07-02-2022, 04:26 PM (This post was last modified: 07-02-2022, 06:18 PM by bplus.)
I've made over the GUI Get Filename app with the revised controls and made it even more handy as a practical application by adding the pathed filenames to the clipboard for pasting in where needed or for a list of pathed filenames delimited by chr$(10) for a mass file thing.
Here is the file listing of the zip off the clipboard from running this app:
Quote:C:\Users\marka\Desktop\QB64 work\000 work QB64\GUI Tools\GUI Makeover June 27-2022\Makeover GetFilename/arial.ttf
C:\Users\marka\Desktop\QB64 work\000 work QB64\GUI Tools\GUI Makeover June 27-2022\Makeover GetFilename/ARLRDBD.TTF
C:\Users\marka\Desktop\QB64 work\000 work QB64\GUI Tools\GUI Makeover June 27-2022\Makeover GetFilename/FreeSansBold.ttf
C:\Users\marka\Desktop\QB64 work\000 work QB64\GUI Tools\GUI Makeover June 27-2022\Makeover GetFilename/GUI Makeover Get Filename.bas
The first 3 files are fonts it uses and the 4th is bas source, no BI or BM yet still changing their contents.
Here is the new look:
The zip has been updated with fixed DrwBtn and Button colors reversed to show off new draw of buttons.
07-02-2022, 06:05 PM (This post was last modified: 07-02-2022, 06:20 PM by bplus.)
Oh wow, found a major goof with DrwBtn messing with colors, this fixes that and a reversal of dark and light for button coloring:
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Option _Explicit
_Title "GUI Makeover Get Filename" 'b+ 2022-07-02 test new control changes
' DO NOT Put more than one item in a List Box for text val, because the control LstCon needs to be split by same delimiter
'''$include:'vs GUI.BI'
'================================================================================================================== vs GUI.BI start
' direntry.h needs to be in QB64 folder '<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< see b+ Very Simple GUI.txt file end
Declare CustomType Library ".\direntry"
Function load_dir& (s As String)
Function has_next_entry& ()
Sub close_dir ()
Sub get_next_entry (s As String, flags As Long, file_size As Long)
End Declare
'reset your Default colors here FC = ForeColor BC = Back Color All the RGB32() are right here in constants section!
Dim Shared As _Unsigned Long Black, White, screenBC, BtnFC, BtnBC, TbFC, TbBC, LstFC, LstBC, LblFC
Black = _RGB32(0, 0, 0)
White = _RGB32(255, 255, 255)
screenBC = _RGB32(160, 160, 255)
BtnFC = _RGB32(0, 0, 0)
BtnBC = _RGB32(250, 250, 250)
TbFC = _RGB32(180, 180, 255)
TbBC = _RGB32(0, 0, 128)
LstFC = _RGB32(255, 180, 180)
LstBC = _RGB32(190, 0, 0)
LblFC = _RGB32(0, 0, 68)
Type Control ' all are boxes with colors, 1 is active
As Long ConType, X, Y, W, H, FontH, TabStop, Hide, N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, FHdl ' N1, N2 sometimes controls need extra numbers for special functions
As String Text, Text2, ImgFile, FontFile ' dims are pixels Text2 is for future selected text from list box
As _Unsigned Long FC, BC
End Type
Dim Shared GuiTitle$ ' WindowOpen
Dim Shared curPath$ ' _CWD$ in OpenWindow for file stuff
Dim Shared As Long Xmax, Ymax, NControls, ActiveControl
ReDim Shared con(0) As Control
'Dim Shared fontHandle&(6 To 128) ' more range? to 128 set in OpenWindow
'================================================================================================================== vs GUI.BI end
' Set Globals from BI
Xmax = 1280: Ymax = 720: GuiTitle$ = "GUI Makeover Get Filename" ' <<<<< Window size shared throughout program
OpenWindow Xmax, Ymax, GuiTitle$ ' need to do this before drawing anything from NewControls
' GUI Controls
' Dim and set Globals for GUI app
Dim Shared As Long lblPath, lblCurPath, lblDirs, LblFils, lstD, lstF, lblFile, lblSelFile
Dim Shared As Long BtnOk, BtnSetClip, BtnAddClip, BtnCancel, BtnKill
'' Function NewControl& (ConType As Long, X As Long, Y As Long, W As Long, H As Long,_
'' FontH As Long, ForeC As Long, BackC As Long, TStop As Long, Hide As Long, s$, Imgfile$, fontFile$) ' dims are pixels 2nd line is new stuff
' type, x, y, w, h, font h, FC, BC, TStop, Hide, text, imgFile, FontFile )
' EDIT these to your programs needs
Sub BtnClickEvent (i As Long) ' attach you button click code in here
Dim answer$, dirs$, fils$ ' <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< dim for click code
Select Case i
Case BtnOk: Shell _DontWait con(lblSelFile).Text ' hey run it!
