Request: replacement for string_length()

[AvioxArcade]

A way to get the length (numb of characters) of a scribble string without the commands would be nice.

I was hoping to just write a script that would grab _scribble_array[__SCRIBBLE.CHARACTERS] (or some other part of the scribble element array), but __SCRIBBLE.CHARACTERS doesn't include spaces in its count.

I can achieve what I'm needing with this estimate, but an exact string length without manually parsing would be nice.

[JujuAdams]

What are you using this value for?

[AvioxArcade]

I'm using the length of the string to estimate how long it will take someone to read it. I use this estimate to set a "timeout" variable for certain kinds of messages to disappear automatically. So the number of characters minus spaces is still close enough for this use case, and I don't mind writing my own "getter script" to grab that value. Perhaps with all the other scripts provided, there wouldn't really be many additional uses for such info.

[JujuAdams]

I'll consider my options here. There's some knock-on effects if CHARACTERS starts including spaces, but equally I do kinda agree that CHARACTERS should be an accurate value that includes spaces.

[AvioxArcade]

sounds good!

[JujuAdams]

__SCRIBBLE.CHARACTERS now counts spaces for v5.5.0