Label capitalization query

Applications QML
#1

i did play around a while ago with capitalization on an Label.
the result was not great, not what i would expect.

i would like to have just two options:

  • no capitalization
  • mixed cap, so first char

but i wanted to have that just during user input
the current result now is: even lower case input is capitalized on load when i use the mixed …

does anybody know the propper setting for that ?
or do i need to set that manually only in edit mode, that would feel strange imho

#2

You could try disabling signals, setting the text and enabling signals, but I’m not sure if it affects rendering too…

#3

I wish I could remember why, but in my Location based lookup of weather stations I employed a javascript hack to get Labels into mixed case.

        delegate: ListItem {
            Label {
                text: titleCase(model.station_name) + " - " + model.distance + qsTr(" meters")
                truncationMode: TruncationMode.Fade
            }

function titleCase(str) {
    str = str.toLowerCase();
    var words = str.split(' ');
    var results = [];
    for (var i = 0; i < words.length; i++) {
        var letter = words[i].charAt(0).toUpperCase();
        results.push(letter + words[i].slice(1));
    }
    return results.join(' ');
}

I just have no idea now, why!
#4

Something similar to poetaster’s answer;

     Label {
         id: wait
        text: {
            var wait = "waiting for GPS"
            return wait[0].toUpperCase() + wait.substring(1)
        }
     }
#5

Something like this would let you process the text more freely:

Label {
  id: thatLabel
  property initialText: ''
  onInitialTextChanged: {
    var newText = initialText
    // Manipulate newText as needed
    text = newText
  }
}

And then update thatLabel.initialText instead of thatLabel.text