Scripting 'fit to content'

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glenn9
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Scripting 'fit to content'

Post by glenn9 » Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:50 am

Hi everyone,

is it possible to script in the property browser 'fit to content' (when I hover over it the tooltip just shows either width or height but no 'fit to content' command?)

Thanks for any help.

Regards,

Glenn

glenn9
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Re: Scripting 'fit to content'

Post by glenn9 » Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:56 am

apologies, my question didn't make sense, what i meant to ask is it possible to script the property browser option 'fit to content'!

Thanks,

Glenn

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Re: Scripting 'fit to content'

Post by bogs » Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:59 am

I don't think you can do it that simply, in one line, but you can add up the widths of your objects for instance, and put that in a variable, then the height and put that in a variable, then something like (psuedo)~
set the left of this stack to ( the left of your left most object - 5)
set the width of this stack to (varW + 10)
set the height of this stack to (varH + 10)

Something like that, anyway.
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Re: Scripting 'fit to content'

Post by Klaus » Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:04 pm

Not sure, but I suspect this is not scripted but something the engine does "on the spot".

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Re: Scripting 'fit to content'

Post by LCMark » Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:15 pm

All the PI is doing is (I believe):

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set the width of <object> to the formattedWidth of <object>
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set the height of <object> to the formattedHeight of <object>

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Re: Scripting 'fit to content'

Post by Klaus » Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:25 pm

Klaus wrote:
Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:04 pm
Not sure, but I suspect this is not scripted but something the engine does "on the spot".
Ooops, sorry, I mixed that with the "exactfit" FULLSCREENMODE. :oops:

Yep, what Mark said!

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