How to set font for one of toolbutton in wxToolbar?

[shawnee]

Hi all,

I want to set different font for one of toolbutton in wxToolbar.
wxToolbar::SetFont() is not my desire, it will set the same font for all of toolbutton.

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                wxToolBarToolBase  * toolbutton = toolbar->FindById(toolid); assert(toolbutton != NULL);
                wxToolBarBase * toolsubwin = toolbutton->GetToolBar(); assert(toolsubwin != NULL);
                wxFont ft = toolsubwin->GetFont();
                ft.SetWeight(wxFONTWEIGHT_BOLD);
                toolsubwin->SetFont(ft);

unfortunately, all of toolbutton are bold font.
How? Thanks!

[ONEEYEMAN]

Hi,
Did you try:

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toolbutton->SetFont( ft );

Thank you.

[shawnee]

Hi,
Did you try:

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toolbutton->SetFont( ft );

Thank you.

no SetFont() member function for wxToolBarToolBase class.

[ONEEYEMAN]

Hi,
Are you trying it for the button or some other control?
Maybe you can cast it to the button and set the font this way?

Something like this:

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wxToolBarToolBase  * toolbutton = toolbar->FindById(toolid); assert(toolbutton != NULL);
if( toolbutton.IsButton() )
{
    wxButton *button = (wxButton *) toolbutton;
    if( button )
        button->SetFont( ft );

Thank you.

[Kvaz1r]

Not sure is it really can to be done.

What about method GetControl/1?

Something like

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m_toolBar->FindControl(toolid)->SetFont(ft);

but with all necessary checkings(on NULL).

Though maybe it will work only for controls that was added via AddControl.

[shawnee]

Hi,
Are you trying it for the button or some other control?
Maybe you can cast it to the button and set the font this way?

Something like this:

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wxToolBarToolBase  * toolbutton = toolbar->FindById(toolid); assert(toolbutton != NULL);
if( toolbutton.IsButton() )
{
    wxButton *button = (wxButton *) toolbutton;
    if( button )
        button->SetFont( ft );
}

Thank you.

Can't do this, it got crash.
wxToolBarToolBase isn't inherited from wxButton, it just inherits from wxObject.

[shawnee]

Not sure is it really can to be done.

What about method GetControl/1?

Something like

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m_toolBar->FindControl(toolid)->SetFont(ft);

but with all necessary checkings(on NULL).

Though maybe it will work only for controls that was added via AddControl.

Yes, you are right. it will work only for controls that was added via AddControl. I' m using AddTool.
Thanks!

[ONEEYEMAN]

Hi,
Even if it is possible on non-MSW platform on Windows it is not possible, since, at least on Windows you are working with the bitmap essentially creating the image list.

So, unless you want to modify every single bitmap, I suggest to use one font.

Thank you.

[shawnee]

I thought out a trick way to show different(bold) font on a toolbutton.
That's render icon and bold font label into a bitmap together, then set this rendered bitmap as the bitmap of this toolbutton.

There are two difficult obstacles to me.
1. each of label has different length(but the lenght of string has limit, like 20). That means the width of bitmap from string is not fixed.
2. jiont a icon(width and height is fixed) with the label string bitmap, and If there is a gap between with icon and string bitmap should be great.

Anybody could give me some coding hints? Thanks.

[ONEEYEMAN]

Hi,
What if you try to add control to toolbar and use wxBitmapButton?

Thank you.

[shawnee]

Hi,
What if you try to add control to toolbar and use wxBitmapButton?

Thank you.

it's good idea, but how can I let wxButton as flat style just looks like toolbutton on wxToolBar?

[doublemax]

You should also ask yourself if this all is worth the effort. It'll be an unusual GUI design element to say the least, i don't think i've ever seen this anywhere.

[shawnee]

You should also ask yourself if this all is worth the effort. It'll be an unusual GUI design element to say the least, i don't think i've ever seen this anywhere.

Anyway, I still think it is strange there is no member function to set font for label of individual toolbutton.

[doublemax]

Anyway, I still think it is strange there is no member function to set font for label of individual toolbutton.

At least under Windows the underlying native toolbar does not support that either. I don't know about other platforms.