Case BtnSetClip: _Clipboard$ = con(lblSelFile).Text
Case BtnAddClip: _Clipboard$ = _Clipboard$ + Chr$(10) + con(lblSelFile).Text
Case BtnKill
answer$ = inputBox$(con(lblSelFile).Text, "Confirm Kill, enter y or n", _Width \ 8 - 7)
If answer$ = "y" Then
Kill con(lblSelFile).Text
GetListStrings dirs$, fils$
con(lstD).Text = dirs$
con(lstF).Text = fils$
con(lblSelFile).Text = ""
drwLbl lblSelFile
drwLst lstD, 0
drwLst lstF, 0
End If
Case BtnCancel: System ' goodbye
End Select
End Sub
Sub LstSelectEvent (control As Long)
Dim fils$, dirs$
Select Case control
Case lstD
ChDir con(lstD).Text2
curPath$ = _CWD$
con(lblCurPath).Text = curPath$
drwLbl lblCurPath
GetListStrings dirs$, fils$
con(lstD).Text = dirs$
con(lstF).Text = fils$
con(lblSelFile).Text = ""
drwLbl lblSelFile
drwLst lstD, 0
drwLst lstF, -1 'should be active
Case lstF
con(lblSelFile).Text = curPath$ + "/" + con(lstF).Text2
drwLbl lblSelFile
End Select
End Sub
Sub PicClickEvent (i As Long, Pmx As Long, Pmy As Long) ' attach your Picture click code in here
Select Case i
End Select
End Sub
Sub PicFrameUpdate (i As Long) ' attach your Picture click code in here
Select Case i
End Select
End Sub
''''$include:'vs GUI.BM'
'================================================================================================================== vs GUI.BM start to end
Sub MainRouter
Dim As Long kh, mx, my, mb1, mb2, i, shift, lc, xx, yy, curPos ' lc is loop counter
Do
' mouse clicks and tabs will decide the active control
While _MouseInput
If con(ActiveControl).ConType = 3 Then
If _MouseWheel > 0 Then
LstKeyEvent ActiveControl, 20480
ElseIf _MouseWheel < 0 Then
LstKeyEvent ActiveControl, 18432
End If
End If
Wend
mx = _MouseX: my = _MouseY: mb1 = _MouseButton(1): mb2 = _MouseButton(2)
'Line (0, 0)-Step(100, 16), screenBC, BF ' <<< for form designer show where mouse is
'Color White
'Locate 1, 1: Print mx; ","; my ' <<< for form designer show where mouse is
If mb1 Then ' find which control
For i = 1 To NControls
If mx >= con(i).X And mx <= con(i).X + con(i).W Then
If my >= con(i).Y And my <= con(i).Y + con(i).H Then
xx = mx - con(i).X: yy = my - con(i).Y
If con(i).ConType = 5 Then PicClickEvent i, xx, yy 'picture box click event
If i <> ActiveControl And con(i).ConType <> 4 Then
activateControl ActiveControl, 0
ActiveControl = i
activateControl ActiveControl, -1
End If
Exit For
End If
End If
Next
If con(ActiveControl).ConType = 1 Then
BtnClickEvent ActiveControl
shiftActiveControl 1
'Text Boxes N1 sets cursor location !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ElseIf con(ActiveControl).ConType = 2 Then ' move cursor to click point
If mx > con(ActiveControl).X + 4 And mx < con(ActiveControl).X + con(ActiveControl).W - 9 Then
If my >= con(ActiveControl).Y And my <= con(ActiveControl).Y + con(ActiveControl).H Then
' dont even try to align cursor! JUST PUT IT IN THE TEXT BOX
' con(ActiveControl).N1 = (mx - con(ActiveControl).X + 4) / 8 ' +4 ??? fixed better not perfect
drwTB ActiveControl, -1
End If
End If
' Fix !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ElseIf con(ActiveControl).ConType = 3 Then
If my >= con(ActiveControl).Y And my <= con(ActiveControl).Y + con(ActiveControl).FontH Then ' top empty
If mx < con(ActiveControl).X + .5 * con(ActiveControl).W Then 'home else pgUp
LstKeyEvent ActiveControl, 18176 ' home
ElseIf mx > con(ActiveControl).X + .5 * con(ActiveControl).W Then
LstKeyEvent ActiveControl, 18688 ' pgup
End If
ElseIf my >= con(ActiveControl).Y + con(ActiveControl).H - con(ActiveControl).FontH And my <= con(ActiveControl).Y + con(ActiveControl).H Then
' bottom empty pgdn
If mx < con(ActiveControl).X + .5 * con(ActiveControl).W Then 'end else pgDn
LstKeyEvent ActiveControl, 20224 ' end
ElseIf mx > con(ActiveControl).X + .5 * con(ActiveControl).W Then
LstKeyEvent ActiveControl, 20736 ' pgdn
End If
ElseIf my >= con(ActiveControl).Y + con(ActiveControl).FontH And my < con(ActiveControl).Y + con(ActiveControl).H - con(ActiveControl).FontH Then
con(ActiveControl).N2 = Int((my - con(ActiveControl).Y - con(ActiveControl).FontH) / con(ActiveControl).FontH) + 1
drwLst ActiveControl, -1
End If
End If
_Delay .2 ' user release key wait
End If
If mb2 Then ' use right clicking to select
If con(ActiveControl).ConType = 3 Then ' this does not make the lst active but if is can select the highlited
' OK mBox "Debug", "Active Control:" + con(ActiveControl).Text = activeControl = 5 and correct Text is showing
ReDim lst(1 To 1) As String 'need to find select = text2 and select number in list = N6
Split con(ActiveControl).Text, "~", lst()
con(ActiveControl).N6 = (con(ActiveControl).N1 - 1) * con(ActiveControl).N4 + con(ActiveControl).N2
con(ActiveControl).Text2 = lst(con(ActiveControl).N6)
LstSelectEvent ActiveControl ' check event called for 5
shiftActiveControl 1
_Delay .2
End If
End If
kh = _KeyHit
shift = _KeyDown(100304) Or _KeyDown(100303)
If kh = 9 Then 'tab
If shift Then
shiftActiveControl -1
Else
shiftActiveControl 1
End If
ElseIf kh = 13 And con(ActiveControl).ConType = 1 Then ' enter on a btn
BtnClickEvent ActiveControl
shiftActiveControl 1
ElseIf kh = 13 And con(ActiveControl).ConType = 2 Then
shiftActiveControl 1
ElseIf kh = 13 And con(ActiveControl).ConType = 3 Then
ReDim lst(1 To 1) As String
Split con(ActiveControl).Text, "~", lst()
con(ActiveControl).N6 = (con(ActiveControl).N1 - 1) * con(ActiveControl).N4 + con(ActiveControl).N2
con(ActiveControl).Text2 = lst(con(ActiveControl).N6)
LstSelectEvent ActiveControl
shiftActiveControl 1
End If
' Text Box !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is this part of problem? Contains Cursor instructions
If con(ActiveControl).ConType = 2 Then
TBKeyEvent ActiveControl, kh, shift ' this handles keypress in active textbox
' where is the cursor?
