GetStringWidth() Question

[SkOODaT]

function OnTargetTest()            
local NSize = ZO_TargetUnitFramereticleoverName:GetStringWidth(GetUnitName("reticleover"))
d(NSize)
                
end
 
EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent("TargetMaintenance_T", EVENT_RETICLE_TARGET_CHANGED, OnTargetTest)

why does this spit out 49 on a 6 space name lol it seems like its bugged ... i need it to set

***:SetDimensions(NSize,15) for a Name text field

Im looking at an NPC right now with that function the NPC name is "Riina Balen" - 11 Spaces but with the above function its saying its 85?!?!? lol

[ingeniousclown]

Just looking at the numbers, it looks like pixel (or UI unit, in ESO's case) width that the string takes up.

Based on that assumption, "***:SetDimensions(NSize,15) for a Name text field" will probably do exactly what you want it to do.

[SkOODaT]

Originally Posted by ingeniousclown Just looking at the numbers, it looks like pixel (or UI unit, in ESO's case) width that the string takes up. Based on that assumption, "***:SetDimensions(NSize,15) for a Name text field" will probably do exactly what you want it to do.

"***:SetDimensions(NSize,15) it doesnt tho i get extra space on both ends :S even tried :gsub("^%s*(.-)%s*$", "%1") to trim all the blank space

[Garkin]

I saw method label:GetStringWidth(text) just in case of indent:

function zo_bulletFormat(label, text)
    local bulletSpacer = GetString(SI_FORMAT_BULLET_SPACING)
    local bulletSpacingWidth = label:GetStringWidth(bulletSpacer)
    label:SetNewLineX(bulletSpacingWidth)
    label:SetText(zo_strformat(SI_FORMAT_BULLET_TEXT, text))
end

Try to use something like:

label:SetText(text)
label:SetDimensions(label:GetTextDimensions())

[SkOODaT]

label:SetText(text)
label:SetDimensions(label:GetTextDimensions())

works great except the space is still there lol

i found

local NSize = string.len(TMTargetRName)

calculates the spaces correctly BUT

TargetMaintenanceName:SetDimensions(NSize,15)

its not applying to its not adjusting the space even though NSize has the correct var being applyed to it.... im getting lost lol i think something in my addon is stealing or adding space im just not sure lol

[merlight]

Necroing an old thread, because I have a related question.

I use GetStringWidth to make labels just a little bit wider than the text they contain (here). Today I noticed that with UI scale other than 1 the width is not correct -- with scale < 1 the text is too wide, it doesn't fit; with scale > 1 the control is too wide. Does GetStringWidth return width in pixels instead of UI units?