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[papas]

Sorry, you are right, not an English word. Maybe not a word in any language? Not an offending word either, not related to 'kaka'.

its greek

 

[VdR]

Are you kidding? What does it mean in Greek? I thought it might be 'double Dutch'.

I did some research. I think the word was introduced in the late 70's by a Dutch band called 'Bots' (they happen to be from my home town Eindhoven). Recently a book from a Dutch author titled 'Kakafonie' was published, unfortunately he does refer to 'kaka'.

 

[papas]

well kakophony if i understood well means in greek like kako = bad + phony = voice

bad voice hehe
ever wondered why the bard was named cacofonix in asterix.

taken from wiki

In English, Cacofonix is derived from cacophonic (describing "harsh and unpleasant sounds")

 

[VdR]

Kakofonix

Citizenship : Gaul

Part in the story : Bard, school teacher and scapegoat.

French name : Assurancetourix
English name : Cacofonix
German name : Troubadix
Dutch name : Kakofonix
Spanish name : Asurancetúrix
Italian name : Assurancetourix
Portugese name : Assurancetourix

World-renowned poet and bard (if not exactly appreciated…) and respected school teacher, Cacofonix is an important figure in the village (he is thus a member of the Council that sends Asterix into exile in “Asterix and the Cauldron”). However, as the eternal butt of the villagers’ jokes, Cacofonix lives on the fringe, in a hut built at the top of a tree. An extraordinary character, Cacofonix offers a perfect weather vane for taking the pulse of the village and seeing which way the wind blows. We are not talking here about the rain he brings on each time exercises his vocal cords, but rather about the prevailing atmosphere in the village: when it is time to party, when wild boar are roasting on the spit, you can be sure to find Cacofonix tied hand and feet with a gag in his mouth. And, if not, you can count on Fulliautomatix to discourage him from singing! On the other hand, just looking at the unforgettable scene where he sits at a deserted banquet table in “Asterix and the Roman Agent” is enough to make us understand that the village is experiencing its darkest hours. In fact, sociologists will tell you, Cacofonix is the perfect scapegoat, the person who ensures the well-being of the village by drawing everyone’s anger and frustration like a magnet. Now all that needs to be done is to convince Fulliautomatix …Here in the village, we are halfway tempted to found a Bard Abuse and Mistreatment group - with an acronym like that (BAM), we're off to a good start, don't you think? It sounds a bit like, well, a hammer, doesn't it?

And so you see that you learn something new every day.

I do not recall that the bard is called kakofonix in the Dutch books I read in my childhood. I have to dig one up to check.


Back to the topic. Does the align center option work or not?

 

[wertzui]

well, its read by the sourcecode, so i think, it should work, no idea, why its not.

maybe try ALLIGN_CENTER

 

[VdR]

Here is what I find:

'align center' and 'align right' do work on a label.

'textalign right' does work on a button, but 'textalign center' does not.

The effect of 'textalign center' on a button is that the text is centered at half the button width, but without taking the posX for the button into account. Hence it ends up somewhere on the left of the screen, depending on the button width.

(using 'align_center' rather than 'center' has the same effect).

VdR

 

[Boilermaker]

i ran into the same problem, mostly with the yes, no or ok buttons in dialog boxes. The workaround i have been using is to not define the label in in the button control or to move the text far off screen. Then add a new label control for the omitted button text, centering the text there. For example:

	<control>
		<description>Yes button</description> 
		<type>button</type> 
		<id>11</id> 
		<posX>670</posX> 
		<posY>394</posY>    
		<width>120</width> 
		<height>36</height>
		<textureFocus>small_button_focus.png</textureFocus>
		<textureNoFocus>small_button_nofocus.png</textureNoFocus>
		<onleft>10</onleft> 
		<onright>10</onright> 
		<onup>11</onup> 
		<ondown>11</ondown> 
		<label>107</label>
	 	<textXOff>-1000</textXOff> 
	 	<textYOff>0</textYOff>
	</control>
     	<control>
         	<type>label</type>
         	<id>1</id>
         	<posX>675</posX>
         	<posY>412</posY>
		<label>107</label>
         	<width>110</width>
         	<align>center</align>
      	</control>

 

[VdR]

Boilermaker,

Thanks for the feedback. Good to know it is not just me.

Nice work around, I will use it. I hadn't come up with anything better than just left aligning the text in the button.

VdR