topic Re: tab when the text has a different size in .NET Forum

tab when the text has a different size

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:31:48 GMT

Hello,

I want to insert a Text, I almost succeeded in doing so, but since sometimes my text is a different size, they don't line up.

I enclose what I have, as well as my code

[CommandMethod("TABULATION")] public static void Tab() { CommandTemplates.ActionCall((Document doc, Editor ed, Database db, Transaction tr) => { Dictionary<string, int> ItemList = new Dictionary<string, int>(); var T1 = new Dictionary<string, string>() { ["ALPHA"] = "1", ["BETA"] = "2", ["OMEGA"] = "3" }; var T2 = new Dictionary<string, string>() { ["ALPHA"] = "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", ["BETA"] = "bbbbbbbb", ["OMEGA"] = "ccc" }; var T3 = new Dictionary<string, string>() { ["ALPHA"] = "they are not in the same colone", ["BETA"] = "they are not in the same colone", ["OMEGA"] = "they are not in the same colone" }; var mtext = new MText(); mtext.Contents = string.Join("\\P", T1.Select(pair => pair.Key + "\t"+ T2[pair.Key] + "\t" + T3[pair.Key])); var A = mtext.Contents.ToString(); CreateMText(A, ed); }); }

Re: tab when the text has a different size

essam-salah — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 01:59:49 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

try use string.PadRight() / string.PadLeft to align text Left/Right

Re: tab when the text has a different size

essam-salah — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 02:01:08 GMT

@Anonymous

try this:

// Columns var T1 = new Dictionary<string, string>() { ["ALPHA"] = "1", ["BETA"] = "2", ["OMEGA"] = "3" }; var T2 = new Dictionary<string, string>() { ["ALPHA"] = "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", ["BETA"] = "bbbbbbbb", ["OMEGA"] = "ccc" }; var T3 = new Dictionary<string, string>() { ["ALPHA"] = "they are not in the same colone", ["BETA"] = "they are not in the same colone", ["OMEGA"] = "they are not in the same colone" }; var WidthArr = new int[] { T1.Values.Select(s => s.Length).Max(), T2.Values.Select(s => s.Length).Max(), T3.Values.Select(s => s.Length).Max(), }; var table = string.Join("\n", T1.Keys.Select(key => $"{T1[key].PadRight(WidthArr[0])}\t" + $"{T2[key].PadRight(WidthArr[1])}\t" + $"{T3[key].PadRight(WidthArr[2])}"));

Re: tab when the text has a different size

norman.yuan — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:23:06 GMT

I think the idea of trying to display single text string in a table/column style is bad idea: most text fonts do not have the fixed width for all characters, so unless your entire text string only uses a SINGLE character, there is no way to guarantee text entity's width of certain count of characters, whether you use "\t", or pad the string (left or right).

You might want to explain why you have to use a single MTEXT to display text string in a table/column style? Why do you not use multiple text entities so that you can position/align them what ever way you want to? Or you can define a block as a table row with attributes at each column position.

Re: tab when the text has a different size

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 14:55:09 GMT

Hello @norman.yuan & @essam-salah ,

thank you both, you helped me a lot

i have make this

mtext.Contents = string.Join("\\P", ItemList.Select(pair =>"\\pxt10, 48, 63;" + pair.Key + "\t" + Designation[pair.Key] + "\t" + pair.Value + "\t" + Certificat[pair.Key] ));

But now, i want to modify the space between two lines. (modify my "\\P" value)

thanks a lot !

Re: tab when the text has a different size

essam-salah — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 06:47:41 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
i want to modify the space between two lines. (modify my "\\P" value)

I don't Know what "\\P" means, but you can add new line by "\n" or Environment.NewLine

Re: tab when the text has a different size

norman.yuan — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:38:39 GMT

I am still skeptical on why you need to show data of rows/columns with a single MText entity. But for changing the space between lines of a MText, you can look into MText's properties: LineSpaceDistance, LineSpaceFactor and LineSpaceStyle.