Some of the details, original bug report info from January 19, 2016:
#12608: BTextControl Centering is Broken
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Reporter: AGMS | Owner: axeld
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Unscheduled
Component: Kits/Interface Kit | Version: R1/Development
Keywords: BTextControl, Center | Blocked By:
Blocking: | Has a Patch: 0
Platform: All |
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Supposedly centered text is actually a little bit to the left of center.
Stays proportionally to the left even when the text box is resized.
Attachment added (by AGMS):
CenteringBug.cpp (1.3 KB) - Code which creates the examples of centered
BTextControls.
Attachment added (by AGMS):
BTextControlCenteringTest.png (19.6 KB) - Shows BeOS and Haiku OS
examples of centered text, and what happens when the text box is
stretched wider.
Changes (by waddlesplash) July 18 2018:
* status: closed => reopened
* resolution: fixed =>
Comment (by AGMS) April 7 2020:
Perhaps related to #1651 which also has BTextControl text positioning
calculations not quite right.
