Anchoring width problem

[MooCow]

I'm too tired to continue for tonight, but I seem to have run into a problem:
I have a frame, and I want a description underneath that frame, in the "below" anchoring position.
...and I can set that up like this:

	<template name="charattribute_description">
		<stringcontrol>
			<anchored position="below" width="57" /><!-- Width is being ignored for some reason. -->
			<font>sheetlabelmini</font>
			<center />
			<nodrag />
			<readonly />
		</stringcontrol>
	</template>
	
	<charattribute_description>
			<anchored to="willpowerframe" />
			<!-- <anchored>
				<top parent="willpowerframe" anchor="bottom" />
			</anchored> -->
			<static textres="char_desc_attr_willpower1" />
	</charattribute_description>

However, for longer texts, the text will not go beyond the edges of the above frame, and I can't seem to change that width. Instead the text will get pushed to the left, and get cut off to the right of it.

As you can see, I've tried another method too, that I've commented out, but with that method I can define no horizontal anchor, since the text needs to be centered.

...so I'm going to bed now and hope that you can solve this little puzzle in 8 hours or so.

[Moon Wizard]

The "below" position sets the top, left and right anchors; which is why your width is being ignored (i.e. left and right anchors are already set).

Regards,
JPG

[celestian]

"below" uses the same width as the object you're anchoring to. If you want to have a width different than your "below" parent you need to use something like "bottomleft" or "insidebottomleft" and adjust alignment.

[Moon Wizard]

Also, "belowleft", "belowright", ...

JPG

[MooCow]

Yes, but I want the description CENTERED underneath the frame, and an " anchor="center" " center-to-center anchor doesn't seem to exist.

For example, this doesn't work:

	<template name="charattribute_description">
		<stringcontrol>
			Debug.console()
			<anchored width="57">
				<top anchor="bottom" />
				<center relation="relative" anchor="center" />
			</anchored>
			<font>sheetlabelmini</font>
			<center />
			<nodrag />
			<readonly />
		</stringcontrol>
	</template>


	<charattribute_description>
		<anchored to="willpowerframe">
			<top parent="willpowerframe" />
			<center parent="willpowerframe" />
		</anchored>
		<static textres="char_desc_attr_willpower1" />
	</charattribute_description>

Do I really need to use scripting here in this case? ...and some post layout "width/2" offset?

[Moon Wizard]

There is no "center" anchor. There is only left/top/right/bottom anchors.

Why not try:

	<template name="charattribute_description">
		<stringcontrol>
			<anchored position="below" />
			<font>sheetlabelmini</font>
			<center />
			<nodrag />
			<readonly />
		</stringcontrol>
	</template>

Regards,
JPG

[MooCow]

There is no "center" anchor. There is only left/top/right/bottom anchors.

Why not try:

	<template name="charattribute_description">
		<stringcontrol>
			<anchored position="below" />
			<font>sheetlabelmini</font>
			<center />
			<nodrag />
			<readonly />
		</stringcontrol>
	</template>

Regards,
JPG

Because, as I said in my first post, the frame is too small to fit the text.
Maybe an ASCII illustration will help.
OOOO = The frame
Willpower = The text

What I want:

..OOOO...
Willpower


What I get with <anchored position="below" />:

..OOOO...
..Will...

[MooCow]

...and the console repeats this:
"Ruleset Warning: window: Anchored static width ignored for control () in windowclass (charsheet_front)
Ruleset Warning: window: Anchored static width ignored for control (attributeslabel) in windowclass (charsheet_front)"

[damned]

Because, as I said in my first post, the frame is too small to fit the text.

As Moon Wizard said in the second post the anchoring you are using also inherits the left and right boundaries/anchors.

Increase the size of the frame.

[celestian]

"below" uses the same width as the object you're anchoring to. If you want to have a width different than your "below" parent you need to use something like "bottomleft" or "insidebottomleft" and adjust alignment.

...and the console repeats this:
"Ruleset Warning: window: Anchored static width ignored for control () in windowclass (charsheet_front)
Ruleset Warning: window: Anchored static width ignored for control (attributeslabel) in windowclass (charsheet_front)"

See my comment.... and JPGs.

If you want to alter the width of the thing you're anchoring to it you need to stop using bottom.

Use bottomleft, insidebottomleft, belowleft or belowright.