curPos = con(ActiveControl).X + 4 + _PrintWidth(Mid$(con(ActiveControl).Text, 1, con(ActiveControl).N1 - 1))
If lc Mod 50 = 49 Then con(ActiveControl).N2 = 1 - con(ActiveControl).N2 ' this is for blinking cursor
If con(ActiveControl).N2 Then
Line (curPos, con(ActiveControl).Y + (con(ActiveControl).H - con(ActiveControl).FontH) / 2 + con(ActiveControl).FontH)-Step(con(ActiveControl).N4, 1), con(ActiveControl).FC, BF
Else
Line (curPos, con(ActiveControl).Y + (con(ActiveControl).H - con(ActiveControl).FontH) / 2 + con(ActiveControl).FontH)-Step(con(ActiveControl).N4, 1), con(ActiveControl).BC, BF
End If
'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
' drwTB ActiveControl, -1
ElseIf con(ActiveControl).ConType = 3 Then
LstKeyEvent ActiveControl, kh
End If
For i = 1 To NControls ' update active picture boxes
If con(i).ConType = 5 Then
PicFrameUpdate i
End If
Next
_Display
lc = lc + 1
_Limit 60
Loop
System
End Sub
Sub shiftActiveControl (change As Long) ' change = 1 or -1
activateControl ActiveControl, 0 ' turn off last
Do
ActiveControl = ActiveControl + change
If ActiveControl > NControls Then ActiveControl = 1
If ActiveControl < 1 Then ActiveControl = NControls
Loop Until con(ActiveControl).ConType <> 4
activateControl ActiveControl, -1 ' turn on next
End Sub
Sub activateControl (i, activate)
Select Case con(i).ConType
Case 1: drwBtn i, activate
Case 2: drwTB i, activate
Case 3: drwLst i, activate
Case 5: drwPic i, activate
End Select
End Sub
Sub OpenWindow (WinWidth As Long, WinHeight As Long, title$) ' new set font file and handles
Dim As Long j
Screen _NewImage(WinWidth, WinHeight, 32)
_ScreenMove 70, 10
_PrintMode _KeepBackground
_Title title$
curPath$ = _CWD$ ' might need this for file stuff
'For j = 6 To 128
' fontHandle&(j) = _LoadFont("ARLRDBD.ttf", j) ' good one!
' 'fontHandle&(j) = _LoadFont("consola.ttf", j) ' Sucks!!! why are these printing so close and into top line?
' 'fontHandle&(j) = _LoadFont("FreeSansBold.ttf", j) ' ditto Sucks!!!
' 'fontHandle&(j) = _LoadFont("Arial.ttf", j) ' good one!
' If fontHandle&(j) <= 0 Then
' Print "Loading Font error," + Str$(j) + " font height did not load. Goodbye!": End
' End If
'Next
Color White, screenBC
Cls
End Sub
Function NewControl& (ConType As Long, X As Long, Y As Long, W As Long, H As Long,_
FontH As Long, ForeC As Long, BackC As Long, TStop As Long, Hide As Long, s$, imgFile$, fontFile$) ' dims are pixels 2nd line is new stuff
Dim As Long a
NControls = NControls + 1
ReDim _Preserve con(0 To NControls) As Control
If ConType < 1 Or ConType > 5 Then
Beep: Print "Must specify conType 1 to 5": End
Else
con(NControls).ConType = ConType
End If
con(NControls).X = X
con(NControls).Y = Y
If W < 20 Then con(NControls).W = 20 Else con(NControls).W = W
If H < 20 Then con(NControls).H = 20 Else con(NControls).H = H
con(NControls).TabStop = TStop
con(NControls).Hide = Hide
con(NControls).Text = s$
'ActiveControl = 1
'If NControls = 1 Then a = 1 Else a = 0
a = 0 ' for now
Select Case ConType
Case 1
If FontH <= H - 4 Then con(NControls).FontH = FontH Else con(NControls).FontH = H - 4
' get font handle
If fontFile$ <> "" Then
con(NControls).FHdl = _LoadFont(fontFile$, con(NControls).FontH)
If con(NControls).FHdl <= 0 Then
Print "Loading Font error," + fontFile$ + " at font height:" + Str$(con(NControls).FontH) + " did not load. Goodbye!": End
End If
End If
If ForeC = 0 Then con(NControls).FC = BtnFC Else con(NControls).FC = c3I~&(ForeC)
If BackC = 0 Then con(NControls).BC = BtnBC Else con(NControls).BC = c3I~&(BackC)
If imgFile$ <> "" Then
If Right$(LCase$(imgFile$), 4) = ".png" Or Right$(LCase$(imgFile$), 4) = ".jpg" Then 'is image file
If _FileExists(imgFile$) Then
con(NControls).N1 = _LoadImage(imgFile$)
If con(NControls).N1 >= 0 Then
Print "Error: " + imgFile$ + " image did not load, goodbye!": End
End If
Else
Print "Error: " + imgFile$ + " not found, goodbye!": End
End If
Else
Print "Error: " + imgFile$ + " not .png, goodbye!": End
End If
Else
con(NControls).N1 = 0 ' make sure to zero out all controls that will be checked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
End If
drwBtn NControls, a
Case 2
If FontH <= H - 8 Then con(NControls).FontH = FontH Else con(NControls).FontH = H - 8
If fontFile$ <> "" Then
con(NControls).FHdl = _LoadFont(fontFile$, con(NControls).FontH)
If con(NControls).FHdl <= 0 Then
Print "Loading Font error," + fontFile$ + " at font height:" + Str$(con(NControls).FontH) + " did not load. Goodbye!": End
End If
End If
If ForeC = 0 Then con(NControls).FC = TbFC Else con(NControls).FC = c3I~&(ForeC)
If BackC = 0 Then con(NControls).BC = TbBC Else con(NControls).BC = c3I~&(BackC)
con(NControls).N2 = 0
' set n3 the maxCursor in characters
con(NControls).N3 = (W - FontH) \ (.6 * FontH) 'FontH is too safe leaves half the box empty! try .7 still pretty safe
con(NControls).Text = Mid$(s$, 1, con(NControls).N3)
If Len(s$) > con(NControls).N3 Then
Beep
mBox "Warning:", "Text Box text has been shortened from: " + s$ + ", to " + con(NControls).Text
End If
con(NControls).N4 = .5 * FontH ' cursor width? one less calc when go to blink cursor
' N1 is what letter position we are on or cursor for line, N2 is the toggle for cursor blinking
con(NControls).N1 = 1
drwTB NControls, a
Case 3
con(NControls).FontH = FontH ' should check between 6 and 128
If fontFile$ <> "" Then
con(NControls).FHdl = _LoadFont(fontFile$, con(NControls).FontH)
