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what is wrong here?

Posted: 26 Feb 2012
by arnie
Hi.

Using the code...

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text_setstring(dataBoxTXT, " DayHigh " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(dayHi,decimals) + newline +
" DayLow " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(dayLo,decimals) + newline +
" DayRange " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(dayRng,decimals) + newline +
" PrevDayRange " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(prevDayRng,decimals) + newline +
" AvgDayRange " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(dayAvgRng,decimals) + newline +
" " + newline +
" OvernightHigh " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(overnightHi,decimals) + newline +
" OvernightLow " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(overnightLo,decimals) + newline +
" OvernightRange " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(overnightRng,decimals) + newline +
" PrevOverRange " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(prevOverRng,decimals) + newline +
" AvgOverRange " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(overAvgRng,decimals) + newline +
" " + newline +
" SessionHigh " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(sessHi,decimals) + newline +
" SessionLow " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(sessLo,decimals) + newline +
" SessionRange " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(sessRng,decimals) + newline +
" PrevSessRange " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(prevSessRng,decimals) + newline +
" AvgSessRange " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(sessAvgRng,decimals) + newline +
" " + newline +
" PrevDayHigh " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(prevDayHigh,decimals) + newline +
" PrevDayLow " + spaces(4) + " - " + NumToStr(prevDayLow,decimals));
... I'm trying to align the text using "spaces", but something's wrong. I have the same number of characters for the text, the same "spaces" number, but the result is this:

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How can I get those values aligned?

Regards,
Fernando

Re: what is wrong here?

Posted: 26 Feb 2012
by JoshM
How can I get those values aligned?
Try using a monospaced font like Courier or Lucida Console (other examples).

Re: what is wrong here?

Posted: 26 Feb 2012
by arnie
How can I get those values aligned?
Try using a monospaced font like Courier or Lucida Console (other examples).
You're the man, you're THE MAN!

:)

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Re: what is wrong here?

Posted: 27 Feb 2012
by arnie
By the way, using the same code, is it possible to use different colors for the numtostr() inside the text_setstring()?

I'd like to have specific colors for some of the text, but since text_setcolor() needs a text ID I don't know how to to this nor if it's possible to do it.