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HenryEx · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 8:21 am Post subject: Can't change AutoSize on a Label

I'm trying to build my GUI entirely in LUA and have hit a problem:

I want to use labels of a certain size with word wrap, and for that i need to disable AutoSize which is on by default. It's easy in the form designer - switch it from True to False.
But there's no setAutoSize for the label class, and using setProperty( label, "AutoSize", "False" ) does nothing.
I tested getProperty( label, AutoSize ) and it apparently returns nil.

Is there no way to set AutoSize off without the form designer?

panraven · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:31 pm Post subject:

Try label.AutoSize = false ?

Try set its control color or alignment to easier see the effect.

HenryEx · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 3:06 pm Post subject:

Thanks, that works.

Is there any rhyme or reason as to when i can just use Object.Property to assign values (like with AutoSize here) and when i have to use setProperty( Object, Property, value )?

Dark Byte · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 3:52 pm Post subject:

setProperty is obsolete and shouldn't be used, so when possible, use Object.Propertyname

HenryEx · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:52 am Post subject:

As a counter example, i wanted to center some text on a panel.

panel.Alignment = "taCenter" didn't work, it was still left-aligned.
setProperty(panel, "Alignment", "taCenter") DID work, on the other hand.

Or is there some third option i`can use when Object.Propertyname doesn't work?