topic center text in Libraries & objects

center text

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 09:46:51 GMT

Hello,

How to center a text according to its length?
I modified the script to add MASTER_BAIE_X01.gsm a text but I can not focus my text window.
Thank you in advance.

code:
DEFINE STYLE "own" "arial", 1.5, 1, 0

IF texopt then
SET STYLE "own"
string = opt
width = STW (string) / 1000 * GLOB_SCALE
TEXT2 width/2,-0.05, string
endif

IF texvitrage then
SET STYLE "own"
string = vitrage
width = STW (string) / 1000 * GLOB_SCALE
TEXT2 width/2,-0.15, string
endif

Re: center text

rocorona — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:56:22 GMT

You can, but you don't NEED to.

Instead of calculate the text dimension and move it, simply define it as "centered" using the "2" or "5" align-code

DEFINE STYLE "own" "arial", 1.5, 2, 0

then place it at x=0 coordinate.

TEXT2 0,- 0.05, string

Re: center text

Barry Kelly — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:59:15 GMT

That depends on whether you want left or right justified text but in the centre of the window or if you just want centre justified text.

Centre justified is the easiest - you just have to change the anchor code.

DEFINE STYLE "own" "arial", 1.5, 2, 0

2 will be centre justified with the anchor at the top of the text (height wise).
5 will be centre justified with the anchor in the centre of the text (height wise).
8 will be centre justified with the anchor at the bottom of the text (height wise).

If you want to keep the left or right justification then you will have to find the length of the text string as you have already done.

Barry.