Problems Justifying Text?

Guides UI and Macro
1

This code does not justify the text, “Hello World!” when scrolled along with other longer and shorter strings.

f.Text = f:CreateFontString()
f.Text:SetFontObject( GameFontHighlight )
f.Text:SetJustifyH(“LEFT”)
f.Text:SetText( "Hello World! )

What am I missing?

2

A FontString will obey a JustifyH when there’s a width, either a direct width to the FontString or it has two anchors wider than the text.

f.Text:SetWidth(300)

or

f.Text:SetAllPoints(true)

(and of course height for JustifyV)

3

Just to reframe what Gello said:

  • SetPoint() or SetWidth() control the dimensions of the FontString
    • If you don’t specify an exact size, it will expand/shrink to fit the text
  • SetJustifyH() or SetWordWrap() change how text flows inside the FontString
    • If the FontString is expanding to variable width, then these have no impact

References:

  • https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/UIOBJECT_Region
  • https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/UIOBJECT_FontString
4

Thank you all. I get it and it all works now. Very grateful.