Android Question Right and left align in one line

[PumaCyan]

i am using print module to thermal printer using this source : Bluetooth ESC/POS Printer Class
how to make the results partly left aligned and partially right aligned in one line?

left aligned red box
right aligned green box

 

[DonManfred]

We can´t see how you are filling the output now. We can not guess it.
You need to pad the output of the last "column" with spaces on the left based on the maximum chars in that column.

 

[PumaCyan]

We can´t see how you are filling the output now. We can not guess it.
You need to pad the output of the last "column" with spaces on the left based on the maximum chars in that column.

so can I just use the TAB function instead ?

 

[Brian Dean]

No, you cannot just use Tab because 10.00 and 100.00 would be left-aligned. You need to pad shorter amounts with leading spaces.-

 

[PumaCyan]

thanks i will try it ...

 

[Spright]

If you used HTML instead of plaintext or layouts, there are tricks to do it in CSS.
But looking closely at the hyphens and at the font you can see It's a static width font that sets a maximum width of characters inside the red square, and continues with spaces and hypens before it spaces things just right in the green area. I think that is what happening here.

 

[PumaCyan]

If you used HTML instead of plaintext or layouts, there are tricks to do it in CSS.
But looking closely at the hyphens and at the font you can see It's a static width font that sets a maximum width of characters inside the red square, and continues with spaces and hypens before it spaces things just right in the green area. I think that is what happening here.

yes.. you are absolutely right
in the red area I deliberately limit it so it doesn't exceed the width of the paper and pushes the text in the green area
and it's a shame I haven't gotten deep into CSS / html yet, maybe next time

 

[DonManfred]

HTML/CSS will not help here. You are not printing html

 

[Spright]

yes.. you are absolutely right
in the red area I deliberately limit it so it doesn't exceed the width of the paper and pushes the text in the green area
and it's a shame I haven't gotten deep into CSS / html yet, maybe next time

In kiosks you print using HTML and CSS quiet often, so it's doable, It all depends on what technology you use of course. But as you use a fixed font you will get the same perfect result.

 

[Andrew (Digitwell)]

From the look of your image, the printer is using a non proportional font. fixed width font.
Alignment is basically padding the string with spaces to the appropriate column or truncating.

It looks like:
Code - 12 chars
spacer - 3 char
Text - 14 chars
spacer - 3 chars
price - 10 chars?

 

[PumaCyan]

From the look of your image, the printer is using a non proportional font. fixed width font.
Alignment is basically padding the string with spaces to the appropriate column or truncating.

It looks like:
Code - 12 chars
spacer - 3 char
Text - 14 chars
spacer - 3 chars
price - 10 chars?

sorry late reply...
any ideas or suggestions?

 

[DonManfred]

any ideas or suggestions?

See #2 and #4. Do NOT expect we do YOUR work.

I suggest to search for or write your own PAD-Method

 

[Brian Dean]

This will work if you have a fixed-width font ...

Sub Button1_Click
    Dim sample As String
    sample = formatLine("Low cost item", 1)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
    sample = formatLine("Medium cost item", 10)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
    sample = formatLine(" High cost item", 100)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
End Sub

Private Sub formatLine(item As String, price As Float) As String
    Dim cost As String = NumberFormat2(price, 1, 3, 3, False)
    Dim lineLength As Int = item.Length + cost.Length
    Do While (lineLength < 40)                            ' Choose your line length HERE
        item = item & " "
        lineLength = item.Length + cost.Length
    Loop
    Return item & cost
End Sub

 

[TILogistic]

This will work if you have a fixed-width font ...

Sub Button1_Click
    Dim sample As String
    sample = formatLine("Low cost item", 1)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
    sample = formatLine("Medium cost item", 10)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
    sample = formatLine(" High cost item", 100)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
End Sub

Private Sub formatLine(item As String, price As Float) As String
    Dim cost As String = NumberFormat2(price, 1, 3, 3, False)
    Dim lineLength As Int = item.Length + cost.Length
    Do While (lineLength < 40)                            ' Choose your line length HERE
        item = item & " "
        lineLength = item.Length + cost.Length
    Loop
    Return item & cost
End Sub

let me add a format (B4XFormatter)

Private Sub Button1_Click
    Dim sample As String
    sample = formatLine("Low cost item", 100)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
    sample = formatLine("Medium cost item", 10000)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
    sample = formatLine("High cost item", 100000)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
    sample = formatLine("High cost item", 1000000)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
End Sub

Private Sub formatLine(item As String, price As Float) As String
    Dim cost As String = SetFormmatter(price, 12, 0)
    Dim lineLength As Int = item.Length + cost.Length
    Do While (lineLength < 40)                            ' Choose your line length HERE
        item = item & " "
        lineLength = item.Length + cost.Length
    Loop
    Return item & cost
End Sub

Public Sub SetFormmatter(Value As Float, Integers As Int, Fractions As Int) As String
    Dim Formatter As B4XFormatter
    Formatter.Initialize
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.GroupingCharacter = "."
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.DecimalPoint = ","
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.MinimumIntegers     = Integers
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.MaximumFractions = Fractions
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.MinimumFractions = Fractions
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.Prefix = "$"
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.IntegerPaddingChar = " "
    Return Formatter.Format(Value)
End Sub

 

[PumaCyan]

let me add a format (B4XFormatter)

Private Sub Button1_Click
    Dim sample As String
    sample = formatLine("Low cost item", 100)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
    sample = formatLine("Medium cost item", 10000)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
    sample = formatLine("High cost item", 100000)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
    sample = formatLine("High cost item", 1000000)
    Log(sample & " : Line length = " & sample.Length)
End Sub

Private Sub formatLine(item As String, price As Float) As String
    Dim cost As String = SetFormmatter(price, 12, 0)
    Dim lineLength As Int = item.Length + cost.Length
    Do While (lineLength < 40)                            ' Choose your line length HERE
        item = item & " "
        lineLength = item.Length + cost.Length
    Loop
    Return item & cost
End Sub

Public Sub SetFormmatter(Value As Float, Integers As Int, Fractions As Int) As String
    Dim Formatter As B4XFormatter
    Formatter.Initialize
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.GroupingCharacter = "."
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.DecimalPoint = ","
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.MinimumIntegers     = Integers
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.MaximumFractions = Fractions
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.MinimumFractions = Fractions
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.Prefix = "$"
    Formatter.GetDefaultFormat.IntegerPaddingChar = " "
    Return Formatter.Format(Value)
End Sub

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thanks a lot for the help
it works as i expected