cancel
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
  • New to JMP? Join us Sept. 23-24 for the Early User Edition of Discovery Summit, tailor-made for new users. Register now for free!
  • Your voice matters! Tell us how you prefer to receive JMP updates, so we can tailor our communication to your needs. Take short survey.
  • See how to access JMP Marketplace - and - find, create & share add-ins to extend your JMP. Watch video.

Discussions

Solve problems, and share tips and tricks with other JMP users.
Choose Language Hide Translation Bar
miguello
Level VII

Need help with "Add Text Annotation" - not working as expected

All, 

 

I'm using this script to add text annotation to the plot:

 

Eval(Parse(Eval Insert(JSL Quote(
biv<<SendToReport(
		Dispatch(
			{},
			"Bivar Plot",
			FrameBox,
			Add Text Annotation(
				Text( "R²=^R2^ \!nSlope=^Slope^" ),
				/*Font( "Segoe UI", 12, "Plain" ),*/
				Fixed Size( 0 ),
				Text Box( 15, 15, 200, 200 ),
				Filled( 1 ), 
				Editable( 0 ),
				Background Color( "Light Yellow" ),
				Text Color( "^fitColor^" )
				
			)
		)
	);
)
)));

I don't change Font in this case.

I get picture that is just fine:

2022-06-02 11_15_34-Window.png

 

with one exception - it's going to to be imported to a PPTX and font size for that text is too small. I need it bigger.

So then when I uncomment the font line in the script above to change font size to 12, I get this:

2022-06-02 11_16_28-Window.png

It looks to me that the Text Box ignores the sizes I provide (Text Box( 15, 15, 200, 200 )) and draws box enough to fit the text, but then it only considers the default text font and size, if I increase text size or change font to one that has bigger\wider symbols, text box is not enough anymore. I can manually resize it, but this is part of automated script to produce reports in PPTX.

Any ideas how to make the text bigger and text box not clip it?

 

 

 

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Accepted Solutions
jthi
Super User

Re: Need help with "Add Text Annotation" - not working as expected

Most likely scripting index can help you with this:

jthi_1-1654197914234.png

 

Names Default To Here(1);
Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");
biv = bivariate(y(:weight), x(:height));
rbiv = biv << report;
ta = rbiv << Add Text Annotation();
ta << Text("We need to discuss this at the next meeting.");
ta << Text Box({65, 50, 400, 300});
ta << Font("Times New Roman", 14, "Bold");
ta << Fixed Size(1);

jthi_2-1654197958615.png

 

-Jarmo

View solution in original post

3 REPLIES 3
jthi
Super User

Re: Need help with "Add Text Annotation" - not working as expected

Most likely scripting index can help you with this:

jthi_1-1654197914234.png

 

Names Default To Here(1);
Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");
biv = bivariate(y(:weight), x(:height));
rbiv = biv << report;
ta = rbiv << Add Text Annotation();
ta << Text("We need to discuss this at the next meeting.");
ta << Text Box({65, 50, 400, 300});
ta << Font("Times New Roman", 14, "Bold");
ta << Fixed Size(1);

jthi_2-1654197958615.png

 

-Jarmo
miguello
Level VII

Re: Need help with "Add Text Annotation" - not working as expected

Yeah I tried it with different sizes and Fixed Size 1 or 0.

What helped - sending separate messages to the text annotations, not using SendToReport message.

miguello
Level VII

Re: Need help with "Add Text Annotation" - not working as expected

Answer from @jthi  implies the culprit was the Fixed Size(1) - but it wasn't working still. What did help was how @jthi was handling the whole thing.

I initially did <<SendToReport message, while @jthi  created Text Annotation explicitly and manipulated it using this style:

ta = rbiv << Add Text Annotation();
ta << Text("We need to discuss this at the next meeting.");
ta << Text Box({65, 50, 400, 300});
ta << Font("Times New Roman", 14, "Bold");
ta << Fixed Size(1);

Ideally there shouldn't be any difference, but there is, apparently.

 

Recommended Articles