If con(NControls).FHdl <= 0 Then
Print "Loading Font error," + fontFile$ + " at font height:" + Str$(con(NControls).FontH) + " did not load. Goodbye!": End
End If
End If
If ForeC = 0 Then con(NControls).FC = LstFC Else con(NControls).FC = c3I~&(ForeC)
'mBox "yellow", Hex$(con(NControls).FC)
If BackC = 0 Then con(NControls).BC = LstBC Else con(NControls).BC = c3I~&(BackC)
con(NControls).N3 = Int((W - FontH) / (.5 * FontH)) ' page width - .5 charcter margin on each side 1 char scroll click bar
con(NControls).N4 = Int((H - 2 * FontH) / FontH) ' page height 2 empty lines for page up, page down clicking
con(NControls).N1 = 1 ' page number
con(NControls).N2 = 1 ' select highlite bar
con(NControls).Text2 = "" ' zero everything out for UDT's
con(NControls).N2 = 0
drwLst NControls, a
Case 4
If ForeC = 0 Then con(NControls).FC = LblFC Else con(NControls).FC = c3I~&(ForeC)
If BackC = 0 Then con(NControls).BC = screenBC Else con(NControls).BC = c3I~&(BackC)
If FontH <= H Then con(NControls).FontH = FontH Else con(NControls).FontH = H
If fontFile$ <> "" Then
con(NControls).FHdl = _LoadFont(fontFile$, con(NControls).FontH)
If con(NControls).FHdl <= 0 Then
Print "Loading Font error," + fontFile$ + " at font height:" + Str$(con(NControls).FontH) + " did not load. Goodbye!": End
End If
End If
'mBox "lbl fontH", Str$(con(NControls).FontH)
drwLbl NControls
Case 5
If FontH <= H - 2 Then con(NControls).FontH = FontH Else con(NControls).FontH = H - 2
If fontFile$ <> "" Then
con(NControls).FHdl = _LoadFont(fontFile$, con(NControls).FontH)
If con(NControls).FHdl <= 0 Then
Print "Loading Font error," + fontFile$ + " at font height:" + Str$(con(NControls).FontH) + " did not load. Goodbye!": End
End If
End If
con(NControls).N1 = _NewImage(con(NControls).W, con(NControls).H, 32)
_Dest con(NControls).N1
Line (0, 0)-Step(con(NControls).W - 1, con(NControls).H - 1), Black, BF
_Dest 0
drwPic NControls, a
End Select
NewControl& = NControls ' same as ID
End Function
Function c3S~& (digit3$) ' parameter as a string of 3 digits
Dim s3$
Dim As Long r, g, b
s3$ = Right$("000" + digit3$, 3)
r = Val(Mid$(s3$, 1, 1)): If r Then r = 28 * r + 3
g = Val(Mid$(s3$, 2, 1)): If g Then g = 28 * g + 3
b = Val(Mid$(s3$, 3, 1)): If b Then b = 28 * b + 3
c3S~& = _RGB32(r, g, b)
End Function
' not used in this app but is c3s~& partner in Coloring from 3 digits
Function c3I~& (i As Long) 'parameter as an integer up 0-999 noi red until 3rd digit!
Dim s3$
Dim As Long r, g, b
'mBox "c3~& input i", Str$(i)
s3$ = Right$("000" + _Trim$(Str$(i)), 3)
'mBox "3 digit check", s3$
r = Val(Mid$(s3$, 1, 1)): If r Then r = 28 * r + 3
g = Val(Mid$(s3$, 2, 1)): If g Then g = 28 * g + 3
b = Val(Mid$(s3$, 3, 1)): If b Then b = 28 * b + 3
c3I~& = _RGB32(r, g, b)
End Function
Sub drwBtn (i As Long, active As Long) ' gray back, black text
If con(i).Hide Then Exit Sub
If con(i).N1 < 0 Then ' needs < 0 image file hndles are < 0 ' FIX? make sure N1 is set to 0 if no image file!!!!
_PutImage (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(con(i).W, con(i).H), con(i).N1, 0
Else ' normal button
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(con(i).W, con(i).H), con(i).BC, BF
Color con(i).FC
_Font con(i).FHdl
'mBox "Five", Str$(_FontHeight(fontHandle&(con(i).FontH)))
_PrintString (con(i).X + (con(i).W - _PrintWidth(con(i).Text)) / 2, con(i).Y + .5 * (con(i).H - con(i).FontH) + 2), con(i).Text
End If
' buttons never stay active so show them always ready to press ie up
'light and shadow stick out
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(con(i).W, 0), &H99FFFFFF
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(0, con(i).H), &H99FFFFFF
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y + con(i).H)-Step(con(i).W, 0), Black ' base line same as highlighter when active
Line (con(i).X + con(i).W, con(i).Y)-Step(0, con(i).H), Black ' side line ditto
End Sub
Sub drwTB (i As Long, active As Long) ' blue back, white text
If con(i).Hide Then Exit Sub
Dim s$, sl As Long, x As Long
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(con(i).W, con(i).H), con(i).BC, BF
Color con(i).FC
_Font con(i).FHdl
_PrintString (con(i).X + 4, con(i).Y + (con(i).H - con(i).FontH) / 2 + 2), con(i).Text
If active Then
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(con(i).W, con(i).H), White, B
Else
'light and shadow
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(con(i).W - 1, 0), Black
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(0, con(i).H), Black
Line (con(i).X + 1, con(i).Y + con(i).H)-Step(con(i).W - 1, 0), &H99FFFFFF 'a little glare?
Line (con(i).X + con(i).W, con(i).Y + 1)-Step(0, con(i).H - 1), &H99FFFFFF
End If
End Sub
Sub drwLst (i As Long, active As Long)
If con(i).Hide Then Exit Sub
' new control will get numbers for constructing a screen
' N1 = page number we are on
' N2 = current location of the highlight bar on the page
' N3 = page width in chars
' N4 = page height + 2 lines are left blank at top and bottom
' N5 = Ubound of the list() base 1 ie last item number
Dim s$
Dim As Long j
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(con(i).W, con(i).H), con(i).BC, BF
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(con(i).W - 1, 0), Black
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(0, con(i).H), Black
Line (con(i).X + 1, con(i).Y + con(i).H)-Step(con(i).W - 1, 0), &H99FFFFFF 'a little glare?
