StaticText

Location: NOT INSTALLED!

Instance Methods

.string

The text displayed by the view.

Arguments:

A String.

.object

If -setBoth is true, setting this variable also sets -string to the value interpreted as String.

Arguments:

Any object, typically one which makes sense to display as a string, such as a Float.

.setBoth

A variable stating whether setting -object will also set -string.

Arguments:

A Boolean.

.align

The alignment of the displayed text. See Alignment for possible values.

.font

The font used to display the text.

Arguments:

A Font.

.stringColor

The color used to display the text.

Arguments:

A Color.

.background

Setting this variable colors the whole area occupied by the view under the text with the given color.

Arguments:

A Color.

Examples

Monitoring Values in a Synth

(
var w, a, r, b, q;
w = Window("Frequency Monitor", Rect(200, Window.screenBounds.height - 200, 300, 150)).front;

a = StaticText(w, Rect(45, 10, 200, 20)).background_(Color.rand);
a.string = " Current Frequency ";

Button.new(w, Rect(45, 70, 200, 20)).states_([[ "close", Color.black, Color.rand ]]).action_({ w.close });

s.waitForBoot({

b = Bus.new(\control, 0, 1);

q = SynthDef(\Docs_FreqMonitor, {
        var freq, snd;
        freq = LFNoise0.ar(2, 400, 650);
        snd = SinOsc.ar(freq, 0, 0.2);
        Out.ar(0, snd);
        Out.kr(b.index, freq); // output the frequency to a control bus
    }).play;

r = Routine {
        {
            // Set the value of the StaticText to the value in the control bus.
            // Setting GUI values is asynchronous, so you must use .defer in the system clock.
            // Also you must check if the window is still open, since Routine will continue for at least
            // one step after you close the window.
            b.get({ |v|
                {
                    if(w.isClosed.not) {
                        a.string = " Current Frequency: " ++ v.round(0.01)
                    }
                }.defer
            });

0.01.wait;
        }.loop

}.play
});

CmdPeriod.doOnce({ w.close });
w.onClose = { r.stop; q.free; b.free }; // clean up if the window closes
)

Dynamic Text

helpfile source: https://github.com/supercollider/supercollider/tree/3.13/HelpSource/Classes/StaticText.schelp
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Description

Class Methods

Inherited class methods

Instance Methods

Data

.string

Arguments:

.object

Arguments:

.setBoth

Arguments:

Appearance

.align

.font

Arguments:

.stringColor

Arguments:

.background

Arguments:

Inherited instance methods

Examples

Basic Example

Monitoring Values in a Synth

Dynamic Text