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20 days ago
CIQQA-3218

Different behaviour of dc.drawText between devices on simulator

Hi,

I am writing a watchface where I would like to be able to denote a height by partially filling the numbers dynamically.  I've used the basic principle as described here (https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/connect-iq-faq/how-do-i-use-custom-fonts/) to develop my code :

            // Draw base colour time
            dc.setColor(Graphics.COLOR_BLUE, Graphics.COLOR_TRANSPARENT);      
            dc.drawText(screenCentreWidth, (timeLabelRow - (dc.getFontHeight(timeFont) / 2)), timeFont, timeString, Graphics.TEXT_JUSTIFY_CENTER);

            // Draw white box, leaving tide height portion in blue
            dc.setColor(Graphics.COLOR_WHITE, Graphics.COLOR_TRANSPARENT);
            dc.fillRectangle((screenCentreWidth - (timeStringLength / 2)), (timeLabelRow - (dc.getFontHeight(timeFont - 3) / 2)), timeStringLength, tideFillPortion);

            // Redraw time overlay
            dc.setColor(Graphics.COLOR_TRANSPARENT, Graphics.COLOR_BLACK);      
            dc.drawText(screenCentreWidth, (timeLabelRow - (dc.getFontHeight(timeFont) / 2)), timeFont, timeString, Graphics.TEXT_JUSTIFY_CENTER);
However, when testing using the simulator I get differing results depending on the device. 
For example the Fenix 7 gives the result I was hoping for but for Fenix 8 the white box remains on top of the text
I'm not sure whether this is a bug in the simulator or different behaviour between devices, does anyone have any suggestions?
I can share screenshots from the simulator if that helps
Thank you
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  • 20 days ago

    Could someone from Garmin please confirm whether this behaviour is limited to the simulator or whether it also happens 'in the real world' (ie watches such as Fenix 8, Venu3, Vivoactive 6 and Fr965 which all have this issue in the simulator).  I do not have access to the newer watches that appear to exhibit this issue and have an update to one of my watchfaces that is pending the outcome of this.

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  • 20 days ago

    Could someone from Garmin please confirm whether this behaviour is limited to the simulator or whether it also happens 'in the real world' (ie watches such as Fenix 8, Venu3, Vivoactive 6 and Fr965 which all have this issue in the simulator).  I do not have access to the newer watches that appear to exhibit this issue and have an update to one of my watchfaces that is pending the outcome of this.

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