FormLib: where is it and how do I add it to my app?

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kickaha

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• Sep 9, 2011

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I think FormLib is a PPC lib.

You can set up fonts and styles using Typeface, here is an example of loading an external font into a Typeface object and setting it to be used on a label:

B4X:

MyFont = Typeface.LoadFromAssets("BigFont.ttf")
lblHeader.Typeface = MyFont

 

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wdegler

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• Sep 10, 2011

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Thanks for the info, but ...

Thanks for the info, but for now, perhaps my needs may be met by something like

Lbl.TypeFace=TypeFace.DEFAULT_BOLD or
Lbl.TypeFace=TypeFace.SERIF.

Do I need to use LoadFromAssets for an external font to have both at once?
Designer allows for both at once.

 

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kickaha

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• Sep 10, 2011

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You need to combine the values with OR:

B4X:

Lbl.TypeFace= Bit.Or (TypeFace.DEFAULT_BOLD,typeface.SERIF)

 

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wdegler

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• Sep 11, 2011

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I tried your Bit.Or statement but ...

I think this may be in the right direction but I get an unspecified error when I use this statement. I have only been able to use Bit.Or when the parameters are integers. These parameters don't seem to convert (from TypeFace type) to integers. Is there something I'm missing?

 

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Erel

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• Sep 11, 2011

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The above example is wrong. Typeface is not an integer.
You should use:

B4X:

lbl.Typeface = Typeface.CreateNew(Typeface.SERIF, Typeface.STYLE_BOLD)

 

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wdegler

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• Sep 11, 2011

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This works!

This works! Thank you for your help.

 

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kickaha

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• Sep 11, 2011

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My apologies - I made a mess of that one :sign0013:

 

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