| Author |
 Topic  |
|
|
murrayk
USA
21 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 16:37:58
|
Apparently there is no provision at the present time for entering extensive text in a title frame, other than to type out a very long string of text in the one line field, using a double slash for line breaks. I anticipate the need to have a screen full of text occasionally and find it quite cumbersome to input the desired text all on one line, and even more so when editing is desired. Do you anticipate providing for full screen editing of text in a future update?
As an example, if I wanted an informative text frame to display the text in the paragraph above, I believe there is no other way but to type the entire paragraph in one long string, using "//" four times to get the four line breaks. If I then need to make an addition, deletion or correction to a portion of the text, I must sequentially access the portion of text where that action is to be made. In a full screen edit, direct access to that area of the text would be a simple matter.
If my assessment of the situation is correct, may I put "full screen text editing" as the first item on my wish list for a future update? I think you would agree that would make creating the desired text frame infinitely easier to accomplish.
|
|
|
murrayk
USA
21 Posts |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 18:43:16
|
Follow-up to my original post: I experimented and found one way to accomplish the desired result. I entered text in an external word processor, then copied and pasted it into the PixPlay text field and reformatted it from there. It worked, although it leaves a little bit to be desired. If there is a better way that I am not seeing or thinking of, I'd be interested to know about it.
A somewhat related question: If I want to paste a link to a web site with an address like "http://www.test.com" how do I deal with the double slash, which forces a line break and the resulting text showing as follows:
http:
www.test.com
|
 |
|
|
xequte
7042 Posts |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 03:32:08
|
Hi Murray
Thus far, we've avoided making the text entry box a multiple line editor because the risk is that users will try to add too much text, not realizing that DVD Players are not good at rendering it.
However it probably should at least be an option, so we will look at that for the next update.
The http:// issue is fixed in v6.12
Nigel
Xequte Software
www.xequte.com
nigel@xequte.com
|
|
|
| |
Topic |
|
|
|
Entering Text in Title Frames