Line (con(i).X + con(i).W, con(i).Y + 1)-Step(0, con(i).H - 1), &H99FFFFFF
If active Then
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(con(i).W, con(i).H), White, B
End If
ReDim lst(1 To 1) As String
Split con(i).Text, "~", lst()
con(i).N5 = UBound(lst)
For j = 1 To con(i).N4
s$ = Space$(con(i).N3)
If (con(i).N1 - 1) * con(i).N4 + j <= con(i).N5 Then
Mid$(s$, 1, con(i).N3) = lst((con(i).N1 - 1) * con(i).N4 + j)
End If
If j <> con(i).N2 Then
Color con(i).FC
Else
Line (con(i).X + 1, con(i).Y + con(i).FontH + (j - 1) * con(i).FontH)-Step(con(i).W - 2, con(i).FontH), con(i).FC, BF
Color con(i).BC
End If
_Font con(i).FHdl
_PrintString (con(i).X + 4, con(i).Y + con(i).FontH + (j - 1) * con(i).FontH), s$
Next
End Sub
Sub drwLbl (i As Long)
If con(i).Hide Then Exit Sub
Line (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(con(i).W, con(i).H), con(i).BC, BF
_Font con(i).FHdl
Color con(i).FC, con(i).BC
'mBox "36 or so", Str$((con(i).H - con(i).FontH) / 2)
_PrintString (con(i).X + (con(i).W - _PrintWidth(con(i).Text)) / 2, con(i).Y + (con(i).H - con(i).FontH) / 2), con(i).Text
End Sub
Sub drwPic (i As Long, active As Long)
If con(i).Hide Then Exit Sub
Dim sd&
sd& = _Dest
_Dest con(i).N1
_PrintMode _KeepBackground
Line (0, 0)-Step(con(i).W - 1, 20), &HFF008800, BF ' pic title
Color &HFFCCCCCC
_PrintString ((con(i).W - 8 * Len(con(i).Text)) / 2, 3), con(i).Text
If active Then Line (0,0)-Step(con(i).W-1, con(i).H-1), white, B Else _
Line (0,0)-step(con(i).W-1, con(i).H-1), Black, B
_Dest 0
_PutImage (con(i).X, con(i).Y)-Step(con(i).W, con(i).H), con(i).N1, 0
_Dest sd&
End Sub
' this is standard for all Text Boxes
Sub TBKeyEvent (i As Long, ky As Long, shift As Long) ' for all text boxes
If ky = 19200 Then 'left arrow
If con(i).N1 > 1 Then con(i).N1 = con(i).N1 - 1: drwTB i, -1
ElseIf ky = 19712 Then ' right arrow
If con(i).N1 < con(i).N3 Then con(i).N1 = con(i).N1 + 1: drwTB i, -1
ElseIf ky = 18176 Then 'home
con(i).N1 = 1: drwTB i, -1
ElseIf ky = 20224 Then ' end
If Len(con(i).Text) + 1 <= con(i).N3 Then
con(i).N1 = Len(con(i).Text) + 1
Else
con(i).N1 = con(i).N3 ' maxCursor right
End If
drwTB i, -1
ElseIf ky >= 32 And ky <= 128 Then
If Len(con(i).Text) < con(i).N3 Then
con(i).Text = Mid$(con(i).Text, 1, con(i).N1 - 1) + Chr$(ky) + Mid$(con(i).Text, con(i).N1)
If con(i).N1 < con(i).N3 Then con(i).N1 = con(i).N1 + 1
Else
Mid$(con(i).Text, con(i).N1, 1) = Chr$(ky) ' just replace char with ky
If con(i).N1 < con(i).N3 Then con(i).N1 = con(i).N1 + 1
End If
drwTB i, -1
ElseIf ky = 8 Then 'backspace
If shift Then
con(i).Text = "": con(i).N1 = 1: drwTB i, -1
Else
If con(i).N1 > 1 Then
con(i).Text = Mid$(con(i).Text, 1, con(i).N1 - 2) + Mid$(con(i).Text, con(i).N1)
con(i).N1 = con(i).N1 - 1: drwTB i, -1
End If
End If
ElseIf ky = 21248 Then 'delete shit is super delete
If shift Then
con(i).Text = "": con(i).N1 = 1: drwTB i, -1
Else
con(i).Text = Mid$(con(i).Text, 1, con(i).N1 - 1) + Mid$(con(i).Text, con(i).N1 + 1): drwTB i, -1
End If
End If
End Sub
' this is standard for all List Boxes
Sub LstKeyEvent (i As Long, ky As Long) ' for all text boxes
If ky = 18432 Then 'up arrow
If con(i).N2 > 1 Then
con(i).N2 = con(i).N2 - 1: drwLst i, -1
Else
If con(i).N1 > 1 Then con(i).N1 = con(i).N1 - 1: con(i).N2 = con(i).N4: drwLst i, -1
End If
ElseIf ky = 20480 Then ' down arrow
If con(i).N2 < con(i).N4 And (con(i).N1 - 1) * con(i).N4 + con(i).N2 < con(i).N5 Then
con(i).N2 = con(i).N2 + 1: drwLst i, -1
Else
If con(i).N2 = con(i).N4 Then ' can we start another page
If con(i).N1 < con(i).N5 / con(i).N4 Then
con(i).N1 = con(i).N1 + 1: con(i).N2 = 1: drwLst i, -1
End If
End If
End If
ElseIf ky = 18176 Then 'home
con(i).N1 = 1: con(i).N2 = 1: drwLst i, -1
ElseIf ky = 20224 Then ' end
If con(i).N5 Mod con(i).N4 = 0 Then
con(i).N1 = Int(con(i).N5 / con(i).N4)
con(i).N2 = con(i).N4
Else
con(i).N1 = Int(con(i).N5 / con(i).N4) + 1
con(i).N2 = con(i).N5 Mod con(i).N4
End If
drwLst i, -1
ElseIf ky = 18688 Then 'pgUp
If con(i).N1 > 1 Then con(i).N1 = con(i).N1 - 1: drwLst i, -1
ElseIf ky = 20736 Then 'pgDn
If con(i).N1 * con(i).N4 < con(i).N5 Then
con(i).N1 = con(i).N1 + 1
If con(i).N1 > Int(con(i).N5 / con(i).N4) Then ' > last whole page check high bar
If con(i).N2 > con(i).N5 Mod con(i).N4 Then con(i).N2 = con(i).N5 Mod con(i).N4
End If
drwLst i, -1
End If
End If
End Sub
' This is used and available for maniupating strings to arrays ie change delimiters to commas
Sub Split (SplitMeString As String, delim As String, loadMeArray() As String)
Dim curpos As Long, arrpos As Long, LD As Long, dpos As Long 'fix use the Lbound the array already has
curpos = 1: arrpos = LBound(loadMeArray): LD = Len(delim)
dpos = InStr(curpos, SplitMeString, delim)
Do Until dpos = 0
loadMeArray(arrpos) = Mid$(SplitMeString, curpos, dpos - curpos)
