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K.Daube
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K.DaubeCommunity Expert
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February 1, 2021
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Multiline text for button labels

  • February 1, 2021
  • 2 replies
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It's definitely a pity: it is not possible to have long label text for buttons, radio buttons or check boxes:

 

 

// UI_multiline_labels.jsx
// 2021-02-01
var w  = new Window("dialog", "Appearance of multiline labels", undefined);
w.t1 = w.add("statictext", undefined, "Some longer text in this label", {multiline: true}); 
w.t1.preferredSize = [100, 35];  
w.rb1 = w.add("radiobutton", undefined, "This does not work at all", {multiline: true}); 
w.rb1.preferredSize = [100, 35];  
w.cb1 = w.add("checkbox", undefined, "Some longer text in this label", {multiline: true}); 
w.cb1.preferredSize = [100, 40];  
w.btn1 = w.add("button", undefined, "Some longer textin this label", {multiline: true}); 
w.btn1.preferredSize = [100, 40];  
w.show();

 

 

This  is a requirement for dialogues filled not only with short running English text, but with French - not to speak of Finnish ...

The only solution to the problem seems to be a nasty crunch: https://community.adobe.com/t5/animate/need-radio-button-component-labels-multiline/m-p/1064285

This again reminds me of the age of the whole ExtendScript stuff.

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2 replies

R
ReedError
Inspiring
February 6, 2021

Sometimes creation properties that don't work as an object in the last arg do work if you include them in the string of the first arg.

So try this and it may work:

 

w.btn1 = w.add("button {multiline: true}", undefined, "Some longer textin this label");

 

K.Daube
Community Expert
K.DaubeCommunity ExpertAuthor
Community Expert
February 8, 2021

Thanks ReedError for this idea, however, it does not work for Radio buttons, Check boxes and Buttons:

// UI_multiline_labels.jsx
// 2021-02-08
var w  = new Window("dialog", "Multiline labels", undefined);
var NL = String.fromCharCode(10);  // 13 or 10,13 also not working 

w.orientation = "row";
w.p1 = w.add ("panel", undefined, undefined);
  w.p1.t1 = w.p1.add("statictext", undefined, "Multiline labels simulated by statictext", {multiline: true}); 
  w.p1.t1.preferredSize = [120, 35];  
  w.p1.g1 = w.p1.add ("group", undefined, undefined);
    w.p1.g1.rb1 = w.p1.g1.add("radiobutton", undefined, ""); 
    w.p1.g1.t1 = w.p1.g1.add("statictext", undefined, "Some longer text in this RB label", {multiline: true}); 
    w.p1.g1.t1.preferredSize = [100, 35];  
  w.p1.g2 = w.p1.add ("group", undefined, undefined);
    w.p1.g2.chk1 = w.p1.g2.add("checkbox", undefined, ""); 
    w.p1.g2.t1 = w.p1.g2.add("statictext", undefined, "Some longer text in this CB label", {multiline: true}); 
    w.p1.g2.t1.preferredSize = [100, 35];  
  w.p1.g3 = w.p1.add ("group", undefined, undefined);
    w.p1.g3.btn1 = w.p1.g3.add("button", undefined, "NL does not" + NL + "work at all"); 
    w.p1.g3.btn1.preferredSize = [100, 50];  

w.p2 = w.add ("panel", undefined, undefined);
  w.p2.t1 = w.p2.add("statictext", undefined, "Miltiline according to forum user ReedError", {multiline: true}); 
  w.p2.t1.preferredSize = [120, 35];  
  w.p2.rb1 = w.p2.add("radiobutton {multiline: true}", undefined, "Some longer text in this RB label", ); 
  w.p2.rb1.preferredSize = [100, 35];  
  w.p2.chk1 = w.p2.add("checkbox {multiline: true}", undefined, "Some longer text in this CB label"); 
  w.p2.chk1.preferredSize = [100, 35]; 
  w.p2.btn1 = w.p2.add("button {multiline: true}", undefined, "Does this really work?"); 
  w.p2.btn1.preferredSize = [100, 50];  
w.show();
Klaus Göbel
Klaus Göbel
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February 8, 2021

Hi Klaus,

it doesn't work, because multiline is not a valid/defined/documented property.(JavascriptTools Guide).

It is only defined for edittext and statictext.

 

K.Daube
Community Expert
K.DaubeCommunity ExpertAuthor
Community Expert
February 1, 2021

While I mange to create a long label for the Radio button and the Check box I do not see how I could achieve it for an ordinary button:

var w  = new Window("dialog", "Multiline labels", undefined);
var NL = String.fromCharCode(10); 

w.p2 = w.add ("panel", undefined, undefined);
  w.p2.t1 = w.p2.add("statictext", undefined, "Some longer text in this statictext", {multiline: true}); 
  w.p2.t1.preferredSize = [100, 35];  
  w.p2.g1 = w.p2.add ("group", undefined, undefined);
    w.p2.g1.rb1 = w.p2.g1.add("radiobutton", undefined, ""); 
    w.p2.g1.t1 = w.p2.g1.add("statictext", undefined, "Some longer text in this RB label", {multiline: true}); 
    w.p2.g1.t1.preferredSize = [100, 35];  
  w.p2.g2 = w.p2.add ("group", undefined, undefined);
    w.p2.g2.chk1 = w.p2.g2.add("checkbox", undefined, ""); 
    w.p2.g2.t1 = w.p2.g2.add("statictext", undefined, "Some longer text in this CB label", {multiline: true}); 
    w.p2.g2.t1.preferredSize = [100, 35];  
  w.p2.g3 = w.p2.add ("group", undefined, undefined);
    w.p2.g3.btn1 = w.p2.g3.add("button", undefined, "NL does not" + NL + "work at all"); 
    w.p2.g3.btn1.preferredSize = [100, 50];  
w.show();

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