Just starting to get to grips with Edit Box now it can load files, but it keeps adding an extra character on the device (fine on PC)
So if my text file is "This is some text." it displays "This is some text.M"
Sometimes the last character is L or J
I assume it's reading the EOF somehow?
I'll try to make a simple example later.
Seems like it's not as simple as I first thought. Seems to be related to Data Elements > binary and Multi-line (I think it has to Wrap to mess up)
I've attached an example file (along with 3 text files to load that should be part of Data Elements> Binary - you may need to add them again).
It loads 1 of 3 text files in sequence - just tap Load to go to the next one (make sure to scroll down for Text1)
First run through seems fine, but starts adding all sorts of characters when loads Text1.txt subsequent times.
I tried loading it in a List object as well for comparison, but text gets truncated (haven't noticed any problems with List object and loading txt files with data Elements, so assume it's isolated to Edit Box and maybe only with Multi-line)
For whatever reason Text3.txt seems to be OK (I assume it's something to do with how it stores multiple files using Data Elements in Application.cci - ie last file is fine?)
Hopefully an easy fix for next Beta?
Spoken too soon! I had thought I could manually add my text files in XCode, but the problem is still present (so it's not Data Elements that's to blame)
Here's a new example - i also load the same text file into a List box and display the contents of edit Box and List Box in Strings so they fit on screen.
List Box is fine - no extra characters
Edit Box sometimes messes up (just keep tapping the load button and comparing the 2 strings)
Another bug is that scrolling the edit box will sometimes change the String between new and old values? (even though only 2 events that change the string, one at start and the other when load button is pressed!) This might be related to a flickering/flashing bug that I have seen mentioned in these forums regarding the Edit Box (search for edit box)
Shame as I thought I'd found a graet way to display text for Universal apps (since I can change the width and height of Edit Box at runtime, as well as font size)
Roll on the next Beta!
Anybody else getting this with the file I uploaded?
I've tried rebooting my PC and my Mac and re-exporting the project as a zip again, still happens.
Tried to debug this myself in XCode - seems like the string which is read byte by byte doesn't have a zero value at the end and runs into other memory! perhaps something was released that shouldn't be?
Also not sure why Edit Box doesn't format using Center or Right justification - it's an easy enough fix with a couple of lines in XCode - Francois, Andos & Yves let me know if you want the code!
Forgot to mention that this bug is fixed for next release
Good to know. Thanks Andos!
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