So I'm making a C# Windows Forms application in which I have a label. This label's size is 100x100 by default*, but I want to automatically increase the label's height so that any string fits in it regardless of its "height". How would I do this? I haven't tried anything myself yet because I don't really have an idea of what to do. I'm just a beginner, after all!
Thanks in advance.
*100x100 is just an example, the real size is different (I'm not sure yet what it'll be)
Thanks everyone, I managed to get what I want by setting the label's MaximumSize property. (Answered by #LarsTech in comments)
AutoSize defaults to true - so the default behaviour of the textbox should resize to any font size/content that is in use.
The label control in Windows Forms is a container which accepts your input strings. Therefore, if you do change its initial values it will get to its content size anyways. So, just change its Text Property.
You could try it first.
here's an example code you can use. It uses the AutoSize property.
If you label is called Label1 you can change it like this:
Label1.AutoSize = true;
Label1.Text = "The text in this label is longer than the set size.";
And it will automatically change it.
Related
I'm using ZedGraph in my c# project.
My X axis has text labels (used for bar chart), but with the default setting of XAxis.Scale.IsPreventLabelOverlap = true every second label is missing. When I change it to false with XAxis.Scale.MajorStep = 1 every label is shown, but font size remains the same, and labels overlap.
Is there any way to change font size of labels ? or preferably switch it to autosize ?
I hate to let you know but as far as I know you cannot change the axis label font size directly. You can change the axis title font size, but not the labels themselves. You can change whether or not they autosize though and scale at which they autosize and it seems that is sort of what you want and that may end up helping you. This is the resource at which I was looking.
Set the PaneBase.IsFontsScaled property to true and then you can change the scale factor by using the PaneBase.ScaleFactor() method. Look through that resource I linked and I think you will be able to get it done. I don't have ZedGraph installed so I can't test it but I'm sure it will be something like that.
Good luck!
my solution is ;
curve.Label.FontSpec = zg1.GraphPane.Legend.FontSpec.Clone();
curve.Label.FontSpec.Size = 6;
I've forgotten about this question long ago.
I've found my own solution, which isn't so clean. I've rewritten the PaneBase.CalcScaleFactor() method by changing return scaleFactor; to something like return scaleFactor * 0.75f;. Now it works as it should.
With reference to my previous question here: Changing Font Size for ListView Column in C#. I would like to know how to change the height of the column within a listView with OwnerDraw enabled.
I have succeeded in changing the font using the following code.
using (Font headerFont =
new Font("Helvetica", 10, FontStyle.Bold)) //Font size!!!!
{
e.Graphics.DrawString(e.Header.Text, headerFont,
Brushes.Black, e.Bounds, sf);
}
Although I cannot change the size of the column, giving it a cut-off effect. I have been playing around with the Rectangle.Bounds property but this appears to be read only.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
I have decided to take an alternative approach for my application. I chose to remove the header altogether and replace it with labels within a Container Panel.
This was achieved by changing the HeaderStyle property of the listView to "None". The result allowed me to dock the labels to the top of my listView, giving me the larger text I've been after!
Granted this is a little different to the question asked but provides a simple solution to what appears to be a complex problem! Additionally this would make the column headers static so may not be useful for developing applications requiring numerous changes
Thanks for all your help, and let me know if you would like more detail
Euan
You can try Better ListView Express. It allows changing column header height to arbitrary sizes. It is also free and the usage is 99% same as ListView.
Looking at some old VB 6.0 code we had created a global mFont variable and on Form_Load we had said richTextbox.Font = mFont, then later in code that there is a toolbar button to increase the font size we had just increased the size but did not have to do richTextbox.Font = mFont one more time. It was just doing it, but looks like in C# is it different? each time I change that font size do I have to assign it again so it takes effect? ( assuming still I have assgined richTextBox.Font = mFont at Form_Load event )
Most of the properties in Font are only settable through the constructor, you would need to create a new Font instance and reassign that to the RTB.
Yes that is correct. You need to set the Font property to a new Font object whenever you want to change any aspect of the font.
I have a drop down list in asp.net. I want to increase its height. please suggest, how to icrease it.
There is a height property on the drop down list.
myDropDown.Height = 200;
BTW: There is pleny of information around on how to do it:
http://dotnetslackers.com/Community/forums/asp.net-dropdownlist-item-height/p/3151/31235.aspx
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=419074
http://forums.asp.net/t/1300753.aspx/1
If setting the height property is not helping you,
One way of achieving this by increasing the font of the dropdown as it gets set based on the height of its contents.
Or you could set it via css (not sure will work in all browsers)
Please edit to describe your current scenario with some code
Set the Height property of the control
I am trying to right align a control in a StatusStrip. How can I do that?
I don't see a property to set on ToolStripItem controls that specifies their physical alignment on the parent StatusStrip.
How do I get Messages drop down to be right aligned? http://i.friendfeed.com/ed90b205f64099687db30553daa79d075f280b90
Found it via MSDN forums almost immediately after posting :)
You can use a ToolStripLabel to pseudo right align controls by setting the Text property to string.Empty and setting the Spring property to true. This will cause it to fill all of the available space and push all the controls to the right of the ToolStripLabel over.
For me it took two simple steps:
Set MyRightIntendedToolStripItem.Alignment to Right
Set MyStatusStrip.LayoutStyle to HorizontalStackWithOverflow
As an added note this is due to the fact that in the Win32 API a cell is either fixed width or fills the remaining space -1
int statwidths[] = {100, -1};
SendMessage(hStatus, SB_SETPARTS, sizeof(statwidths)/sizeof(int), (LPARAM)statwidths);
SendMessage(hStatus, SB_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)"Hi there :)");
If memory serves me correctly you can have only one fill cell (-1) per statusbar.
You could also add a third middle cell and give this the fill property to get a more concistent looking StatusBar. Consistent because Messages has an inset to its left right where you'd expect it. A bit like the mspaint shot found on the MSDN page for StatusBars
I like the creative appreach though :D
You can display the Button at the end of the StatusStrip by using the logic below.
Add a ToolstripLabel to the StatusStrip
Set text as string.Empty
Set Padding for the ToolstripLabel
For example:
this.toolStripStatusLabel1.Padding = new Padding((int)(this.Size.Width - 75), 0, 0, 0);
Keep a Toolstrip label , set Spring property as true and for label align text in BottomLeft
I found that you can set the StatusStrip Layout to HorizontalStackWithOverflow.
Then, for each control on the StatusStrip that you want on the right side, set the control Alignment to Right.
I like this better since you don't need any extra or dummy controls to align.
If you set a status strip label control’s Spring property to true, then that label takes up any space not used by other controls in the StatusStrip.
Set the RightToLeft tool strip property to True.