<![CDATA[How to center a text?]]>Hello everyone,
Quiz, I have a question, how can I do to center my text on the screen.

My code:void Display_WiFi_Connected() {
M5.Lcd.clear(BLACK);
M5.Lcd.setTextSize(2);
M5.Lcd.print("M5Stack has been connected");
}

I know I can use the function M5.Lcd.setCursor(); but I would like it to center my text according to its size ????
Thanks

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/topic/246/how-to-center-a-textRSS for NodeTue, 17 Mar 2026 03:54:17 GMTWed, 27 Jun 2018 07:48:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How to center a text? on Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:01:19 GMT]]>Yes yes it's working

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/1222https://community.m5stack.com/post/1222Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:01:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to center a text? on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 20:25:02 GMT]]>but it's working or not?

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/1218https://community.m5stack.com/post/1218Fri, 29 Jun 2018 20:25:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to center a text? on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:37:45 GMT]]>Excuse me but it's my fault

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/1204https://community.m5stack.com/post/1204Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:37:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to center a text? on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 11:07:07 GMT]]>what is your screen orientation? landscape or portrait ??
where is your text?
try to swap values 160 with 120 for portrait mode
or use this instead:

M5.Lcd.drawString("M5Stack has been connected", (int)(M5.Lcd.width()/2), (int)(M5.Lcd.height()/2), 2);

which calculates values for current orientation.

I do not have hw for tests

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/1203https://community.m5stack.com/post/1203Thu, 28 Jun 2018 11:07:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to center a text? on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 07:46:44 GMT]]>@reaper7 @Calin Thanks mens
but my text was not center in my display

M5.Lcd.drawString("M5Stack has been connected", 160, 120, 2);

I think it's because of 160 and 120 values.
I would like my text to be centered in height and width.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/1202https://community.m5stack.com/post/1202Thu, 28 Jun 2018 07:46:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to center a text? on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 05:13:53 GMT]]>For safe use in the future, better way is:

void Display_WiFi_Connected() {
  M5.Lcd.clear(BLACK);
  M5.Lcd.setTextDatum(CC_DATUM);
  M5.Lcd.drawString("M5Stack has been connected", 160, 120, 2);
}

because drawCentreString is marked as deprecated

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/1201https://community.m5stack.com/post/1201Thu, 28 Jun 2018 05:13:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to center a text? on Wed, 27 Jun 2018 16:11:07 GMT]]>@pépémax 在 How to center a text? 中说：

Hello everyone,
Quiz, I have a question, how can I do to center my text on the screen.

My code:void Display_WiFi_Connected() {
M5.Lcd.clear(BLACK);
M5.Lcd.setTextSize(2);
M5.Lcd.print("M5Stack has been connected");
}

I know I can use the function M5.Lcd.setCursor(); but I would like it to center my text according to its size ????
Thanks

Try this:

M5.Lcd.drawCentreString("your string", x, y, font);

So your code should be:

M5.Lcd.drawCentreString("M5Stack has been connected", 160, 120, 2);

to write a string size 2 on the center of the screen.

You also have the option to write a right aligned string.

I love reading C++ headers :)

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/1189https://community.m5stack.com/post/1189Wed, 27 Jun 2018 16:11:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to center a text? on Wed, 27 Jun 2018 09:33:16 GMT]]>Thank you so much, I did'nt see this function
But where should I put the function in my code?

void Display_WiFi_Connected() {
M5.Lcd.clear(BLACK);
M5.Lcd.setTextSize(2);
M5.Lcd.print("M5Stack has been connected");
}

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/1188https://community.m5stack.com/post/1188Wed, 27 Jun 2018 09:33:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to center a text? on Wed, 27 Jun 2018 09:17:21 GMT]]>use:
setTextDatum(uint8_t datum);

https://github.com/m5stack/M5Stack/blob/master/src/utility/In_eSPI.h#L554

and available options:
https://github.com/m5stack/M5Stack/blob/master/src/utility/In_eSPI.h#L331

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/1187https://community.m5stack.com/post/1187Wed, 27 Jun 2018 09:17:21 GMT