Is it possible to align the text on the button using IAS toolkit?

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Hi,

When a button is created using IAS, the text on it is automatically aligned to the center. Is it possible to make it align to the left or right?

Thanks!

Marieke Goethals [SLC] [DevOps Catalyst] Selected answer as best 14th July 2023

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Hi Jason,

Normally, this is supported on the button. I don’t know if it is supported on the content.
Could you add the alignment on the button and check the outcome?
Sample code:

UIBlockDefinition uibDef = new UIBlockDefinition();
uibDef.Type = UIBlockType.Button;
uibDef.Text = “EXIT SOURCE BT”;
uibDef.HorizontalAlignment = “Left”; // Left, Center, Right
uibDef.VerticalAlignment = “Center”; // Top, Center, Bottom

Marieke Goethals [SLC] [DevOps Catalyst] Selected answer as best 14th July 2023
Jason Wan [SLC] [DevOps Advocate] commented

Thanks Matthias, I tested the method based on Thomas’s answer. The attribute work for the button but not for content.
Matthias Declerck [SLC] [DevOps Advocate] commented

I have checked the code and there is no content support.
I do question myself: why do you want to align it to the left?
isn’t that against IAS UI guidelines or so? I can’t remember any display of any program or website that does such alignment.
Could you perhaps enlighten us with your user story?
Thanks in advance
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Hi Jason,

If you are using the Interactive Automation Toolkit community library, you can try what Matthias proposed like this:

dialog.AddWidget(new Button(“▲ EXT Source BT”), 0, 0, HorizontalAlignment.Left, VerticalAlignment.Center);

Jason Wan [SLC] [DevOps Advocate] Posted new comment 14th April 2022
Jason Wan [SLC] [DevOps Advocate] commented

Thanks, Thomas, I tried this method but it didn’t work. I think the HorizontalAlignment and VerticalAlignment work on the position of the button but not the content on the button.