SetItem text attributes

[LarryWilton]

Is there a way to specify the attributes for the text used by a SetItem object? The default settings make it very hard to read on a busy map. I looked at the manual and didn't find much information about the setitemstring function. Hopefully someone here has some additional detail.

[Joe.Tremont]

Larry, this came up before. Take a look at this thread on this board.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=51&start=0&hilit=setitem

The short version of the answer is yes, you can set the font attributed for the SetItem text. See the thread for details.

[LarryWilton]

Thanks, Joe. I had found the other thread, but although I tried all combinations of the provided line of code, I couldn't get the text attributes to change. I am not sure how to use it and that's why I was asking. I even double-checked their web site to make sure that I had the latest build of MapPro80, and I do. I am probably doing something wrong, so if you or anyone else can shed some light...

[Joe.Tremont]

Sorry, I hadn't personally used this feature, I had just seen the thread and thought I'd forward it to you You might want to contact undertow directly.

[VictorC]

Joe, the thread you referenced was for mappro 7.1 release 2 if you notice I mentioned that when I posted my question in that thread. And the suggested solution worked. I have no idea how to do it in MapPro80.

[Joe.Tremont]

Ops, my bad. I should have read it carefully

I wonder if it was in the 7.1 version, why isn't it in the mappro80? Why would they take that feature out?

[UShadow]

I am not sure you need that in MapPro80. If I interpret the user's manual correctly,

"Though fully implemented, this is an earlier method of handling user items, which was left in the current version of the OCX for compatibility with older applications. There is now a User object interface (See later sections of this documentation), which allows multiple layers, finer control over the objects, etc. User Items set using these older SetItem routines are automatically placed in User Layer #0 and can also be managed through the new User Object interface."

You can manage the text and ALL other attributes of whatever you create with SetItem, by accessing the 0-th user layer. I haven't used it in any of my apps, but it definitely sounds like that's the way you'd do it.

[LarryWilton]

Ah, thanks. A quick read of that section shows you are right. And, with a couple of lines of code I was able to get the text attributes for my setitems to change.

I really appreciate the help.

[UShadow]

Larry, if I were you (and I am not), I would cross out the sections about SetItem from the manual and pretend they do not exist and just use the user objects and layers. If you don't, sooner or later you'll forget that hey are managed that way and you'll be posting here

[George.Tan]

Larry, if I were you (and I am not), I would cross out the sections about SetItem from the manual and pretend they do not exist and just use the user objects and layers. If you don't, sooner or later you'll forget that hey are managed that way and you'll be posting here

I like your approach, UShadow. I guess one way of solving the problem is pretending the problem doesn't exist

[UShadow]

I like your approach, UShadow. I guess one way of solving the problem is pretending the problem doesn't exist

What are you talking about? All I said is that I would cross out the "old" SetItem stuff, since the newer layers interface which gives the user more control and granularity. How is that pretending that a problem doesn't exist? What is "the Problem"?