showimg question(s)

[darkriders_p2p]

ya, i have a couple questions, I made a rough chat system for a non-p2p server, and yes, i have a couple question(s).

I make it print out what you say to the other chatters (in this case myself :P) using showimg, and yes, i run into the problem of chat characters 'running' off the page. I am wondering if its possible to get the length of a showimg, so i can trim it down.
I though tokenize, but then relized it would be exactly the same problem, if someone entered extremely long sentences. If you can offer any help, please post :P

[Jeff]

see newfeatures2001.txt, specifically, the section on wraptext and wraptext2.

[darkriders_p2p]

Originally posted by Jeff
see newfeatures2001.txt, specifically, the section on wraptext and wraptext2.

Ya I seen that awhile ago, and I couldn't get it to work with showimg/showtext, could someone post an example of it working with either?

something like this?
// The graphics I'm using of only for testing, actual graphics are being made.

wraptext2 imgwidth(norin_chat.gif)-4,.75,,SHOWIMG THING HERE;

[Python523]

wraptext/2 is just a different form of tokenize...

[darkriders_p2p]

Originally posted by Kaimetsu


Debatable. It does things that tokenize cannot.

would wraptext be able to show text in a showimg, until it ran out of the 'chat window'?

[darkriders_p2p]

Originally posted by Kaimetsu


It would be able to split text into chunks of given maximum size.

ya, I get that, I just don't know how to use it in conjunction with showimg.

[Dach]

Wraptext creates tokens of certain length, you must then use showtext with the tokens.

[darkriders_p2p]

I think I get this now, thanks o:

[Jeff]

Originally posted by Kaimetsu


Debatable. It does things that tokenize cannot.

Not to go off topic, but I believe Jagen has unintentionally proven my point on too much reductionism leading to misunderstanding.

If you think wraptext is nothing more than tokenize by another name, you have a higher chance of forgetting what it is good for

[Python523]

what I ment by different form was that it is different than tokenize in that in divides the string into tokens but in a different way but it still makes tokens