Positioning SFML text specifically

[Superdude]

So, my problem is so:

I am trying to position and sf::Text relatively to another sf::Text. Not over, or beneath or anything like that, but after- like so:

[text1][text2]

Right after the first one.
So NOT like this:

[[tteexxtt12]]

which is what I get atm.

So here is what I have tried:

theTexts.push_back(UnitOfText(Text(outputstring,defaultFont, 15),theColor));
int i = (theTexts.size() - 1);
std::cout << i;
sf::FloatRect textRect ( theTexts[i].theText.getLocalBounds() );
theTexts[i].theText.setOrigin (textRect.width / 2, textRect.height / 2);
if(theTexts.size() > 1)
{
	theTexts[i].theText.setPosition(theTexts[i - 1].theText.getLocalBounds().left,theTexts[i - 1].theText.getLocalBounds().top);
}	

I am pretty lost, and don't have the experience to resolve it myself.
Thanks!

[cire]

#include <stdexcept>
#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>

void positionText(sf::Text& text, sf::Text& trailing, sf::Vector2f pos)
{
    text.setPosition(pos);
    trailing.setPosition(pos.x + text.getLocalBounds().width, pos.y);
}

int main()
{
    const unsigned scrWidth = 800;
    const unsigned scrHeight = 600;

    sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode(scrWidth, scrHeight), "Text");

    sf::Font font;
    if (!font.loadFromFile("arial.ttf"))
        throw std::runtime_error("Unable to load font.");

    sf::Text text1("AaBbCc", font);
    sf::Text text2("DdEeFf", font);

    sf::FloatRect t1Bounds = text1.getLocalBounds();
    sf::Vector2f t1Pos((scrWidth / 2.0f) - t1Bounds.width - t1Bounds.left, (scrHeight / 2.0f) - t1Bounds.height - t1Bounds.top);
    positionText(text1, text2, t1Pos);

    bool shouldClose = false;
    while (!shouldClose)
    {
        sf::Event event;
        while (window.pollEvent(event))
        {
            if (event.type == sf::Event::Closed)
                shouldClose = true;

            if (event.type == sf::Event::MouseMoved)
            {
                t1Pos.x = event.mouseMove.x;
                t1Pos.y = event.mouseMove.y;
            }
        }

        positionText(text1, text2, t1Pos);

        window.clear();

        window.draw(text1);
        window.draw(text2);

        window.display();
    }

    window.close();
}

[Superdude]

Wow, that is impressive, but can you tell me what Trailing in positionText does?

And I know this may be dumb, but where does the actual calculation of position go? I am not sure at all. (And you nailed the positioning, I could not tell if it was one Text, or two without looking at the code)

[cire]

Wow, that is impressive, but can you tell me what Trailing in positionText does?

In positionText, trailing is a reference to the sf::Text object that "trails" the first object (text.)

And I know this may be dumb, but where does the actual calculation of position go?

The position of each text object is set/calculated on line 44. The position used for that call is obtained on lines 39 and 40. So, the calculation goes in the "update" portion of your main loop.

[Superdude]

OK, thanks! You solved a whole lot of my problems!