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EditBox Load text issue

Hi all

I have a strange bug where I try to load text into an edit box on load.
I can load the text but it does not show until I click on the edit box and right arrow until the text shows.

Here is my lua file.
Here is my toc file.

updateTextFucntion - line 139

run updateTextFucntion(scaleNumber) in playerLogin event - line 250

scaleTextEditBox - line 309

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

Did you try making the EditBox wider? It looks like the text is having problems fitting all 3 digits until you move the cursor back to the beginning. It's possible it could be some anomaly in an attempt to word wrap or truncate.

You also may want to try tweaking :SetTextInsets().

Have you considered adjusting the width of the EditBox or experimenting with :SetTextInsets() to resolve the issue of text not displaying properly until you interact with it?

Hi SDPhantom and AmadiDooke

Yes, I have already tried expanding the edit box and adjusting the insets, all without success.
When I try a test of just the edit box using the following code it works perfectly;

Lua Code:

local TestScaleNumber = 123
 
local function updateTextBoxNumber(scaleNumber)
   if scaleNumber >= 301 then -- if the entered number is too high
      scaleNumber = 300
   elseif scaleNumber <= 49 then -- if the entered number is too low
      scaleNumber = 50
   end
   TestScaleNumber = scaleNumber / 100
   TestScaleBox:SetText(scaleNumber)   
end
 
local TestScaleBox =
CreateFrame("EditBox", "TestScaleBox", UIParent, "ChatConfigBoxTemplate")
TestScaleBox:SetPoint("CENTER")
TestScaleBox:SetFontObject(NumberFontNormalLargeYellow)
TestScaleBox:SetNumeric(true)
TestScaleBox:SetSize(40, 25)
TestScaleBox:SetMaxLetters(3)
TestScaleBox:SetAutoFocus()
TestScaleBox:SetText("")
TestScaleBox:SetJustifyH("CENTER")
TestScaleBox:SetScript(
   "OnEnterPressed",
   function(self)
      scaleNumber = tonumber(TestScaleBox:GetText())
      print(scaleNumber) -- debug --
      self:ClearFocus()
      updateTextBoxNumber(scaleNumber)
   end
)
 
updateTextBoxNumber(TestScaleNumber)

This code uses the same edit box code and the same function code, other than the UIParent.

In your PasteBin code,

After:

Lua Code:

ScaleSlapDownButtonEditBox:SetText(scaleNumber)

add:

Lua Code:

ScaleSlapDownButtonEditBox:SetCursorPosition(0)

Hi Fizzlemizz

That fixed it, thank you so much.

Have you considered using the solution provided by Fizzlemizz, which involves adding the line "ScaleSlapDownButtonEditBox:SetCursorPosition(0)" after the line "ScaleSlapDownButtonEditBox:SetText(scaleNumber)" in your PasteBin code to address the issue of text not displaying properly until interaction?