I’m using jtextlayout_set (with no particular justification flag), setting the text rectangle to have a certain width and a certain height.

Yet, if I give “too much text”, the text overflows the given height, and continues adding lines on lines, whereas I’d like only to have text within the rectangle I have given (even though this won’t be the whole text).

Is there a way I achieve this? Or am I the only one having this issue?

Thanks,
Daniele

Have you tried with JGRAPHICS_TEXTLAYOUT_USEELLIPSIS flag ?

For instance sample code :

t_jgraphics_textlayout_flags flags = (t_jgraphics_textlayout_flags)
        (JGRAPHICS_TEXTLAYOUT_NOWRAP | JGRAPHICS_TEXTLAYOUT_USEELLIPSIS); 

...

jtextlayout_set (x->textLayers[i], textCell, font,
	x->textPosition[i],
	(rect.height - (fontSize + TEXT_CELL_SPACE)),
	(rect.width - k),
	fontSize,
	(t_jgraphics_text_justification) (JGRAPHICS_TEXT_JUSTIFICATION_LEFT), flags);

HTH.

My problem is that JGRAPHICS_TEXTLAYOUT_USEELLIPSIS unfortunately automatically implies JGRAPHICS_TEXTLAYOUT_NOWRAP, so your code (I might be wrong) seems to be ok for 1-line-texts.

Can’t use ellipsis AND use multiple lines at the same time?
And even if I can’t use proper ellipsis, I’d just like to have the text on multiple lines, but with no text painted outside the rectangle I give…

But maybe I misunderstood your suggestion?

i never used multiple lines, but after investigations, i think i see/have the problem ; i don’t know if it is a normal behaviour, text is paint outside the rect, you are right.

A way should to use multiple jtextlayout with ELLIPSIS flag, and manually cut the string according to jtextlayout_measure ; not very funny …

Anybody have a better suggestion ? I would be happy to know it.

If anybody has a suggestion, we would both be happy people then! :-)