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// Written by Don Yacktman Copyright (c) 1995 by Don Yacktman.
// Version 1.0. All rights reserved.
//
// This notice may not be removed from this source code.
//
// This object is included in the MiscKit by permission from the author
// and its use is governed by the MiscKit license, found in the file
// "LICENSE.rtf" in the MiscKit distribution. Please refer to that file
// for a list of all applicable permissions and restrictions.
//
#import "MiscClipTextField.h"
#import <misckit/misckit.h>
@implementation MiscClipTextField : TextField
#ifdef NOISYDEBUG
#define PRINT printf("TextField (width %f) set to: \"%s\" width %f.\n", \
NX_WIDTH(&bounds), [temp stringValue], \
[[self font] getWidthOf:[temp stringValue]])
#define PRINT1 printf("\n")
#else
#define PRINT
#define PRINT1
#endif
#define SLOP 18.0 // how many extra pixels of margin we need...
// tweaked so that the fields _looks_ good.
- setStringValue:(const char *)aString
{
id temp = [MiscString new];
id mainFont = [self font];
id scrnFont = [mainFont screenFont];
id theFont = (scrnFont ? scrnFont : mainFont); // use screen font if exists
[temp setStringValue:aString];
PRINT;
// Using ceil and floor makes sure that if we err, we do it in the
// direction of safety. (And we will never err more than a pixel...)
// so I guess the SLOP is going to make more of a difference anyway.
if (ceil([theFont getWidthOf:[temp stringValue]]) >
floor((NX_WIDTH(&bounds) - SLOP))) { // too long?
[temp insert:"..." at:0];
while (ceil([theFont getWidthOf:[temp stringValue]]) >
floor((NX_WIDTH(&bounds) - SLOP))) {
[temp replaceFrom:3 length:1 with:""]; // pull out chars
PRINT;
}
// now we should be down to a size that will fit.
}
PRINT1;
return [super setStringValue:[temp stringValueAndFree]];
}
@end
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