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Add line to pop_up box [message #32120]

Mon, 25 April 2011 22:57

nlneilson
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Registered: January 2010
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For a pop_up box like the Help->about

	PromptOK("[A5 uWord]&Using [*^www://upp.sf.net^ Ultimate`+`+] technology.");

How do you add another line of text?

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Re: Add line to pop_up box [message #32121 is a reply to message #32120]

Tue, 26 April 2011 01:55

Lance
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Registered: March 2007

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Maybe you can use the RTF editor provided in sample programs, eg., blue bar to create the text you intended to display and save the file somewhere. There rename the file to abc.txt (on windows) and view it as ASCII text, and copy the text to your program.

Sorry I don't know much about Upp RTF format yet. Here is the output of my experiment:

[ $$0,0#00000000000000000000000000000000:Default]
[{_} 
[s0; [5 uWord]&]
[s0; Using [*^www`:`/`/upp`.sf`.net^ Ultimate`+`+] technology.&]
[s0; Which excels!]

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Re: Add line to pop_up box [message #32123 is a reply to message #32121]

Tue, 26 April 2011 03:48

nlneilson
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Thanks Lance but I was looking for an easy and understandable way of doing it.

Usually "\n" will create a new line.
I have no idea what the square brackets are for in this context.

	void About()
	{
	PromptOK("[A5 uWord]&Using [*^www://upp.sf.net^ Ultimate`+`+] technology.")& + "[2 Which excels!]");

	}

Just tinkering found that & is for a new line.
Without the 2 or a space it throws an error.

What should have been 10 minutes with an example turned into a couple hours.

Neil

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Re: Add line to pop_up box [message #32124 is a reply to message #32123]

Tue, 26 April 2011 03:55

Lance
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Registered: March 2007

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That you'll have to familiarize yourself with the QTF grammer:

Here

Or more specific:
Basic QTF codes

_ Hard-space - space that cannot be divided at the end of line.

& New paragraph.

-| Tabulator

@$hex; Unicode character as hexadecimal number.

I am in more or less the same stage in learning U++ as are you. There are too much too learn and sometimes quick and relevant pointer is not readily available.

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