Need Help with display test

alaneayres

So I'm having trouble getting text to appear in display text on an actor. The actor remains visible, but the text never shows. I've made sure that the text is black, and that the actor is opaque. Not sure what else I need to do. The documentation implies that this should be enough.

I'm including my attributes.

http://gobblygeek.com/screenshot-2018-10-07-20-11-35/

jamie_c

I'm afraid the screen grab is not showing.

tatiang

Without seeing the screenshot -- which would be really helpful -- my guess is that there is an error in the Display Text expression field. What happens when you delete or turn off the current Display Text rule, add a new Display Text rule and preview? You should see "Hello World" appear on the actor. If that doesn't work, do the same but in a new, blank actor and let us know what happens. There could be a rule such as a Loop or Timer or even a rule condition that is causing the original Display Text behavior not to function properly.

bob loblaw

@alaneayres said:
So I'm having trouble getting text to appear in display text on an actor. The actor remains visible, but the text never shows. I've made sure that the text is black, and that the actor is opaque. Not sure what else I need to do. The documentation implies that this should be enough.

I'm including my attributes.

http://gobblygeek.com/screenshot-2018-10-07-20-11-35/

are you setting the actor to be invisible? not sure if i’m reading your post right but if that’s the case, see what happens with a fully visible actor.

alaneayres

alaneayres

bob loblaw

what are your colour settings?

when i said visible in the other post, i meant the alpha setting and i think it’s the opacity in the colour selection square, also the colour settings in the display text behaviour.

tatiang

It looks really straightforward. What happens when you try what I suggested?

What happens when you delete or turn off the current Display Text rule, add a new Display Text rule and preview? You should see "Hello World" appear on the actor. If that doesn't work, do the same but in a new, blank actor and let us know what happens.

bob loblaw

after having a play around with the display text behaviour, i think tatiang's suggestion probably the most likely to help you.

jamie_c

Is the actor really tiny? Since you have Wrap Inside Actor turned on, the text might not display if the actor isn't large enough to show it.

alaneayres

Ok. Don't ask me why, but deleting the actor and adding a new one worked. (shrug)