i no fix the prob. androids On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 5:43 AM, HippoMan <[email protected]> wrote:
> In a different thread, I asked if there was a way to query some object > to define what subset of a long piece of text is actually being shown > within a given TextView. > > Based on the scant feedback I received in response to this query, I > have come to the conclusion that android probably does not provide any > programmatic way to ask a TextView or one of its subsidary objects > what subset of text is actually being displayed in the visible area of > this view. > > So now, I'd like to approach this problem from a different direction: > > If I have a large piece of text (where "large" means that there is > more text that can fit into the visible portion of a given TextView), > how can I determine *in advance* which subset of the text will fit > into the current visible screen area? > > I know that I can calculate this by taking the text view dimensions, > its border and spacing characteristics, its font size, and other info > into account. I also have to figure out how the text will be word- > wrapped when writing it into the TextView. > > Of course, this can all be calculated, but I'm wondering if there > already is a pre-existing method I can call (or a small number of pre- > existing methods) which can tell me how much of a given piece of text > will actually fit into the view? > > I do not want to reverse engineer existing android objects and "re- > invent the wheel" if there already is a straightforward way to get > this information from existing objects. > > Thanks in advance for any pointers you could give me. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
