Label routines

LabelBase.h contains functions and simple helper classes used to implement Ctrls with text, images and accelerator keys.

Generally, format of text used by LabelBase facilities is either simple multi-line or QTF:

If first character of text is '\1', text is QTF (starting with next character).

If first character is NOT '\1', text is simple multi-line text with '\n' used as line separator.

In both cases, '&' or '\b' are used as accelerator key flags. If '&' should be the part of text, it must be escaped as "&&".

This format is formally named "SmartText".

Note also that U++ normally distributes accelerator keys automatically. Providing accelerator keys is thus usually unnecessary.

String DeAmp(const char *s)

This routine escapes all occurrences of '&' character in source string with "&&" string to avoid using it as access-key flag.

Size GetSmartTextSize(const char *text, Font font = StdFont(), int cx = INT_MAX)

Returns the minimal size of SmartText. If text is multi-paragraph QTF text, width of text is the width of widest paragraph without doing any line breaks (paragraphs are formatted for infinite width).

int GetSmartTextHeight(const char *s, int cx, Font font = StdFont())

Returns the height of given SmartText for given width. QTF paragraphs are formatted for this width.

void DrawSmartText(Draw& w, int x, int y, int cx, const char *text, Font font = StdFont(), Color ink = SBlack(), int accesskey = 0, Color qtf_ink = Null)

Paints SmartText to target Draw.

byte ExtractAccessKey(const char *s, String& label)

Scans input string for access-key.

bool CompareAccessKey(byte accesskey, dword key)

Compares access key to U++ event key value as received by Key virtual method.

byte ChooseAccessKey(const char *s, dword used)

Scans input string for suitable access-key.

struct DrawLabel

This structure in fact just encapsulates generic label painting routine that otherwise would have way too much parameters.

DrawLabel()

Default constructor. Default values are documented in attributes descriptions.

Size GetSize(int txtcx = INT_MAX) const

Returns the size of label based on current set of attributes. txtcx specifies the maximum width of text.

Size Paint(Draw& w, const Rect& r, bool visibleaccesskey = true) const

Paints the label in given rectangle.

Size Paint(Draw& w, int x, int y, int cx, int cy, bool visibleaccesskey = true) const

Paints the label in given rectangle.

bool push

Label should be painted as "pushed" (means paint offset one pixel right and down). Default is false.

bool focus

Label should be painted as "with input focus" (light blue rectangle is drawn around label). Default is false.

bool disabled

Label should be painted as "disable" (affects the way how images and text are painted, disabled mean they are gray).

PaintRect paintrect

This paintrect is painted behind the label text. If label text is empty, size of text area is determined as paintrect.GetSize().

Image limg

Left image.

Color lcolor

Color of left monochromatic image. Null means that the image is color.

int lspc

Space between left image and text. If Null, image is placed at left edge of Label.

String text

Text of label.

Font font

Font used to paint non-QTF text.

Color ink

Color used to paint non-QTF text.

Image rimg

Right image.

Color rcolor

Color of monochromatic right image. Null means that the image is color.

int rspc

Space between the right image and text. If Null, image is placed at the right size of Label.

int align

Horizontal alignment. Can be ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_RIGHT or ALIGN_CENTER.

int valign

Vertical alignment. Can be ALIGN_TOP, ALIGN_BOTTOM or ALIGN_CENTER.

bool nowrap

When true (default false), no text wrapping is performed.

int accesskey

Access-key.

class LabelBase

This class encapsulates basic DrawLabel struct into form suitable to play a role of base class of GUI elements.

virtual void LabelUpdate()

This virtual method is called each time when any of attributes changes.

LabelBase& SetLeftImage(const Image& bmp1, int spc = 0)

Sets the left image.

LabelBase& SetPaintRect(const PaintRect& pr)

Sets PaintRect to be drawn behind or instead of label text.

LabelBase& SetText(const char *text)

Sets text of the label.

LabelBase& SetFont(Font font)

Sets font of non-QTF text.

LabelBase& SetInk(Color color)

Sets the color of non-QTF text .

LabelBase& SetRightImage(const Image& bmp2, int spc = 0)

Sets the right image.

LabelBase& SetAlign(int align)

Sets horizontal alignment.

LabelBase& AlignLeft()

Same as SetAlign(ALIGN_LEFT).

LabelBase& AlignCenter()

Same as SetAlign(ALIGN_CENTER).

LabelBase& AlignRight()

Same as SetAlign(ALIGN_RIGHT).

LabelBase& SetVAlign(int align)

Sets vertical alignment.

LabelBase& AlignTop()

Same as SetVAlign(ALIGN_TOP).

LabelBase& AlignVCenter()

Same as SetVAlign(ALIGN_CENTER).

LabelBase& AlignBottom()

Same as SetVAlign(ALIGN_BOTTOM).

LabelBase& NoWrap(bool b = true)

When active (default false), now text wrapping is performed.

LabelBase& SetImage(const Image& bmp, int spc = 0)

Same as SetLeftImage(bmp, spc).

int GetAlign() const

int GetVAlign() const

PaintRect GetPaintRect() const

String GetText() const

Font GetFont() const

Color GetInk() const

Size PaintLabel(Draw& w, const Rect& r, bool disabled = false, bool push = false, bool focus = false, bool vak = true)

Paints label in the given rectangle.

Size PaintLabel(Draw& w, int x, int y, int cx, int cy, bool disabled = false, bool push = false, bool focus = false, bool vak = true)

Paints label in the given rectangle.

Size GetLabelSize() const

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