display.newText align is not working on CoronaCards for WP8

CoronaCards (Corona in native apps) CoronaCards for WP8
#1

display.newText align is not working. Is there a work around for it?

#2

It’s working for me.

Can you show me a code snippet of what’s not working for you please?

#3

Here is my code.

local fontName = “RussoOne-Regular.ttf#Russo One”

local highScoretextOptions = 

{

parent = textGroup,

text = “HIGH SCORE 0”,     

x = 275,

y = 75,

width = 512,            --required for multiline and alignment

height = 40,           --required for multiline and alignment

font = fontName,   

fontSize = 24,

align = “left”          --new alignment field

}

local highScoretext = display.newText( highScoretextOptions )

highScoretext:setFillColor(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)

#4

Oh I see.  The text alignment actually does work, but Corona is not producing a bitmap at the width that you are specifying.  That is, the resulting text bitmap/texture is condensed to fit the text.

So, what you can do at the moment to work-around this is to re-position the text object to where you want it to be based on its “contentWidth” property.

#5

Cool… That worked. Thx.

#6

Mike,

The next daily build (#2484) will fix this issue so that you won’t have to reposition the text object anymore.  Thanks for bring this issue to our attention.

#7

It’s working for me.

Can you show me a code snippet of what’s not working for you please?

#8

Here is my code.

local fontName = “RussoOne-Regular.ttf#Russo One”

local highScoretextOptions = 

{

parent = textGroup,

text = “HIGH SCORE 0”,     

x = 275,

y = 75,

width = 512,            --required for multiline and alignment

height = 40,           --required for multiline and alignment

font = fontName,   

fontSize = 24,

align = “left”          --new alignment field

}

local highScoretext = display.newText( highScoretextOptions )

highScoretext:setFillColor(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)

#9

Oh I see.  The text alignment actually does work, but Corona is not producing a bitmap at the width that you are specifying.  That is, the resulting text bitmap/texture is condensed to fit the text.

So, what you can do at the moment to work-around this is to re-position the text object to where you want it to be based on its “contentWidth” property.

#10

Cool… That worked. Thx.

#11

Mike,

The next daily build (#2484) will fix this issue so that you won’t have to reposition the text object anymore.  Thanks for bring this issue to our attention.