How do I modify a text box with 5.x.x?

[ironiris]

in protocol version 4.9.1(windows), I was modifying it like this,
obs.send('SetTextGDIPlusProperties', { 'source': 'text box name', 'text': '0' })
How should I modify it after version 5.0.0?

[CloudMax94]

I came across the same issue with SetTextFreetype2Properties today and couldn't find any helpful documentation but eventually managed to guess my way to success.

Seems they now have a generic approach to assigning any setting value to any source. Try the snippet below, it worked with SetTextFreetype2Properties at least.

obs.call("SetInputSettings", {
  inputName: "text box name",
  inputSettings: {
    text: "0",
  },
});

[PKevin123]

I spent the whole afternoon on this problem, almost gave up, your method worked, thanks man!

[Atomme1]

Litteraly saved my project XD
Thank you so much <3 !

[jeanbatfr]

Hi, I'm trying to do the same thing but by sending a json with node-red, i tried to understand the documentation, tried several things like :
{
"op": 6,
"d": {
"requestType": 'SetInputSettings',
"requestData": {
"inputName": 'PV1_textbox',
"overlay ": true
},
"inputSettings": {
"text": "test"
}
}
}

or :
{
op: 6,
d: {
requestType: "SetInputSettings",
inputName: "PV1_textbox",
inputSettings: {
text: "test" // Le texte que tu veux afficher
}
}
}

But nothing works.
Please help, I don't understand the doc, what is the requestID??

Thank you

[Atomme1]

I don’t know the language you want to use for your project but when it comes to communicate with the obs WS, you have to give it a certain amount of data.

I can’t give you precise indications because i did my project a while ago, but I you can still go and check it on my profile.
It’s called O-WA (short for obs web app)
It’s a restful api in python using flask as backend exposing a webpage that you can interact with.

The functions used to make calls to the websocket are stored in a specific python file.