Hi all, I am calling CtlSetLabel() to set the text of a popup trigger.
It would appear that calling this function on a popup trigger resets the bounds of the trigger object. What is troubling about this is that the trigger object can then be resized to a width greater than what was originally set in the resource for the trigger. This means that my nicely layed out dialog can become garbage as my trigger's width runs over other control areas. In the documentation for 'ControlType', the description for the 'bounds' member is that the control's text label is clipped to the control's bounds. This would not seem to hold true for popup triggers. I would expect the trigger control to use the 'bounds' member as a maximum width possible, but it doesn't seem to, it seems to resize whenever its label is set. I understand that to a certain degree given the resizing behavior of the control. Now, I know there is the 'Anchor Left' setting in Constructor which can help a little, but not completely. My popup trigger is along the left edge of the form, so if I choose to NOT anchor left, then it runs off the left side, and no trigger arrow is visibl--not good! I know there is the CategorySetTriggerLabel() function which seems to let the trigger grow only so wide, and then truncates the text and adds "..." to it. Soooo...has anyone found a way to control this control, so to speak? Is there a way to specify the maximum width of a popup trigger? The only alternative I see is storing what the maximum pixel width of the trigger can be, and then calling a function that determines how many characters of my string will fit within that width, and then use that truncated string in my call to 'CtlSetLabel().' Any/all help greatly appreciated! Thanks, -Ken -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
