EDIT* Ok I understand. If the text object is fully clipped the use any TEXT objects. Or if not the maybe many string.
strings =10; ect...
Or like before invisible window that is large then the screen
or use a non-lbgui text and scroll it with user function.


EDIT* have you looked for it in demo.c? And Why is your text item outside the window? It doesn't make sense for a child object to be outside the parent.

EDIT2* You want the text object to be bigger then and outside the window. Why not put it in a lager invisible window (&bbmaps = NULL, &cbmaps = NULL) ..? I'm just not clear on what you trying to do so I'm having trouble solving it.

Without looking into it.

Get a Text with x(10) strings then move the content of the strings up and down with str_cpy. You need 1 outside string to hold the string content that has go above the text ( i.e. copied out of text.pstring[0] ). When the first string goes out of the text copy append it to the outside string and mark its begin and end points in a 2x array (v[10]10]). If all 10 strings go above the text then that are all contained in the holder string as one long string.

That's just off the top of my head. I'd have to look into LBG to see how that fits into it. I'll look after my morning coffee.

Hi, I tried using a multistring array in a TEXT* but once a string goes past the top part of a window, the entire TEXT* gets clipped. I'm assuming it gets clipped because all the strings are contained in the same object and if any part of the object extends beyond the top or left part of a window it gets completely clipped.

I tried using txt_create on runtime but it's actually really slow, freezing the game engine for several seconds. This solution isn't a viable one.

Finally, I've tried shortening the text string by removing a line at a time and keeping a complete log of the strings in the text, restoring the text string when scrolling up. The only problem I've been having is that this method doesn't work when the user scrolls fast.

EDIT: Is it possible to have a TEXT string behind the actual level? Then the window does not need to clip the strings and I can simply bind the text to the background.

Have you tried breaking the string into many TEXT object and positioning them and assign all of them as children in the lbg window? Unless there is some limit to the number of lbg_text per lbg_window. I believe this is how Lukas did it in demo.c




Level like in the rendered wmb ? So rendering a string on the sky/background texture?



Like rendering to target.bmap of the windows->content_panel ? Sort of the idea last post here post about text on texture Like maybe with bmap_blit. Or not using lbgui and making a acknex panel->window and placing the TEXT object behind it off full size and then scrolling by changing the TEXT objects pos_y ?
Really bad solution - make a full screen bmap with a alpha window for where the lgb_window is on screen. Make the lbg_window content set to transparent background. Place Text* object behind screen bmap and lbg_window and scroll by changing text object pos_y. vscrollbar can be use if you find the var that actually changes the pos of things in lbg_windows. (will lo0k)

Yea, since the strings are modified at runtime (the user can enter in text into an editbox which gets added to a log), I tried creating TEXT* on runtime using txt_create. But as I mentioned earlier, it creates them in several seconds and locks up the entire game.

I cannot create TEXT* statically since I do not know how much text will be entered into the editboxes.

Yes, I suppose I meant something like this method. So I can make the LBG_window have no content then use the scrolling to change the pos_y of the TEXT*. But how do I get the TEXT* to be clipped once it's past the LBG_window frames?

To clip it - ? Hum.. Did you read Really bad solution? The text is behind the lbg_window which is behind the screen bmap. sceen bmap is colored screen color anything not in the alpha window is invisible.


What is wrong with a simple string swapping method ? People were doing long before lbgui. AUM scrolling text

Maybe a way with bmap font and bmap manipulation to blit text on to the a panel that's the child of a LBG_window. But you have to keep changing the panels size to fit new text.

A scrolling text that the player adds new content to and has to be able to back scroll fast? Like looking back in a chat log? Any reason you can't limit the look back range to say 20 post?

Have you looked at the TEXT* object in the manual? I just found 'offset_y' this is new to me.

This is getting Off topic of Thread

Thanks, offset_y works like a charm!

Problem with WINDOW vertical scroolBar and ComboBoxes in(caption) and (button).

I tried to fix, but I'm not having success in my attempts.

The problem is the following:.

> I have a WINDOWS that contains some components.
> In this window I have a Vertical ScrollBar.

Whenever I use the scrolling window, the components are usually hidden, With the exception of the caption and button of the combobox!

See picture for sample;
WINDOW with components:


Scrroling window


If someone could correct this problem, please notify me.
This problem is not just with the components combobox.
EDITBOX->caption Too.

I do not veriquei with LISTBOX.

Why not use another solution??
GWEn for example... LBGUI is such a slow thing o.0
Play it on 1920*1080 and watch your fps dropping to 50%

It would be wonderful to use in LITEC Gwen. But it exists?