I have just uploaded one, not particularly satisfactory
solution to the Lexicall repository "PICTORIAL TEXT.rev".
This is based in an idea from Jeanne deVotot in 2004 -
it presents lovely, readable text that will remain the same
across any platform (because it isn't text at all) - but,
of course
Sometimes I'm a bit slow . . .
I made a quick little widget with a field containing some
Bulgarian text and another containing Latin text.
2 little buttons: "dontWrap TRUE" and "dontWrap FALSE"
scripted to turn dontWrap on and off for both fields.
Worked beautifully for the Latins text
and DID
Dear Brian Yennie,
Yes, you are quite right re 'dontWrap'.
maybe I was a bit unclear about what is happening:
my Bulgarian text (dontWrap is false) just breaks as soon
as it hits the right-hand side of the field so (and I will
use an English word here as an example) we might have:
fantaon
Richmond,
I believe the property is actually "dontWrap", and is FALSE by default.
What text do you see getting broken inside words? I've never seen this
behavior, wrapping works fine here...
- Brian
I suppose I am trying to reinvent the wheel (my problem is
that my wheels are square), but .
I suppose I am trying to reinvent the wheel (my problem is
that my wheels are square), but . . .
If I set wordWrap to true words get chopped in half
&
if I set wordWrap to false one has to scroll laterally and
vertically,
and the whole thing is unusable.
I would like (as, I suspect, would q