Highlight label's description text

Archive: Highlight label's description text

jdt2oo7
12th January 2010 20:24 UTC

Highlight label's description text
Hi all,

I created a custom component page, and some labels on that page also. I am wondering if it's a way to highlight label's description text when user click on the label? Like change to text Bold.

Thanks!

jpderuiter
12th January 2010 21:37 UTC

You can change the label to bold:

Var LABEL

Function nsDialogsPage

        nsDialogs::Create 1018
        Pop $0

        ${NSD_CreateLabel} 0 35 100% 12u "Test label"
        Pop $LABEL
        GetFunctionAddress $0 OnLabelClick
        nsDialogs::OnClick $LABEL $0

        nsDialogs::Show

FunctionEnd

Function OnLabelClick
        ; Set label to bold
        CreateFont $R2 "MS Shell Dlg" 10 700
        SendMessage $LABEL ${WM_SETFONT} $R2 0
        ; Force label redraw
        ShowWindow $LABEL ${SW_HIDE}
        ShowWindow $LABEL ${SW_SHOW}
FunctionEnd

Please note that you might experience some flikkering.
And the label gets obviously bigger when it's bold, so keep that in mind when positioning the other controls.

jdt2oo7
13th January 2010 01:32 UTC

Thanks jpderuiter! Label's text is bold when I click on it.

How would I un-bold previously selected label when I click on another one? I tried to redraw it but it remains bold.

jpderuiter
13th January 2010 10:59 UTC

Do the same, but then create a font with a weight of 400
(See CreateFont in the NSIS manual)