arrpos = arrpos + 1
If arrpos > UBound(loadMeArray) Then ReDim _Preserve loadMeArray(LBound(loadMeArray) To UBound(loadMeArray) + 1000) As String
curpos = dpos + LD
dpos = InStr(curpos, SplitMeString, delim)
Loop
loadMeArray(arrpos) = Mid$(SplitMeString, curpos)
ReDim _Preserve loadMeArray(LBound(loadMeArray) To arrpos) As String 'get the ubound correct
End Sub
' Available if need to create a string from an array
Function Join$ (arr() As String, delimiter$) ' modified to avoid blank lines
Dim i As Long, b$
For i = LBound(arr) To UBound(arr)
If arr(i) <> "" Then
If b$ = "" Then b$ = arr(i) Else b$ = b$ + delimiter$ + arr(i)
End If
Next
Join$ = b$
End Function
Function LeftOf$ (source$, of$)
If InStr(source$, of$) > 0 Then LeftOf$ = Mid$(source$, 1, InStr(source$, of$) - 1) Else LeftOf$ = source$
End Function
' update these 2 in case of$ is not found! 2021-02-13
Function RightOf$ (source$, of$)
If InStr(source$, of$) > 0 Then RightOf$ = Mid$(source$, InStr(source$, of$) + Len(of$)) Else RightOf$ = ""
End Function
Function TS$ (n As Long)
TS$ = _Trim$(Str$(n))
End Function
Sub Remove (item$, a$())
Dim As Long i, c, lba
lba = LBound(a$)
Dim t$(lba To UBound(a$))
c = lba - 1
For i = lba To UBound(a$)
If a$(i) <> "" And a$(i) <> item$ Then c = c + 1: t$(c) = a$(i)
Next
ReDim a$(lba To c)
For i = lba To c
a$(i) = t$(i)
Next
End Sub
Sub drawGridRect (x, y, w, h, xstep, ystep) ' top left x, y, x side, y side, number of x, nmber of y
Dim i
For i = 0 To w Step xstep
Line (x + i, y + 0)-(x + i, y + y + h)
Next
For i = 0 To h Step ystep
Line (x + 0, y + i)-(x + w, y + i)
Next
End Sub
Sub fellipse (CX As Long, CY As Long, xr As Long, yr As Long, C As _Unsigned Long)
If xr = 0 Or yr = 0 Then Exit Sub
Dim h2 As _Integer64, w2 As _Integer64, h2w2 As _Integer64
Dim x As Long, y As Long
w2 = xr * xr: h2 = yr * yr: h2w2 = h2 * w2
Line (CX - xr, CY)-(CX + xr, CY), C, BF
Do While y < yr
y = y + 1
x = Sqr((h2w2 - y * y * w2) \ h2)
Line (CX - x, CY + y)-(CX + x, CY + y), C, BF
Line (CX - x, CY - y)-(CX + x, CY - y), C, BF
Loop
End Sub
Sub fcirc (x As Long, y As Long, R As Long, C As _Unsigned Long) 'vince version fill circle x, y, radius, color
Dim x0 As Long, y0 As Long, e As Long
x0 = R: y0 = 0: e = 0
Do While y0 < x0
If e <= 0 Then
y0 = y0 + 1
Line (x - x0, y + y0)-(x + x0, y + y0), C, BF
Line (x - x0, y - y0)-(x + x0, y - y0), C, BF
e = e + 2 * y0
Else
Line (x - y0, y - x0)-(x + y0, y - x0), C, BF
Line (x - y0, y + x0)-(x + y0, y + x0), C, BF
x0 = x0 - 1: e = e - 2 * x0
End If
Loop
Line (x - R, y)-(x + R, y), C, BF
End Sub
Sub ftri (x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, K As _Unsigned Long)
Dim D As Long
Static a&
D = _Dest ' so important
If a& = 0 Then a& = _NewImage(1, 1, 32)
_Dest a&
_DontBlend a& ' '<<<< new 2019-12-16 fix
PSet (0, 0), K
_Blend a& '<<<< new 2019-12-16 fix
_Dest D
_MapTriangle _Seamless(0, 0)-(0, 0)-(0, 0), a& To(x1, y1)-(x2, y2)-(x3, y3)
End Sub
Sub ScnState (restoreTF As Long) 'Thanks Steve McNeill
Static defaultColor~&, backGroundColor~&
Static font&, dest&, source&, row&, col&, autodisplay&, mb&
If restoreTF Then
_Font font&
Color defaultColor~&, backGroundColor~&
_Dest dest&
_Source source&
Locate row&, col&
If autodisplay& Then _AutoDisplay Else _Display
_KeyClear
While _MouseInput: Wend 'clear mouse clicks
mb& = _MouseButton(1)
If mb& Then
Do
While _MouseInput: Wend
mb& = _MouseButton(1)
_Limit 100
Loop Until mb& = 0
End If
Else
font& = _Font: defaultColor~& = _DefaultColor: backGroundColor~& = _BackgroundColor
dest& = _Dest: source& = _Source
row& = CsrLin: col& = Pos(0): autodisplay& = _AutoDisplay
_KeyClear
End If
End Sub
'title$ limit is 57 chars, all lines are 58 chars max, version 2019-08-06
'THIS SUB NOW NEEDS SUB scnState(restoreTF) for saving and restoring screen settings
Sub mBox (title As String, m As String)
Dim bg As _Unsigned Long, fg As _Unsigned Long
bg = &HFF404040
fg = &HFF33AAFF
'first screen dimensions and items to restore at exit
Dim sw As Long, sh As Long
Dim curScrn As Long, backScrn As Long, mbx As Long 'some handles
Dim ti As Long, limit As Long 'ti = text index for t$(), limit is number of chars per line
Dim i As Long, j As Long, ff As _Bit, addb As _Byte 'index, flag and
Dim bxH As Long, bxW As Long 'first as cells then as pixels
Dim mb As Long, mx As Long, my As Long, mi As Long, grabx As Long, graby As Long
Dim tlx As Long, tly As Long 'top left corner of message box
Dim lastx As Long, lasty As Long, t As String, b As String, c As String, tail As String
Dim d As String, r As Single, kh As Long
'screen and current settings to restore at end ofsub
ScnState 0
sw = _Width: sh = _Height
_KeyClear '<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< do i still need this? YES! 2019-08-06 update!
