Numeric Displays

[UrbanCyborg]

I was wondering how the numeric displays in things like Andrew Macaulay's Dual Frequency Meter are done. Are they extensions of the Counter type, or done from scratch, maybe with the Canvas Type? Anyone know, or any guesses. I don't see any way to get more than integer digits in the Counter type.

[seal58]

For example, in my p.moon CV-Meter I used regular text labels as digital display.
But it's a little bit tricky to get the characters onto right place.

[UrbanCyborg]

I thought of that, but figured I'd have the very problem you mentioned.

[seal58]

Andrew Macauley seems to use the regular CA Digital Counter. At the moment there are 7 styles for the counter available.
Count of digits is always setable.
Additional characters like "Hz" then can be added by means of a text label with similiar style.

[UrbanCyborg]

Monki-bobo's Volt Meter seems to be doing a custom draw.

[UrbanCyborg]

I was looking through the sample code, and found that the timer sample does it with a text label.

[honki-bobo]

Monki-bobo's Volt Meter seems to be doing a custom draw.

I'm using a text label that I update on every GUI repaint.

And it's honki-bobo

[UrbanCyborg]

Sorry about that, honki-bobo-san. My memory failed me. So, that's just a text label update, eh? I'm guessing you have a nice custom background for it to draw over. I'd started a new module yesterday that does that. Nice work, btw.

[honki-bobo]

Sorry about that, honki-bobo-san. My memory failed me.

No worries, my friend

So, that's just a text label update, eh? I'm guessing you have a nice custom background for it to draw over.

Actually I just use the textlabels background color, border color and border width features and write the numbers in bold Courier New 16px in the upper right corner of the label. The generated code looks like this:

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textLabel1 = new VoltageLabel( "textLabel1", "textLabel1", this, "-0.12345678" );
AddComponent( textLabel1 );
textLabel1.SetWantsMouseNotifications( false );
textLabel1.SetPosition( 17, 24 );
textLabel1.SetSize( 120, 25 );
textLabel1.SetEditable( false, false );
textLabel1.SetJustificationFlags( VoltageLabel.Justification.Right );
textLabel1.SetJustificationFlags( VoltageLabel.Justification.Top );
textLabel1.SetColor( new Color( 0, 0, 0, 255 ) );
textLabel1.SetBkColor( new Color( 65, 65, 65, 65 ) );
textLabel1.SetBorderColor( new Color( 0, 0, 0, 255 ) );
textLabel1.SetBorderSize( 1 );
textLabel1.SetMultiLineEdit( false );
textLabel1.SetIsNumberEditor( false );
textLabel1.SetNumberEditorRange( 0, 100 );
textLabel1.SetNumberEditorInterval( 1 );
textLabel1.SetNumberEditorUsesMouseWheel( false );
textLabel1.SetHasCustomTextHoverColor( false );
textLabel1.SetTextHoverColor( new Color( 0, 0, 0, 255 ) );
textLabel1.SetFont( "Courier New", 16, true, false );

Nice work, btw.

Thanks!

[UrbanCyborg]

Kewl. I just went and looked at my debug window, where I'm using your Volt Meter as part of my setup. I had to look closely to tell that it wasn't a custom background. Fools the eye. Nicely done.