RE: [DUG]: Multi-line Caption

2000-02-06 Thread Grant Black
TED]] > 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: > BitBtn

Re: [DUG]: Multi-line Caption

2000-02-03 Thread Mark Howard
t 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

RE: [DUG]: Multi-line Caption

2000-02-03 Thread Dennis Chuah
tmap 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 >

Re: [DUG]: Multi-line Caption

2000-02-03 Thread Mark Howard
t; -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

RE: [DUG]: Multi-line Caption

2000-02-03 Thread Carl Reynolds
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 - whi

RE: [DUG]: Multi-line Caption

2000-02-03 Thread Eion McIntosh (CHCH)
ltiple 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 > > > &g

Re: [DUG]: Multi-line Caption

2000-02-03 Thread Mark Howard
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

RE: [DUG]: Multi-line Caption

2000-02-03 Thread Oscar Martin
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

[DUG]: Multi-line Caption

2000-02-03 Thread Mark Howard
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 someth

Re: [DUG]: Multi-Line Caption

2000-02-02 Thread Mark Howard
OK. Fine. I'll risk the impure design! Where do you guys learn all this stuff?! Thanks everyone. Mark Aaron Scott-Boddendijk wrote: > >> Does anyone know how to get a two line caption on a Bit Button, > >> please? > > > you can use: > > btnTest.Caption := 'Line 1' + #13#10 + 'Line 2'; > > on a

RE: [DUG]: Multi-Line Caption

2000-02-02 Thread Coulter, Jeremy
] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 4:21 PM To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: Re: [DUG]: Multi-Line Caption Oscar wrote > you can use: > > btnTest.Caption := 'Line 1' + #13#10 + 'Line 2';

Re: [DUG]: Multi-Line Caption

2000-02-02 Thread Aaron Scott-Boddendijk
>> Does anyone know how to get a two line caption on a Bit Button, >> please? > 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 ;) Hang on... It might violate the style-guide but I know of no stu

Re: [DUG]: Multi-Line Caption

2000-02-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oscar wrote > 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 ;) Cool! some more I can violate - I thought I'd covered most of them in the "Log-in" form of my current project

RE: [DUG]: Multi-Line Caption

2000-02-02 Thread Dennis Chuah
> 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 ;) Why? I kinda like multi-lined buttons - looks better than a very long button with one line of text. Dennis. ---

RE: [DUG]: Multi-Line Caption

2000-02-02 Thread Dennis Chuah
Mark, 1. Drop a TBitBtn on form 2. Resize it so that it will fit the number of lines you require 3. In code: Btn: TBitBtn; Btn.Caption := 'Line1'#$0D#$0A'Line2'; However, the IDE does not let you enter CRLF in the object inspector. Its not a problem for me as I register my own property ed

RE: [DUG]: Multi-Line Caption

2000-02-02 Thread Oscar Martin
ltiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: Multi-Line Caption Hi Does anyone know how to get a two line caption on a Bit Button, please? TIA Mark The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged

[DUG]: Multi-Line Caption

2000-02-02 Thread Mark Howard
Hi Does anyone know how to get a two line caption on a Bit Button, please? TIA Mark begin:vcard n:Howard;Mark tel;cell:(021) 477 564 tel;fax:(07) 348 8178 tel;work:(07) 348 8177 x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;; version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fn:Forest Production Systems Ltd end: