[Solved] Text Coords and Shape Coords

[Laurent]

I don't know why people want to keep their code structure, namespaces etc. in minimal codes

Here is what I ended up with after 30 sec:

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#include <iostream>
#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>

int main()
{
    sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode(800, 600), "test");

    sf::Shape canvas = sf::Shape::Rectangle(100, 100, 400, 400, sf::Color::White, 5, sf::Color::White);
    canvas.EnableFill(false);
    canvas.EnableOutline(true);
    canvas.SetPosition(100, 100);

    sf::String text;
    text.SetPosition(100, 100);
    text.SetText("Text String");

    while (window.IsOpened())
    {
        window.Clear();
        window.Draw(canvas);
        window.Draw(text);
        window.Display();
    }

    return 0;
}
But I'm just quibbling, your code was good enough, thank you

Now the error: you put your rectangle's geometry at 100,100, and then you move this geometry to 100,100: the geometry ends up at 200,200. The position of the shape's points is not the global position that you set with SetPosition. They are combined.

[Wander]

Wow! That's it? I thought the .Move() member was the one that combined. So What's the difference between .Move() and .SetPosition()?
Also, how would I go about just setting a new position for it without combining it.

[Laurent]

No you misunderstand me. Move and SetPosition modify the same variable, the first one is relative to the current position and the second one absolute.

But the coordinates that you pass to sf::Shape::Rectangle define the local position of points. This is a totally different thing. If you want to play with the position of your rectangle, create it at 0,0 and only use SetPosition.

[Wander]

OH!! I get it now! So, if I set the Rectangle originally at 100, 100 then that would act like a 0, 0?

[Laurent]

OH!! I get it now! So, if I set the Rectangle originally at 100, 100 then that would act like a 0, 0?

Yes, when the rectangle is at position 0,0, its top-left corner is already at 100,100.

[Wander]

Okay. Thanks.