_Quit
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