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Resetting maxVisibleCharacters?

Discussion in 'UGUI & TextMesh Pro' started by Pattrigue, Mar 18, 2022.

  1. Pattrigue

    Pattrigue

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    Hi,

    I have a typewriter effect that types out characters.
    At the end of the effect, I would like it to display all characters.
    Currently, I call 
    textLabel.maxVisibleCharacters = textLabel.text.Length


    However, if the locale changes after the typing effect has finished, and the new locale's text is longer than the previous one, it will only show the amount of characters the previous locale text had since maxVisibleCharacters is set to the length of the previous text.

    Here is a gif of the problem, in case you have a hard time visualising it from my convoluted textual description: https://gyazo.com/8f89217d03622978b6fab4d387ab6717

    Is there any way to reset maxVisibleCharacters such that it is ignored/renders all characters?
     
    Pattrigue, Mar 18, 2022
    #1

  2. Stephan_B

    Stephan_B

    Unity Technologies

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    You could set the maxVisibleCharacters to a large value when changing local. For example int.MaxValue; would work.
     
    Stephan_B, Mar 18, 2022
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  3. Pattrigue

    Pattrigue

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    Huh, strange fix, but it works. Thanks, appreciate it!
     
    Pattrigue, Mar 18, 2022
    #3