Wrapping Text

[J. Landman Gay]

Right, removing characters from the end until it fits is the only way I 
know of. It's faster if you use the templateField and measureText.

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On July 22, 2020 8:36:59 AM Terry Heaford via use-livecode 
<use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> I presume therefore that the only way to resolve a single long word in a 
> field would be to have a repeat loop removing characters from the end until 
> it fits then insert a cr and put the characters removed on the new line
>
> Terry
>
>> On 22 Jul 2020, at 14:12, Craig Newman via use-livecode 
>> <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>> What Klaus said is true, but this still all depends on the state of the 
>> “dontWrap” property. If “true” text will run on forever, regardless of 
>> whether a particular line contains spaces or not.
>>
>> So what is the state of that property in your field?
>>
>> Anyway, a little playing around with dontWrap will set you straight.
>>
>>> On Jul 22, 2020, at 9:05 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode 
>>> <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Craig,
>>>
>>>>> Am 22.07.2020 um 14:56 schrieb Craig Newman via use-livecode 
>>>>> <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>>:
>>>>
>>>> Hi.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, it is "dontWrap", not "donttWrap".
>>>> The field is not truncating, except visually. The text runs out the right 
>>>> side of the field's visible extent. Setting the "dontWrap" to false will 
>>>> force the field to wrap the text.
>>>
>>> "dontwrap" or not, LC needs a SPACE in a word to wrap the text!
>>> No space = no wrapping!
>>>
>>>> You must remember that this is not the same as adding carriage returns in 
>>>> the necessary places.
>>>>
>>>> Craig
>>>>
>>>>> On Jul 22, 2020, at 8:48 AM, Craig Newman via use-livecode 
>>>>> <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>>> Check out the “donttWrap” and “formattedWidth” properties.
>>>>> Craig
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jul 22, 2020, at 5:55 AM, Terence Heaford via use-livecode 
>>>>>> <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>>>> If you have a field with one long word that is wider than the field it does 
>>>>>> not wrap, it truncates.
>>>>>> Is there a solution to this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Terry
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Klaus
>>>
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