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Article #4023Re: Length of text in MessageBox function
From: Mark Jacobs
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:55
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:55
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"Richard Casten" <richard.casten@aero.org> wrote in message news:442D8A1E.8012C74D@aero.org... > Bob Gonder wrote: > >> You might try using TextOut() instead of DrawText() > > The same problem occurs with TextOut. > >> If that still clips, then maybe you could use the hdc of the parent >> window (dialog) > > I tried doing that but it didn't seem to help. Thanks for the suggestions. > So, as you can see, it is easier to do your own modal dialog form to present your error message. It really isn't that hard to do. Design the form and put your components on it. Save it in a central library directory to your app dev env. Then, add the CPP file to each project that is going to use the form. -- Mark Jacobs DK Computing http://www.dkcomputing.co.uk
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X-Google-Thread: 10cc67,b8d4aea1a094904b X-Google-Attributes: gid10cc67,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit From: "Mark Jacobs" <http://www.jacobsm.com/mjmsg?Borland%20Newsgroup> Newsgroups: borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi References: <4422D533.32E31292@aero.org> <4422ea15$1@newsgroups.borland.com> <4422FA56.83B7F39@aero.org> <442319ab@newsgroups.borland.com> <442ADEA7.B11F561C@aero.org> <442af3e1$1@newsgroups.borland.com> <442C0FDB.EE56D321@aero.org> <442C24BE.8091C591@aero.org> <442c59a6$3@newsgroups.borland.com> <442C615F.2A382D1D@aero.org> <g9to22lf56k7bj4odh5ufn1okh1fdkre36@4ax.com> <442D8A1E.8012C74D@aero.org> Subject: Re: Length of text in MessageBox function Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 14:55:05 +0100 Lines: 25 Organization: DK Computing X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original NNTP-Posting-Host: 81.144.157.8 Message-ID: <44327a80@newsgroups.borland.com> X-Trace: newsgroups.borland.com 1144158848 81.144.157.8 (4 Apr 2006 06:54:08 -0700) Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!newsgroups.borland.com!not-for-mail