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Access text xy-center location

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Hello everybody,

I'm new in usage of a skill language and i need some help.
My question is: how can i access text xy center location
(not xy-origin) in the Allegro database?

Thanks and Best Regards,

Shimon


Originally posted in cdnusers.org by shimon37

  • Hi Shimon,

    It is not easy to get the text centre location as it is not an attribute of the text dbid.
    One method to calculate it is to use the height, width and character spacing of the text block that the text uses:

    tbParam = axlGetParam(strcat("paramTextBlock:" txtObj ->textBlock))
    txtHgt = tbParam ->height, chWid = tbParam ->width, chSpc = tbParam ->charSpace

    Alternatively, and more easily, take the bounding box of the text object and find the centre of that:
    bbox = txtObj ->bBox, centre = list((caar(bbox) + caadr(bbox)) / 2.0, (cadar(bbox) + cadadr(bbox)) / 2.0)

    Good luck with Skill and keep the questions coming.

    Cheers, Dave

    Note that neither method will give the exact centre of the actual text graphics.


    Originally posted in cdnusers.org by Dave Elder

  • Hi Dave,

    Thanks a lot.
    It work!!!

    Shimon


    Originally posted in cdnusers.org by shimon37
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