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• Box Command Stack Full
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• Box Text Resize Problem
• Box Window with No Caption
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• BoxDataClear and Stack Management
• BoxDrawText with Erase Flag Not Working
• BoxDrawText Wrap
• BoxesUp Width Limitation
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• BoxText Last Error 12000
• Centering BoxesUp and Some General Explanation Too
• Checking Button Status before BoxButtonWait
• Clarification on BoxUpdates Function
• Dialog with Box Functions
• Display a Box While Processing in Background
• Dynamically Create a Box with more than 16 buttons
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• Green Color Choosing Example
• Have Child Script Update Parent Box
• IntControl 1008 Capture Close Request
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• Mixed Screen Colors with Boxes Functions
• Multiple Items and the Boxes Functions Example
• Resize Box to Text Size
• Sample Drawing Program
• Scrolling Status Screen Box
• Scrolling Text
• Txt Alignment in BoxDrawText
• Using Courier Font in Boxes
• Using Other Fonts in Boxes
• Where are the docs for drawing those pretty boxes

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Box Text Resize Problem

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Question:

I am using BoxesUp, BoxDrawText etc to display a status window from a process that runs on a timed basis. I have the window controls enabled so that the program can be shutdown and the window minimised etc. The problem is that the window can be resized which results in the font size being altered and the text overruns itself etc.

Can resizing of the window be disabled but still allow the window controls to be active? Can the font grow proportional so that the text doesn't overwite on resizing?

Answer:

I am not aware of any to disable the box resizing, however you can change the mapping mode of the box, so that the text doesn't get resized....

For Example:

BoxesUp("200,200,800,800", @normal)
BoxMapMode(1,0)
BoxDrawText(1, "200,200,750,250", "WinBatch Box Example - BoxDrawText ",@TRUE, 0)
BoxCaption(1, "WinBatch BoxDrawText Example")
BoxDrawText(1, "100,350,900,400", "Use BoxDrawText to display information to your user's. ", @TRUE, 0)
TimeDelay(5)

User Reply:

Thanks, the BoxMapMode gives me what I need to control the text. What was happening was that I was 'printing' some text on the same line starting at different points. As the window was resized the font of the text was growing (or shrinking) but as it was still being output at the original co-ordinates the parts ran over each other.

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Article ID:   W16906

File Created: 2007:07:03:14:26:54

Last Updated: 2007:07:03:14:26:54