B4J Question Label with icon + text

[peacemaker]

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 ?

 

[aeric]

You may need to install the fonts for desktop

Get Started on the Desktop

fontawesome.com

 

[peacemaker]

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

 

[aeric]

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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[peacemaker]

CSbuilder is super under Android, so can be used in B4J also ?!

 

[Magma]

CSbuilder is super under Android, so can be used in B4J also ?!

when [B4X] is for any product

 

[peacemaker]

But how to declare\init CSBuilder in B4J ?

 

[Magma]

check this:

[B4X] BCTextEngine / BBCodeView - Text engine + BBCode parser + Rich Text View

Be open minded. This is a cross platform library with several features: - Text drawing engine. - Text layout engine. - BBCode parser. - Two custom views that connect everything: BBCodeView - multiline, scrollable with support for embedded views. BBLabel - lightweight label. - NEW...

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[peacemaker]

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...

 

[aeric]

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

 

[peacemaker]

it is easier to do wonderful stuff.

Making a ContainerPanel with icon and text for each "pictured label" ?

 

[peacemaker]

[B4X] BCTextEngine / BBCodeView - Text engine + BBCode parser + Rich Text View
Be open minded. This is a cross platform library with several features: - Text drawing engine. - Text layout engine. - BBCode parser. - Two custom views that connect everything: BBCodeView - multiline, scrollable with support for embedded views. BBLabel - lightweight label. - NEW...

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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.

 

[aeric]

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]

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() -...

www.b4x.com

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 ?!

 

[Erel]

But if we need 2 fonts of different sizes.... is font file ... twice loaded fully into RAM ?!

Don't worry about such things. They are meaningless.

 

[peacemaker]

Solution2 for any raster image: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/button-with-icon-text.143447/post-909914
that i like very much !