Simple "setText" clock face question

I'm new to Monkey C (and a non-pro programmer) and cannot get text to append to the end of my time.

I just want the letters "GMT" to come at the end of this line:

var zuluTime = Lang.format("$1$:$2$", [zCalc, clockTime.min.format("%02d")]);
var Zview = View.findDrawableById("zTimeLabel") as Text;

The clock face works without any label. I've tried putting "GMT" in all kinds of locations. This usually returns 3 blank boxes in the correct location. I've tried defining a string variable and inserting it similarly. I know the time is numeric and my label is string and experimented with the strings function but only managed to crash things. I do not know how to get them to get along.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeff

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jim_m_58 over 4 years ago in reply to FlyFrosty +1

It's because you are using a number font (FONT_NUMBER_*) and the characters GMT aren't available. Switch to something like FONT_LARGE

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jim_m_58 over 4 years ago

var zuluTime = Lang.format("$1$:$2$", [zCalc, clockTime.min.format("%02d")])+"GMT";

FlyFrosty over 4 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Thanks for the quick response. I did as you suggested and I get the 3 boxes.

From mt ...view.mc file:

var zuluTime = Lang.format("$1$:$2$", [zCalc, clockTime.min.format("%02d")])+"GMT";

var Zview = View.findDrawableById("zTimeLabel") as Text;

and I get (the 3 boxes after "15:45":

jim_m_58 over 4 years ago in reply to FlyFrosty

It's because you are using a number font (FONT_NUMBER_*) and the characters GMT aren't available. Switch to something like FONT_LARGE

FlyFrosty over 4 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

You, sir are my hero. I would never have figured that out on my own. That worked. Thanks!