B4J Question Label with icon + text

peacemaker

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HI, All

What is actual B4XPage solution to make labels with icons ?
I have found that Windows7 versions support unicode symbols differently - some Win7 shows FONTAWESOME symbols, but some - not (in the same my app).
Sure, Win8+ has no this problem, but ... any universal solution ?

Or at least for B4J ?
 
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peacemaker

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Thanks, Aeric.
But what about the topic question - any solution now for other icons in the label text (excepting unicode symbols) ?
 
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aeric

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I have no issue displaying Chinese character in my B4J desktop app but I never tested it on older version of Windows.
Can your upload a sample project?

BTW, have you checked on CSBuilder?

[B4X] Set CSBuilder or Text to a Label

Edit: This sub is included in XUI Views library: XUIViewsUtils.SetTextOrCSBuilderToLabel This sub accepts a string or CSBuilder and sets it as the Label's text. It is useful for cross platform solutions. Note that the Text parameter type is Object. Public Sub SetTextOrCSBuilderToLabel(xlbl As...
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CSbuilder is super under Android, so can be used in B4J also ?!
 
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peacemaker

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But how to declare\init CSBuilder in B4J ?
 
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peacemaker

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Hmm, so, i was asking about ... BBLabel ! Any image can be placed together with a text.

Just to add _LinkClicked event into BBLabel - and it will be super...
 
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aeric

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I think by declaring the label as B4XView it is easier to do wonderful stuff. ?
 
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peacemaker

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OK, thanks, SOLVED: we have to be really open minded, as Erel told: i have prepared BBLabelPro (that is with possibility to set RichStrings and icons), with Click and LongClick events, Enabled, Color property
It can be included into BCTextEngine.b4xlib.
 

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aeric

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Might as well check this post:

[B4X] MaterialIcons Web Font Chooser

This is an icon chooser tool for the MaterialIcons Web font: https://github.com/Templarian/MaterialDesign-Webfont This font includes 3595 icons. The built-in material icons font includes about 800 icons. Click on an icon to copy it to the clipboard. There are two options: 1. Copy with Chr() -...
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peacemaker

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It looks like really simplest and universal solution (with fixed icons set), thanks for idea, Aeric !
But if we need 2 fonts of different sizes.... is font file ... twice loaded fully into RAM ?!
 
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