Forum :: Programming :: Automatically start a new line in a label if....

I've been looking all over the web for how to do this, I had no luck because I'm not to sure how I needto say it. 

What I'm trying to do is simple. My program has notifications that fade-in and fade-out. When thenotification fades-in I want it to check if the label1.width > notification.width and if that is true then I want it to use vbCrLf where it crosses the width - 10.

So if notification (the form) is 300 in width and the label size is 350, it will cut off the label at 290and start a new line and use the rest of the label on the next line.

So far the only way I know how to do this is just increasing the form size if the label size exceeds it,but that will lead to the form getting too wide. Any suggestions? 

~Thanks in advanced, Loading.

ewww font abuse

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The font wouldn't go away, I tried to make it just plain text but it just wouldn't go... so it's stuck like that.

It was originally posted here: http://code-guiders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=39&sid=c1ced5be039e4b05ba7de7d7854476b4

I dont quite understand what your trying to do. If you could explain better, i might beable to help.

Wait. I think i might understand.

What i would do is this.

Dim Equation = me.Width / (me.Text.Length * FontSize)

if Equation >= 1 then

'Use string.sub to split the text at the position and place a new line

end

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Wildsurvival posted: (6th May 2012, 07:20 pm)

I dont quite understand what your trying to do. If you could explain better, i might beable to help.

Wait. I think i might understand.

What i would do is this.

Dim Equation = me.Width / (me.Text.Length * FontSize)

if Equation >= 1 then

'Use string.sub to split the text at the position and place a new line

end

To better explain it;

Are you rendering the text or are you using a label?

If you are, what i posted should help. Theres no easy code to measure if the length of the text goes off. If you render it yourself, you can use a Rectangle() and itll textwrap itself.

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Andrewbob - I would be on the fucking copter of rofls

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I'm using just a plain label. So there is no way to do this? :/

You can but i would suggest you remove away from .net controls for this. I would make my own class. If you need help, add me on msn and ill help you.

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Andrewbob - I would be on the fucking copter of rofls

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Just sent an invite.

According to this: http://forums.codeguru.com/showthread.php?t=370571

All you have to do is set Auto Size to false and make it multi-line? Sorry I try to stay away from .net langauges most of the time :P.

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OH duh. Didnt think of that. Lol. I got on teamviewer with him and rendered the text in a fixed rectangle with a custom class.

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Andrewbob - I would be on the fucking copter of rofls

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Thank newguy, you're a life savor. :p

vb.net - because you want to write your own programs but don't even understand the concept of wordwrapping.

(lol soz first drink in a while and this is the last day I can drink for about... errr... well 7-8 months so I'm acting like an arse.. And yet it seems I know I'm acting like it but still typing. I just typed that! And I could have just not posted this rather than keep typing. And this.. Why am I still typing? Oh God! Byes!)

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Sordie posted: (8th May 2012, 12:48 am)

vb.net - because you want to write your own programs but don't even understand the concept of wordwrapping.

(lol soz first drink in a while and this is the last day I can drink for about... errr... well 7-8 months  so I'm acting like an arse.. And yet it seems I know I'm acting like it but still typing. I just typed that! And I could have just not posted this rather than keep typing. And this.. Why amI still typing? Oh God! Byes!)

"lol soz first drink in a while and this is the last day i can drink for ...errrr well 7-8 months"

 

that mean a little one on the way?

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Sorry I'm not a pro programmer like you? I'm trying to learn without a teacher... you didn't have to be a douche about it.

It's my first time I ever needed to use this feature so I was unsure how to use it, but now I know so I wont have to ask again.