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Insert text to dynamic height, width and orientation

Anonymous — Thu, 07 May 2015 06:47:04 GMT

Hi,

Can anyone please tell me, is there a command to insert text at a dynamic width? Obviously DTEXT allows dynamic height and orientation? Ideally with insert point as bottom left.

Thanks in advance.

Rroger_D

Re: Insert text to dynamic height, width and orientation

jggerth — Thu, 07 May 2015 17:16:21 GMT

The normal MText command will let you pick height and rotation on-screen, but from upper left.

Type H and picking the upper left point, and stretch out the rubberband line as far as you like. then R for Rotation, and drag to the angle you want. Width works the same way.

Re: Insert text to dynamic height, width and orientation

Anonymous — Thu, 07 May 2015 18:15:19 GMT

Hi JGerth,

Thank you for your time in replying. Unfortunately, the MText command is not as versatile as I am hoping for. I nee to have the insert as the bottom left and also, changing the width simply changes the text box and not, stretches the text which is what I am in need of.

Currently, I am using DText and having to manually type in the height, manually rotate and then determine the width factor by trial and error.

Is there anything else do you know?

Thanks.

Re: Insert text to dynamic height, width and orientation

jggerth — Fri, 08 May 2015 12:46:37 GMT

Sorry, I don't believe there's anything out there that would let you do all that, especially dynamically changing the width factor property of a text string. That seems like a very niche need, and your best bet is probably to do some custom programming

Re: Insert text to dynamic height, width and orientation

Kent1Cooper — Sat, 09 May 2015 13:59:36 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

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Can anyone please tell me, is there a command to insert text at a dynamic width? ....

Use ALIGN or FIT Justification. In the TEXT command, you can choose the Justify option first, or [though it doesn't list them in the initial prompt] you can just directly type an A or F. Both of them ask for endpoints of the base line. Align keeps normal character proportions and adjusts the height so that the baseline matches the two points you give it. Fit also asks for a height, and adjusts the character proportions to make the baseline match.

These justification options have been around as long as I can remember [since at least 1984] -- read up about Text and familiarize yourself with all the possibilities.

Re: Insert text to dynamic height, width and orientation

Anonymous — Sun, 10 May 2015 14:45:54 GMT

Ah! I wasn't aware of those commands. FIT appears to offer me the solution that I am after, or at least a workable one.

Many thanks Kent1cooper.

Rroger_D