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lew247 Guru Joined: 23/12/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1702
Posted: 07:11pm 10 Mar 2018
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I want to make my display look something "similar" to this
Can anyone tell me how to make the boxes that I can put the text in so they "look good"? I've tried to use this the Frame command but it doesn't seem to actually do anything, I can't see it on the screen I've made the program so simple even I should be able to get it right* [code] cls white GUI FRAME #2, "Time", 00, 00, 400, 120, red[/code]
That was just to see if I could make a box to put text in I've read both manuals and while there are a lot of drawing controls, I can't find anything that will let me draw all the boxes I need and have each one a different colour
I don't want (at this stage anyway) for the boxes to be touch sensitive
It's an Explore 100 with the 7 inch SSD1963 display
Any suggestions?
Edited by lew247 2018-03-12
WhiteWizzard Guru Joined: 05/04/2013 Location: United KingdomPosts: 2959
Posted: 07:37pm 10 Mar 2018
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Hi Lewis,
Use the BOX or RBOX commands to draw the 'frame' (or 'border'). Then use TEXT command with appropriate position, size, and colour of the font you desire.
I always teach the principle that everything on a 'page-layout' only concerns three main parameters: Size, position, and colour. Everything in your photo above can be covered by multiple sets of the aforementioned.
Simply alter the parameters of the (R)BOX/TEXT commands and you will get the 'looking good' result you're after
lew247 Guru Joined: 23/12/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1702
Posted: 08:01pm 10 Mar 2018
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Thanks WW I did try those earlier and I'm getting nothing on the screen I thought my display might be broken so I tried the sample code in the MM Plus Manual and also Matherp's code
[Code] CLS WHITE [/code] This should clear the screen and leave it white? but all I'm getting is a black screen
The backlight works, I tried it when I was using the sample code and I was able to turn it up and down
WhiteWizzard Guru Joined: 05/04/2013 Location: United KingdomPosts: 2959
Posted: 08:05pm 10 Mar 2018
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CLS RGB(white)
What you're doing is passing a variable value by the name of 'white' and this will equal zero. So CLS 0 is the same as CLS black (i.e. the RGB value of 0 equates to black!!)
Hope this helps
WhiteWizzard Guru Joined: 05/04/2013 Location: United KingdomPosts: 2959
Posted: 08:07pm 10 Mar 2018
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With multiple (R)BOX commands you can define the 'fill' colour of the boxes (as opposed to using a single CLS). If you look closely at your image, the boxes are not all black.
lew247 Guru Joined: 23/12/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1702
Posted: 08:10pm 10 Mar 2018
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I did try this [code]cls blue RBOX 50, 50, 400, 200, 10, red, green [/code] Which I "believe" should give me a red box with rounded corners with the inside green?
It doesn't I still can't figure out why the simple CLS blue doesn't work
WhiteWizzard Guru Joined: 05/04/2013 Location: United KingdomPosts: 2959
Posted: 08:20pm 10 Mar 2018
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Hi Lewis,
You must use 'RGB(colour)' rather than just 'colour'
Note that only a few colour 'names' are recognised (see manual). Alternatively use RGB(r,g,b) where r,g, and b are values between 0 and 255.
Simply try CLS RGB(RED) and you will see it cls to a red screen
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lew247 Guru Joined: 23/12/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1702
Posted: 08:25pm 10 Mar 2018
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Thanks WW I feel so stupid now, I have had it working before but because it was quite a while ago I simply forgot the proper format and reading the manual didn't help. My fault, result of that stupid brain surgery, if I don't do something for a while I completely forget It's working perfectly now Thanks
WhiteWizzard Guru Joined: 05/04/2013 Location: United KingdomPosts: 2959
Posted: 08:29pm 10 Mar 2018
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Hey - that happens to all of us Lewis! The good thing is that you have this fantastic forum to turn to whenever you need help. Not sure what others think, but I reckon this is one of the best technical forums in terms of friendliness and quality of information.
lew247 Guru Joined: 23/12/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1702
Posted: 08:49pm 10 Mar 2018
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I definitely have to agree I've go the "circles" done to use for the wind direction No idea how to do the small triangle on the outside, I did consider using Peter's pointer routing but I can't figure out a way to only have the very tip of the pointer showing and the rest of it "invisible"
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