Thank you Craig and Paul. Your answers were what I was hoping for. Devin, it turned out that selectedLoc() was the easiest to implement. How did I not know about that function! Thanks!
Scott Morrow Elementary Software (Now with 20% less chalk dust!) web https://elementarysoftware.com/ email sc...@elementarysoftware.com booth 1-800-615-0867 ------------------------------------------------------ > On Nov 12, 2019, at 8:46 AM, Devin Asay via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > The selectedLoc function may also be helpful. > > >> On Nov 12, 2019, at 7:27 AM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> You may want to look at the Dictionary entry for "measureText" >> >> >> On 11/12/2019 1:43 AM, scott--- via use-livecode wrote: >>> I’m needing to know the coordinate (Y is the tricky one) for a line of >>> text. I’m not do a very good job at calculating it. I think I remember a >>> newish LC command or function that achieved this but I can’t locate it in >>> the dictionary. Am I imagining? >>> >>> -- >>> Scott Morrow >>> >>> Elementary Software >>> (Now with 20% less chalk dust!) >>> web https://elementarysoftware.com/ >>> email sc...@elementarysoftware.com >>> booth 1-800-615-0867 >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > Devin Asay > Director > Office of Digital Humanities > Brigham Young University > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode