topic Re: Width of a button box in Discussions

Width of a button box

JWi — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:09:32 GMT

How can I reduce the width of a button box via JSL? I would like to create a very small button containing only a "+" sign.The default width of

Button Box("+")

resulting in

is optically too large for my purpose. I was not able to find a way to control its size.

Thanks for any hint.

txnelson — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:38:06 GMT

With a button box() I believe the best you can do, is to use the Icon functionality that it has, and to use the icon named "Formula"

Names Default To Here( 1 );
New Window( "Example", ex = Button Box( "" ) );
ex << Set Icon( "Formula" );

JWi — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:52:38 GMT

Thanks. I might use a custom icon with plainer style instead. That's a good solution to achieve a smaller button size.

txnelson — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:57:17 GMT

FormulaPlus, WinToolsCrosshair, DebuggerAddWatch

Mark_Bailey — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:25:03 GMT

See Help > JMP Documentation Library > JSL Syntax Reference and look up "button box."

pmroz — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:16:14 GMT

Try the WinToolsCrosshair icon - it's thinner. Only works on Windows though.

Names Default To Here( 1 );
New Window( "Example", 
	ex = Button Box("", << Set Icon("WinToolsCrosshair"))
);

There are many different plus signs.

JWi — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 07:31:20 GMT

Thanks for all comments and hints.

The built-in icons are all too large for my purpose. I use a custom icon with plainer style instead:

bb = Button Box ("");
bb << Set Icon( "plus.png" );

with this small plus.png icon results in quite exactly the small "add" buttons I need in my list: