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05-23-2003, 07:26 PM

mohanakannan

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characters in a line in a richtextbox

hi,

how can i limit the number of characters in a line in a richtextbox.

example, i have a richtextbox in my form with width=12000
i want to limit the number of characters in each line to 60.
tat is, if i type "A" continously, then after 60 "A", cursor should come to
next line.... how can i do this ?

05-23-2003, 08:19 PM

navet1ss

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You can set RichTextBox1.RightMargin (in twips) to tell it when to wordwrap. If you really want it to be consistent at 60 then you'll have to use a fixed width font.

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05-23-2003, 08:26 PM

mohanakannan

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can u explain it briefly..
how can i get the size in twips ???
and an example of fixed font...!!!

05-23-2003, 08:41 PM

navet1ss

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The font that I frequently use that is fixed (all characters has the same height and width is "fixedSys". It's not a pretty font. I'm sure there are more but that's what works for me.

One way of calculating the width in twips is

Code:

Form1.ScaleMode = 1  'set to twips
Form1.Font = "fixedsys"
RichTextBox1.Font = "fixedsys"
RichTextBox1.RightMargin = Form1.TextWidth(String(60, "X"))

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05-23-2003, 08:48 PM

mohanakannan

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hi..
Thx a lot...it workz fine..!!

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