Text Cutoff

kbradford · October 24, 2013, 4:55pm

I’m using a custom font and the top gets cutoff. In the screenshot you can see the numbers and the top 3-4 pixels of each number is just cutoff. It looks fine in the simulator, but on the device or Xcode simulator it is cutoff. Here is the code I’m using:

local scoreTxtOptions = &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;text = "1234567890", &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;x = 0, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;y = 0, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;width = screenWidth-40, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;height = 320, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;font = fonts["MenschInline"], &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fontSize = 80, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;align = "center" &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;} &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;scoreTxt = display.newText( scoreTxtOptions ) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;scoreTxt:setTextColor(239,170,85) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;scoreTxt.x = screenMiddleX &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;scoreTxt.y = scoreTxt.height/2+12 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;scrollView:insert(scoreTxt)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

I’ve tried messing with the height and y coordinates and nothing helps.

piotrz55 · October 24, 2013, 6:06pm

Set height to 0 (Corona will set proper height itself then)

kbradford · October 24, 2013, 6:11pm

Thanks for the reply. I’ve tried that and the text wraps correctly, but the top of the first row is still cutoff.

kbradford · October 24, 2013, 7:18pm

So I’ve come up with a temporary workaround of adding a \n as my first line. The text now doesn’t get cut off, I just have to adjust the y coords to get it where i want. It works, but sure doesn’t seem like the most optimal solution.

piotrz55 · October 24, 2013, 6:06pm

Set height to 0 (Corona will set proper height itself then)

kbradford · October 24, 2013, 6:11pm

Thanks for the reply. I’ve tried that and the text wraps correctly, but the top of the first row is still cutoff.

kbradford · October 24, 2013, 7:18pm

So I’ve come up with a temporary workaround of adding a \n as my first line. The text now doesn’t get cut off, I just have to adjust the y coords to get it where i want. It works, but sure doesn’t seem like the most optimal solution.