Resize Text Window GUI?

[Paul Franzen]

I feel like I'm missing something really obvious here. Is there a way to set a Text Window GUI to a standard size, rather than have it conform to the length of the text?

Thanks.

[Khris]

I don't think so. You could add lots of spaces before and after the text though.

Another way is to use your own GUI and Display function.

[Ghost]

According to the manual, only very few GUI elements can actually be changed; SetSize applies to Button, InvWindow, Label, ListBox, Slider and TextBox. As Khris said, making your own GUI's your best bet.

[Paul Franzen]

I did create my own GUI inasmuch as I clicked "New Text Window GUI" and went from there...but I'm guessing you mean something more complicated than that. Ah well--it's probably not critical.

[steptoe]

Nothing complicated about what Khris mentioned.

Simply treat a new Text Window GUI as any normal GUI and customize its looks (background /  text) as required and make sure you change 'Set GUI for Dialog options' with its GUI number in the general settings (default is 0). Experiment until you are happy. Using [ below text will make display box bigger by adding a return below text or as a new line or [[ to make a new paragraph.

[Paul Franzen]

Oh, I'd gotten that far--but there's no option on this particular GUI screen for changing the size, so I thought Kris might've been talking about something else that I'm not familiar with (something that WOULD allow me to directly increase the size). Thanks for the tip about using [; that might just do it.

[steptoe]

And don't forget the command DisplayAt this command places the Display where you want it.

EG

Code: ags

DisplayAt(100,150,300,"""");

100= from left
150= from top
300=length
"""= text  = "blah blah"

adjust as required if used.

Hope this is useful.

[Paul Franzen]

It is--thank you!