Change font color of labels

ID:2164740
 
Oct 26 2016, 9:44 am
(See the best response by Kaiochao.)
Code:
winset(src, "label", "text = \"<font color=red>Hello</font>\"")


Problem description: This doesn't change the font color of the text in a label to red, but instead prints the whole text in quotes... I know I can change the color of the text in the label via "Foreground" in appearance, but that changes the whole text's color and I'd like some words to be in different color than others...

Oct 26 2016, 10:15 am
 
winset(src, "label", "text-color = \"red\"")


That should work
Oct 26 2016, 10:29 am
Um, this still changes the font color of the whole text in the label... My example: ABC 123
How can I make ABC red and 123 blue!?
Oct 26 2016, 10:59 am
I'm not sure if skin elements work like that. You might have to redecorate it a bit and join two separate labels.
Oct 26 2016, 11:40 am
Best response
Labels don't support HTML, so they can only use one style at a time.

You can instead use an output element or a map element (using maptext on a HUD; this also enables mouse events).
Oct 27 2016, 8:11 am
 
obj
    maptext
        screen_loc = "10,10"//adjust to fit your screen
        plane = 100//make it appear infront
        maptext_width = 256
        New()
            ..()
            maptext = "<font color=red>ABC</font><font color=blue>123</font>"


mob
    proc
        maptext()
            var/image/i = new/obj/maptext
            src.client.screen+=i
            sleep(20)
            src.client.screen-=i

Use Maptext, it's the best and can more or less do what you're trying to do. Get familiar with it and use it all the time: http://www.byond.com/docs/ref/info.html#/atom/var/maptext