SDK Question Fit a print to HUD

[JMW]

Hi,
I'm trying to print all bases loaded in a scenario to a hud displayed on an invisible mesh in VC.

I have in

bool ShuttlePB::clbkDrawHUD (int mode, const HUDPAINTSPEC *hps, oapi::Sketchpad *skp)
{

if(HUD2 == 1 && oapiGetHUDMode() == HUD_DOCKING &&oapiCockpitMode() == COCKPIT_VIRTUAL)
	{
		double  line = 20;
	oapi::Font *font = oapiCreateFont (15, false, "MyFont", FONT_NORMAL);
	skp->SetFont(font);
		char buf[256];
		int len = 84;

	char	basename[84];
	OBJHANDLE hPlanet = oapiGetGbodyByName("Earth");
		int nBase=oapiGetBaseCount(hPlanet);
		{
		for (i=0; i <nBase; i++) {
				double linespacing;
				linespacing = linespacing + 11;
			OBJHANDLE Bases = oapiGetBaseByIndex(hPlanet, i);
		oapiGetObjectName(Bases, basename, len);
   
		skp->SetTextColor( 0xffffff);
	if(i <= nBase)
		{
		if (i <20)
			{
			len = sprintf_s(buf,"                  %s",  basename);
		
			skp->Text(-126,line +linespacing, buf,  len);
			}
		else
			{
				line = 20;
			len = sprintf_s(buf,"     %s",  basename);
			skp->SetTextAlign (oapi::Sketchpad::LEFT, oapi::Sketchpad::TOP);
			skp->Text(125,((line-220) +linespacing), buf,  len);
			}
		}
									}//oapiReleaseFont (oapi::Font *font);
		}
	
	}
	  return true;

	}

but what I get doesn't fit on the mesh, (the longer names are truncated on the second column) whatever I try to do with the figures.
If I try to make the mesh bigger, the print just gets bigger too, and still truncated.
If I try to reduce the size of the font, it's still truncated the same.

To get it to appear at all, I had to have the strange

len = sprintf_s(buf,"                  %s",  basename);
		
			skp->Text(-126,line +linespacing, buf,  len);

setup.

Is there an easier, more adaptable way of putting this on screen?

 

[JMW]

Ok.
I've got it more organised (for this config of bases -obviously wouldn't suit all) but now would like to move the input box out of the print area.
But I guess it's the same problem as http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?p=346243#post346243 - right?