<node3d:GUI:droplist>.overflow

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<node3d:GUI:droplist>.overflow

Changes the way the droplist handles the length of the text

<node3d:GUI:droplist>.overflow(
mode
)

mode

Can be one of the following:

Overflow Modes
viz.OVERFLOW_GROW	The node length will grow to fit the length of the selected text.
viz.OVERFLOW_SHRINK	The text size will be scaled down so that it fits in the node.
viz.OVERFLOW_CROP	The text will be cropped to fit in the node.

Remarks

The default overflow mode is viz.OVERFLOW_GROW, which will be used if this function isn't called.

Return Value

None

Example

list = viz.addDropList()
list.overflow(viz.OVERFLOW_SHRINK)
list.setPosition(.5,.5)
list.addItem('A')
list.addItem('BBBBBCCCCCDDDDDDEEEEEE')
list.addItem('C')
list.addItem('D')

When BBBB... is selcted the text size will shrink, when anything else is selected it will be the default size.