'setup t() to store strings with ti as index, linit 58 chars per line max, b is for build
ReDim t(0) As String: ti = 0: limit = 58: b = ""
For i = 1 To Len(m)
c = Mid$(m, i, 1)
'are there any new line signals, CR, LF or both? take CRLF or LFCR as one break but dbl LF or CR means blank line
Select Case c
Case Chr$(13) 'load line
If Mid$(m, i + 1, 1) = Chr$(10) Then i = i + 1
t(ti) = b: b = "": ti = ti + 1: ReDim _Preserve t(ti) As String
Case Chr$(10)
If Mid$(m, i + 1, 1) = Chr$(13) Then i = i + 1
t(ti) = b: b = "": ti = ti + 1: ReDim _Preserve t(ti)
Case Else
If c = Chr$(9) Then c = Space$(4): addb = 4 Else addb = 1
If Len(b) + addb > limit Then
tail = "": ff = 0
For j = Len(b) To 1 Step -1 'backup until find a space, save the tail end for next line
d = Mid$(b, j, 1)
If d = " " Then
t(ti) = Mid$(b, 1, j - 1): b = tail + c: ti = ti + 1: ReDim _Preserve t(ti)
ff = 1 'found space flag
Exit For
Else
tail = d + tail 'the tail grows!
End If
Next
If ff = 0 Then 'no break? OK
t(ti) = b: b = c: ti = ti + 1: ReDim _Preserve t(ti)
End If
Else
b = b + c 'just keep building the line
End If
End Select
Next
t(ti) = b
bxH = ti + 3: bxW = limit + 2
'draw message box
mbx = _NewImage(60 * 8, (bxH + 1) * 16, 32)
_Dest mbx
Color _RGB32(128, 0, 0), _RGB32(225, 225, 255)
Locate 1, 1: Print Left$(Space$((bxW - Len(title) - 3) / 2) + title + Space$(bxW), bxW)
Color _RGB32(225, 225, 255), _RGB32(200, 0, 0)
Locate 1, bxW - 2: Print " X "
Color fg, bg
Locate 2, 1: Print Space$(bxW);
For r = 0 To ti
Locate 1 + r + 2, 1: Print Left$(" " + t(r) + Space$(bxW), bxW);
Next
Locate 1 + bxH, 1: Print Space$(limit + 2);
'now for the action
_Dest curScrn
'convert to pixels the top left corner of box at moment
bxW = bxW * 8: bxH = bxH * 16
tlx = (sw - bxW) / 2: tly = (sh - bxH) / 2
lastx = tlx: lasty = tly
'now allow user to move it around or just read it
While 1
Cls
_PutImage , backScrn
_PutImage (tlx, tly), mbx, curScrn
_Display
While _MouseInput: Wend
mx = _MouseX: my = _MouseY: mb = _MouseButton(1)
If mb Then
If mx >= tlx And mx <= tlx + bxW And my >= tly And my <= tly + 16 Then 'mouse down on title bar
If mx >= tlx + bxW - 24 Then Exit While
grabx = mx - tlx: graby = my - tly
Do While mb 'wait for release
mi = _MouseInput: mb = _MouseButton(1)
mx = _MouseX: my = _MouseY
If mx - grabx >= 0 And mx - grabx <= sw - bxW And my - graby >= 0 And my - graby <= sh - bxH Then
'attempt to speed up with less updates
If ((lastx - (mx - grabx)) ^ 2 + (lasty - (my - graby)) ^ 2) ^ .5 > 10 Then
tlx = mx - grabx: tly = my - graby
Cls
_PutImage , backScrn
_PutImage (tlx, tly), mbx, curScrn
lastx = tlx: lasty = tly
_Display
End If
End If
_Limit 400
Loop
End If
End If
kh = _KeyHit
If kh = 27 Or kh = 13 Or kh = 32 Then Exit While
_Limit 400
Wend
'put things back
Color _RGB32(255, 255, 255), _RGB32(0, 0, 0): Cls '
_PutImage , backScrn
_Display
_FreeImage backScrn
_FreeImage mbx
ScnState 1 'Thanks Steve McNeill
End Sub
' You can grab this box by title and drag it around screen for full viewing while answering prompt.
' Only one line allowed for prompt$
' boxWidth is 4 more than the allowed length of input, it needs to be longer than title$ and prompt$ also
' Utilities > Input Box > Input Box 1 tester v 2019-07-31
Function inputBox$ (prompt$, title$, boxWidth As Long) ' boxWidthin default 8x16 chars!!!
Dim ForeColor As _Unsigned Long, BackColor As _Unsigned Long
Dim sw As Long, sh As Long, curScrn As Long, backScrn As Long, ibx As Long 'some handles
'colors
ForeColor = &HFF000055 '< change as desired prompt text color, back color or type in area
BackColor = &HFF6080CC '< change as desired used fore color in type in area
'moving box around on screen
Dim bxW As Long, bxH As Long
Dim mb As Long, mx As Long, my As Long, mi As Long, grabx As Long, graby As Long
Dim tlx As Long, tly As Long 'top left corner of message box
Dim lastx As Long, lasty As Long
Dim inp$, kh&
'convert to pixels the top left corner of box at moment
bxW = boxWidth * 8: bxH = 5 * 16
tlx = (sw - bxW) / 2: tly = (sh - bxH) / 2
lastx = tlx: lasty = tly
_KeyClear
'now allow user to move it around or just read it
While 1
Cls
_PutImage , backScrn
_PutImage (tlx, tly), ibx, curScrn
_Display
While _MouseInput: Wend
mx = _MouseX: my = _MouseY: mb = _MouseButton(1)
If mb Then
If mx >= tlx And mx <= tlx + bxW And my >= tly And my <= tly + 16 Then 'mouse down on title bar
If mx >= tlx + bxW - 24 Then Exit While
grabx = mx - tlx: graby = my - tly
Do While mb 'wait for release
mi = _MouseInput: mb = _MouseButton(1)
mx = _MouseX: my = _MouseY
If mx - grabx >= 0 And mx - grabx <= sw - bxW And my - graby >= 0 And my - graby <= sh - bxH Then
'attempt to speed up with less updates
If ((lastx - (mx - grabx)) ^ 2 + (lasty - (my - graby)) ^ 2) ^ .5 > 10 Then
tlx = mx - grabx: tly = my - graby
Cls
_PutImage , backScrn
_PutImage (tlx, tly), ibx, curScrn
lastx = tlx: lasty = tly
_Display
End If
End If
_Limit 400
Loop
End If
End If
kh& = _KeyHit
Select Case kh& 'whew not much for the main event!
Case 13: Exit While
Case 27: inp$ = "": Exit While
Case 32 To 128: If Len(inp$) < boxWidth - 4 Then inp$ = inp$ + Chr$(kh&): GoSub finishBox Else Beep
Case 8: If Len(inp$) Then inp$ = Left$(inp$, Len(inp$) - 1): GoSub finishBox Else Beep
End Select
_Limit 60
Wend
'put things back
ScnState 1 'need fg and bg colors set to cls
Cls '? is this needed YES!!
