I was interested enough to fire up a sample app & just test that
'BitBtn1.Caption := 'Line1'#$0D#$0A'Line2' actually worked.
It works fine under D4 but failed under Delphi 1. That suprised me - I had
assumed that it would have worked in any version of Delphi. It would be
interesting & look at the source to see what has changed with the TBitBtn
between D3 & D4.
Of course, it suggests one answer - use D4 or D5, but that may be a bit
extreme just to get two line buttons....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, 4 February 2000 16:01
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Multi-line Caption
>
>
> Dennis
> The following is a line copied out of the OnCreateForm
> procedure of the form on
> which the BitBtn is located:
> BitBtn1.Caption := 'Line1'#$0D#$0A'Line2'; (have also tried
> all the similar
> variations suggested by others)
> I have tried several different fonts - no go. Using D3.
> Have tried with and without a bitmap on the button - same result.
> Guess I'll have to cave in and do as you suggest and create a
> text bitmap.
> Thanks for your help
> Mark
>
>
> Dennis Chuah wrote:
>
> > Mark,
> >
> > Button.Caption := 'Line1'#$0D#$0A'Line2';
> >
> > definitely works for me. What font are you using? What
> version of Delphi
> > are you using? I have used it with D2 - D4. Do you have a
> bitmap on the
> > button?
> >
> > If you really cannot get this to work, you can always
> create a bitmap with 2
> > lines of text and use as the button bitmap (last resort).
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dennis.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > > Behalf Of Mark Howard
> > > Sent: Friday, 4 February 2000 14:48
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > > Subject: Re: [DUG]: Multi-line Caption
> > >
> > >
> > > Tad advanced for me - besides if the suggestions about
> > > including CF/LF work for
> > > others, why does my app not accept them?
> > > Are there other TBitBtn properties that clash with the
> > > suggested solutions?
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > Carl Reynolds wrote:
> > >
> > > > You might have to roll your own. If you include a
> > > "DT_WORDBREAK or " on
> > > > each line in the implementation of TButtonGlyph
> > > (buttons.pas) that refers to
> > > > "DT_CENTER ..." or "DT_CALCRECT", then your BitBtns will
> > > all wordwrap - and
> > > > everything else that uses TButtonGlyph (caveat: not sure
> > > how that might
> > > > throw out autosizing!). Unfortunately you can't override
> > > anything because
> > > > TButtonGlyph is implementation only, but you could just
> > > copy the lot and
> > > > make those trivial changes for a new button of your own
> > > design (call it
> > > > TWordwrapBitBtn and sell it on the web :).
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Carl
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Friday, 4 February 2000 9:27
> > > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > > > Subject: Re: [DUG]: Multi-line Caption
> > > >
> > > > No, it IS a TBitBtn.
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > > > Oscar Martin wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Sounds like you are using a TButton - which doesnt
> > > support multilines -
> > > > use
> > > > > a TBitButton instead
> > > > >
> > > > > Oscar
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 10:00 AM
> > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > > > > Subject: [DUG]: Multi-line Caption
> > > > >
> > > > > OK. Fine. I'll risk the impure design!
> > > > > Where do you guys learn all this stuff?!
> > > > > Thanks everyone.
> > > > > Mark
> > > > > OK
> > > > > When I try this, or the similar hex solution proposed
> all I get
> > > > > is
> > > > >
> > > > > Line1||Line2 (ie 2 heavy vertical bars in place of the CR/LF
> > > > > characters)
> > > > >
> > > > > or more precisely
> > > > >
> > > > > ne1||Lin
> > > > >
> > > > > There must be something simple that I am overlooking.
> > > > > (I *have* closed the quotes after Line1)
> > > > > Any ideas?
> > > > >
> > > > > Mark
> > > > > Oscar said
> > > > >
> > > > > you can use:
> > > > >
> > > > > btnTest.Caption := 'Line 1' + #13#10 + 'Line 2';
> > > > >
> > > > > on a bit button - however it does violate every UI design rule
> > > > > known to
> > > > > mankind ;)
> > > > >
> > > > > Oscar.
> > > > >
> > > > > Original message -
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anyone know how to get a two line caption on a
> Bit Button,
> > > > > please?
> > > > >
> > > > > TIA
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