Label text color to specific letters

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Hi everyone, I have an issue that can’t figure out. I have a label which text changes often based on the input. When I originally created it using one color was fine. But now I actually need to see if I can make the last 3 characters be a different color and perhaps a different size as well. Or either one. In the image below is the large display on the upper right.

I was trying to do it on an Open Event Handler for itself. But can only change the entire thing.

Thanks.

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Don’t think you’ll be able to do what you want with the label control. I would try using a subclass of canvas and drawing each digit in the color, size, and position you want.

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You can try StyledTextPrinter and canvas.
Write in a hidden TextArea and display in a canvas

http://documentation.xojo.com/index.php/StyledTextPrinter

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Thanks! I think I am going to split the label into 3 and write each part separately. Kindof the “write a hidden text area” you mentioned.

Thanks!

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You could use a textarea directly.
If you set readonly, background color and no border, it looks like it is a label and you can format it.