_PutImage , backScrn
_Display
_FreeImage backScrn
_FreeImage ibx
ScnState 1 'because we have to call _display, we have to call this again
inputBox$ = inp$
Exit Function
finishBox:
_Dest ibx
Color BackColor, ForeColor
Locate 5, 2: Print Left$(" " + inp$ + Space$(boxWidth - 2), boxWidth - 2)
_Dest curScrn
Return
End Function
' for saving and restoring screen settins
Sub GetLists (SearchDirectory As String, DirList() As String, FileList() As String)
' Thanks SNcNeill ! for a cross platform method to get file and directory lists
'put this block in main code section of your program close to top
'' direntry.h needs to be in QB64 folder '<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
'DECLARE CUSTOMTYPE LIBRARY ".\direntry"
' FUNCTION load_dir& (s AS STRING)
' FUNCTION has_next_entry& ()
' SUB close_dir ()
' SUB get_next_entry (s AS STRING, flags AS LONG, file_size AS LONG)
'END DECLARE
Const IS_DIR = 1
Const IS_FILE = 2
Dim flags As Long, file_size As Long, DirCount As Integer, FileCount As Integer, length As Long
Dim nam$
ReDim _Preserve DirList(100), FileList(100)
DirCount = 0: FileCount = 0
If load_dir(SearchDirectory + Chr$(0)) Then
Do
length = has_next_entry
If length > -1 Then
nam$ = Space$(length)
get_next_entry nam$, flags, file_size
If (flags And IS_DIR) Then
DirCount = DirCount + 1
If DirCount > UBound(DirList) Then ReDim _Preserve DirList(UBound(DirList) + 100)
DirList(DirCount) = nam$
ElseIf (flags And IS_FILE) Then
FileCount = FileCount + 1
If FileCount > UBound(FileList) Then ReDim _Preserve FileList(UBound(FileList) + 100)
FileList(FileCount) = nam$
End If
End If
Loop Until length = -1
'close_dir 'move to after end if might correct the multi calls problem
Else
End If
close_dir 'this might correct the multi calls problem
ReDim _Preserve DirList(DirCount)
ReDim _Preserve FileList(FileCount)
End Sub
Sub GetListStrings (dirOut$, fileOut$)
ReDim Folders$(1 To 1), Files$(1 To 1) ' setup to call GetLists
If curPath$ = "" Then curPath$ = _CWD$
GetLists curPath$, Folders$(), Files$()
dirOut$ = Join$(Folders$(), "~")
fileOut$ = Join$(Files$(), "~")
End Sub
That's complete 1000+ lines GUI and maybe even more elegant screen?
I've updated the zip above to match code that drew screen shot in Reply #86.
07-06-2022, 09:08 PM (This post was last modified: 07-06-2022, 09:19 PM by bplus.)
Before the destruction of my good computer by Windows, I was not having fun with GUI when trying to build a Controls Editor.
First of all, using a form with our default .txt file Editor was not working. I think QB64 has to chdir and change back to current dir to update it's files part of internal code. Changes to txt file weren't working when trying to read the file after we exit the txt Editor even with some delay to allow for file writing and closing for the txt Editor.
So! I started a GUI app to do that, get all the control properties and add it to the list of controls from a file and Preview the layout and move and resize the controls, as I had done earlier in this thread with a much smaller set of Control Properties. Quit a job! And I got tired of it when trying to get the Control Height and Control Font Height (You don'r want a Font Height bigger than a Control and with TB fixes I didnt want a Font Height > Control Height - 8 for cursor and nice spacing of letters inside the control and with a List Box you need to fit several lines at Font Height into the Control Height.) and Load the font from a font file to get a Font Handle to call and handle file/font loading errors just so I could use more than one font in an app. It just got crazy complicated and boring!
So! If I ever get back to this project, I will do one set of Font loading handles at the start with the WindowOpen sub like before, one Font file with all the sizes loaded at once! Very Simple! just like 3 digits for a color spec. What I really want from GUI font is different sized letters and digits and I don't really care what kind of fancy curlie cues the letters might have or not have. Just one nice font, readable, sizable and neat will satisfy my font wishes for a very Simple GUI.
BTW I did get the TB problems all worked out AND I could load Text Boxes with text way longer than the width or the Text Box control. Too bad! all that work is lost with the good computer but I remember what it took to get the thing working. In a nut shell you treat the text length by dividing it into sections like a Lst Box with pages, you locate a letter the same way as you locate a line in a List Box.
It's a shame because the design looks good. The work wasn't in vain, especially with such tasks you learn something new.
It's always better to realize that things can't go on like this at the moment than to get stuck into something. Even big companies have to recognize that: Apple and its Rhapsody
07-12-2022, 02:39 AM (This post was last modified: 07-12-2022, 02:50 AM by bplus.)
Finally an Update worth the wait I hope. Text Boxes completely reworked and can do text of any length!
Also new: a choice of using default colors (just enter 0, 0 for BOTH FC and BC in NewControl call) or enter a 3 digit number from 0 to 999 for C3 conversion to RBG32 number, a choice of 1000 colors. Now you enter the font you want to use in the OpenWindow call right after including the vs GUI.BI file eg,
Code: (Select All)
' Set Globals from BI
Xmax = 1280: Ymax = 700: GuiTitle$ = "GUI Makeover #2 Get Filename" ' <<<<< Window size shared throughout program
OpenWindow Xmax, Ymax, GuiTitle$, "Arial.ttf" ' need to do this before drawing anything from NewControls
Here is the new GUI Controls Editor that use to be called the Forms Designer:
Here is a makeover of Kens Arillery b+ mod, my new screen only has a height of 700 so things had to be moved and resized for bigger Fonts. Good thing I have my new Controls editor!
Here is the 3 Digit Color picker with 3 different fonts, default controls colors and bigger buttons:
Oh and here is the 2nd Makeover of Get Filename, the only place I didn't use default colors were for Current Folder and for Pathed File Selected (used Green for those labels):
It's running the 3 Digit Color picker. exe file in a Shell.
So here is the zip with 3 fonts I played with, vs GUI .BI and .BM, 3 Makeover GUI's the main Controls Editor and vs GUI manual/log.
(vs short for Very Simple and it still is.)
PS that file listing in the last screen shot is the zip file's contents without the .exe's.