[Lazarus] DrawText function problems

[Lee Jenkins]

Luiz Americo Pereira Camara wrote:
> Lee Jenkins wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm having a problem with drawing text on an image using the DrawText 
>> function where the area around the text masked out.  Please see the 
>> attached image.
>>
>> This same routine works perfectly in Delphi.  Maybe the 
>> Canvas.Brush.Style := bsClear is not working?
> 
> There's a bug in Delphi regarding bsClear ( 
> http://www.efg2.com/Lab/OtherProjects/PrinterDemo2.htm 
> <http://www.lockproxy.info/unblock-sites/index.php?q=uggc%3A%2F%2Fjjj.rst2.pbz%2FYno%2FBgureCebwrpgf%2FCevagreQrzb2.ugz>). 
> See issues 8455 and 8340 in bug tracker for more info.
> 
> Maybe this can help you.
> 
> Luiz
> 

Thanks for responding, Luiz.  I'm not sure what Lazarus is doing here because I 
swear sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.  There doesn't seem to be any 
consistency with these kinds of routines.

When it works, the output looks like crap, fat text with jagged edges, ignoring 
the Canvas.Font settings completely and when it doesn't work, well it doesn't 
work, lol.

I get this kind of off/on functionality with lazarus many times, inexplicable 
things that work sometimes and sometimes do not work.

I think the writing is on the wall.  I just cannot do this particular 
application that I'm trying to do with lazarus because it strays strays too far 
from basic components like TEdit, TListBox, TComboBox to be a workable solution 
for me with lazarus.

Maybe fpGUI will be workable, I've been playing around with it for the last 
couple of days.

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Warm Regards,

Lee

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