[Request] String InlineSetting for vertical character spacing

[raiguard]

I would like the ability to use InlineSetting to change a string's vertical spacing, not just horizontal. Here is my usecase:

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In this skin, each button and its label is one string meter, to facilitate clicking anywhere on the button or label in order to change the setting. For the most part, it works fine. However, for the toggle button and ColorPickerPlus button, I had to increase the font size of the icon compared to the rest of the string to keep aesthetic balance. This causes the labels to be offset from the icon.

What I would envision is either a new option (VerticalSpacing?) or an extension of the CharacterSpacing option to include top and bottom.

Thanks in advance!

[jsmorley]

So in effect you want to be able to move the string "ColorPickerPlus Demo" up a couple of pixels from the Y baseline the meter is on? I mean, this is always going to be "up", as the string can't be drawn below Y.

This feels like a lot of work to avoid two meters...

[raiguard]

Well, the effect I'm going for is that you can click anywhere on the button or label to switch the setting:

settings_demo_1.gif

There are two ways to do this: Make both the button and label one meter, or create three meters: Button, label, and mouse region. When you are me and you pack as many options as possible into your suite, the latter can result in a vast amount of meters to handle:

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And while using all of these InlineSettings seems complicated, it doesn't really make that much of a difference if you smartly use MeterStyles. My current WIP version looks something like this:

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[MeterCheckButton]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleSettingsButton | StyleCheckButton
InlineSetting=Weight | [&MeasureSettingsScript:GetIcon('check_weight', 'checkDemo', '1')]
Text=[\[&MeasureSettingsScript:GetIcon('check_icon', 'checkDemo', '1')]] Check Demo
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureSettingsScript "Toggle('checkDemo', '1', '0')"]

As compared to my existing implementation in ModernGadgets, using two separate meters:

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; Cpu Name
[CpuNameButton]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleToggleButton | StyleStringButtonHover
Text=[&MeasureSettingsScript:GetIcon([#showCpuName])]
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureSettingsScript "Toggle('showCpuName', '1', '0', 'CpuNameAction')"]

[CpuNameLabelString]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleString | StyleStringToggleLabel
Text=CPU Name

As you can see, combining the meters will save a lot of time and significantly decrease the file size.

If my request is not feasible, that's alright. The vast majority of my settings are checkboxes and radio buttons, and those align perfectly well without needing this option. I just thought I'd ask, just in case.

Thanks!