Re: DrawTextEx

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From: Alan Bellingham
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:00

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"Petar Popara" <none> wrote:

>
>    I'm using this code:
>
>char a[200];
>strncpy(a, cFileName.c_str(), 199);
>
>RECT r;
>r.left   = 0;
>r.top    = 0;
>r.bottom = lb->ItemHeight;
>r.left   = lb->Width - 20;
>
>if (!DrawTextEx(lb->Handle, a, 199, &r, DT_MODIFYSTRING | DT_PATH_ELLIPSIS,
>NULL))
>  return;
>else
>    lb->Items->Add(a);
>
>    But, it allways fails. "lb" it TListBox control. Am I doing something 
>wrong? I don't want to draw anything, just to format string. 

As JD mentioned, you should be passing the Canvas handle. DrawTextEx
wants an HDC.

You might want to check the ItemHeight and Width values if this still
doesn't work.

Alan Bellingham
-- 
ACCU Conference 2005 - 20-23 April, Randolph Hotel, Oxford, UK

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