I followed answer here:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/3233802/3850487
I was able to use @Dave code and it works great.
The only thing is I cannot seem to find a way to change font or size of my label.
[self.rssLabel setText:fullString];
[self.rssLabel setSpeed:0.03f];
[[self rssLabel] setFont:[NSFont boldSystemFontOfSize:100]];//NOT WORKING
Nothing happens at all , it's like it is not being affected.
The closest I got was when I added some code to - (void)drawRect:(NSRect)dirtyRect
- (void)drawRect:(NSRect)dirtyRect {
// Drawing code here.
[[NSColor grayColor] set];//changed the background of the view
NSRectFill(dirtyRect); //not text color
...
}
I tried to contact dave, but I cannot comment yet, please advise.
That's right you need to do the change in drawRect:(NSRect)dirtyRect
.
Example:
- (void)drawRect:(NSRect)dirtyRect {
// Drawing code here.
NSFont *font = [NSFont fontWithName:@"Courier" size: 15.0f];
//add more custom stuff, then assign attributes
NSDictionary *attributes = @{ NSFontAttributeName: font};
if (point.x + stringWidth < 0) {
point.x += dirtyRect.size.width;
}
[text drawAtPoint:point withAttributes:attributes];//assign!
if (point.x < 0) {
NSPoint otherPoint = point;
otherPoint.x += dirtyRect.size.width;
[text drawAtPoint:otherPoint withAttributes:attributes];//assign!
}
}