I don't think anyone else mentioned this (though I might have missed it),
but one thing to remember is that WinDrawTruncChars() actually doesn't
work correctly on OS 3.1 (except the Japanese version). I believe that
the suggested approach is to use the glue code.
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On Sun, 19 Dec 1999, Danny Epstein wrote:
> At 2:25 AM -0600 12/19/99, Brian O'Grady wrote:
> > I have a table which displays data much like the built in calendar. I am
> >having trouble with strings that to not entirely fit in a row. I want to
> >insert a string of "..." at the max string length -3 to show the user there
> >is more to the string.
>
> There is an API in Palm OS 3.1 and later to do this: WinDrawTruncChars. Before that,
>you had to do it yourself. The example apps bundled with the 3.0 SDK should have
>examples of how to do this.
> -
> Danny Epstein, Applied Thought Corporation
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