[Newbies] TextMorph

[Mark Volkmann]

On Nov 3, 2008, at 4:51 PM, pascal.vollmer at nexgo.de wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I write a times table application for children: a question, an  
> equals sign, an answer. For the answer field I would like to see a  
> TextMorph. It should be empty, prepared for big size figures and  
> with a big size cursor waiting for input.
>
> I tested TextMorph>>borderedPrototype the contents of which is  
> initialized to 'abc'. Now, when I change 'abc' to an empty string...  
> cursor size is reduced and the first figure that is typed by the  
> user will be small size.
>
> Why this different behavior?


I think the issue is that if you want the TextMorph to be larger than  
the text inside it (in your case none), you have to set its extent.  
Here's some code that works for me. Note how I set the extent height  
of "textField" based on the font size of the StringMorph. I set the  
extent width to a fixed value of 100 pixels.

	spaceBetweenMorphs := 10.
	spaceInsideContainer := 10.
	
	container := Morph new.
	container
		layoutPolicy: TableLayout new;
		listDirection: #leftToRight;
		hResizing: #shrinkWrap;
		vResizing: #shrinkWrap;
		layoutInset: spaceInsideContainer;
		cellInset: spaceBetweenMorphs;
		width: 200.

	label := StringMorph contents: 'I''m a label.'.
	font := label font.
	margin := 4.
	height := font lineGrid + (margin * 2).
	container addMorphBack: label.
	
	textField := TextFieldMorph new.
	textField extent: 100 at height. "text doesn't display if insufficient  
height"
	container addMorphBack: textField.

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Mark Volkmann