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Started by Mike Higgs
Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00
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Author: Mike Higgs
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00
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Is there a way in VB5 to display large amounts of text, aside from using labels? The user shouldn't be able to edit the text. Regards, Mike --- Aboard 35' Edel Cat "Moongate" in New Bern, NC
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Author: George Lissauer
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00
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Put the text in a text box and set the multiline property to true and also\ set the Lock Property. ... George GridLinx Software Programming Tools for VB Programmers http://www.gridlinx.com Mike Higgs wrote: > > Is there a way in VB5 to display large amounts of text, aside from using > labels? The user shouldn't be able to edit the text. > > Regards, > Mike > --- > Aboard 35' Edel Cat "Moongate" in New Bern, NC -- Remove NOSPAM from address before replying.
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Author: Rick Rothstein
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00
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Perhaps even better is to put a frame on the form and put the text box inside the frame -- then set Enable = False for the frame. The text box will look normal but absolutely no interaction with the text box can take place. Rick George Lissauer <be557@lafn.org> wrote in message news:37FFDEAA.F99@lafn.org... > Put the text in a text box and set the > multiline property to true and also\ > set the Lock Property. > ... > George > GridLinx Software Programming Tools for VB Programmers > http://www.gridlinx.com > > > Mike Higgs wrote: > > > > Is there a way in VB5 to display large amounts of text, aside from using > > labels? The user shouldn't be able to edit the text. > > > > Regards, > > Mike > > --- > > Aboard 35' Edel Cat "Moongate" in New Bern, NC > > -- > > Remove NOSPAM from address before replying. >
Re: Text
Author: Carl Taylor
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 00:00
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Mike .. put the text inside of a textbox within the textbox keypress routine put keyascii = 0 regards Carl Mike Higgs wrote in message ... >Is there a way in VB5 to display large amounts of text, aside from using >labels? The user shouldn't be able to edit the text. > >Regards, >Mike >--- >Aboard 35' Edel Cat "Moongate" in New Bern, NC > > > >
Re: Text
Author: Rick Rothstein
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 00:00
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Possible ZOrder type problems (which form is in front) depending on the needed display. Rick Chuck Grimsby <cdotgrimsby@worldnetdotattdot.net> wrote in message news:nO0AOOwIV1vc+XQyzgyXoog6EhuF@4ax.com... > > Or just print to a blank form itself using me.print. > > On Sat, 9 Oct 1999 23:11:56 -0400, "Rick Rothstein" <fnroth@aosi.com> > wrote: > > >Perhaps even better is to put a frame on the form and put the text box > >inside the frame -- then set Enable = False for the frame. The text box will > >look normal but absolutely no interaction with the text box can take place. > > > >Rick > > > >George Lissauer <be557@lafn.org> wrote in message > >news:37FFDEAA.F99@lafn.org... > >> Put the text in a text box and set the > >> multiline property to true and also\ > >> set the Lock Property. > >> ... > >> George > >> GridLinx Software Programming Tools for VB Programmers > >> http://www.gridlinx.com > >> > >> > >> Mike Higgs wrote: > >> > > >> > Is there a way in VB5 to display large amounts of text, aside from using > >> > labels? The user shouldn't be able to edit the text. > >> > > >> > Regards, > >> > Mike > >> > --- > >> > Aboard 35' Edel Cat "Moongate" in New Bern, NC > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Remove NOSPAM from address before replying. > >> > > > > ------ > Please Post Any Replies To This Message Back To the Newsgroup. > There are "Lurkers" around who can benefit by our exchange!
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Author: Michael Carton
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 00:00
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> > >> Mike Higgs wrote: > > >> > > > >> > Is there a way in VB5 to display large amounts of text, aside from > using > > >> > labels? The user shouldn't be able to edit the text. Just use a textbox with the Locked property set to true. User can see and scroll though text, it won't be grayed out. User can't modify the text in any way. --- MikeC Please reply to the group.
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Author: Michael Carton
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:00
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Rick Rothstein wrote: > > True -- BUT, the user can put the cursor in the text box and highlight text. > This doesn't make for a professional presentation. The disabled Frame that I > suggested in my previous post doesn't have this problem. > > Rick > > > Just use a textbox with the Locked property set to true. User can see and > > scroll though text, it won't be grayed out. User can't modify the text in > > any way. I usually set the background to gray and remove the border of textbox. It allows me display significant amount of text without using up lot of screen real-estate and lets the user know that it cannot be edited. As for letting user select and scroll through the text, that is the idea behind non-disabled text. (See original poster's question about why he/she doesn't want to use labels.) Your idea works if the textbox can be sized to show all the text to be displayed. -- MikeC Please reply to the group.
Re: Text
Author: Rick Rothstein
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:00
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True -- BUT, the user can put the cursor in the text box and highlight text. This doesn't make for a professional presentation. The disabled Frame that I suggested in my previous post doesn't have this problem. Rick Michael Carton <mike_carton@erols.com> wrote in message news:38012E39.ABFFADEB@erols.com... > > > >> Mike Higgs wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> > Is there a way in VB5 to display large amounts of text, aside from > > using > > > >> > labels? The user shouldn't be able to edit the text. > > Just use a textbox with the Locked property set to true. User can see and > scroll though text, it won't be grayed out. User can't modify the text in any > way. > > --- > MikeC > > Please reply to the group.
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Author: Rick Rothstein
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:00
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Good point! I forgot about the need for scrolling. Rick Michael Carton <mike_carton@erols.com> wrote in message news:38025C47.A9B67B32@erols.com... > Rick Rothstein wrote: > > > > True -- BUT, the user can put the cursor in the text box and highlight text. > > This doesn't make for a professional presentation. The disabled Frame that I > > suggested in my previous post doesn't have this problem. > > > > Rick > > > > > Just use a textbox with the Locked property set to true. User can see and > > > scroll though text, it won't be grayed out. User can't modify the text in > > > any way. > > I usually set the background to gray and remove the border of textbox. It allows > me display > significant amount of text without using up lot of screen real-estate and lets > the user know > that it cannot be edited. > > As for letting user select and scroll through the text, that is the idea behind > non-disabled > text. (See original poster's question about why he/she doesn't want to use > labels.) Your idea > works if the textbox can be sized to show all the text to be displayed. > > -- > MikeC > > Please reply to the group.
Re: Text
Author: Oliver Keeling
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
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Have you considered the Print method and just print the text directly to the form? _____________________________________________________ Oliver Keeling www.Keeling-net.co.uk ICQ 5566220 Mike Higgs <moongate@always-online.com> wrote in message news:ZgPL3.2688$l1.3701@news2.randori.com... > Is there a way in VB5 to display large amounts of text, aside from using > labels? The user shouldn't be able to edit the text. > > Regards, > Mike > --- > Aboard 35' Edel Cat "Moongate" in New Bern, NC > > > >
Re: Text
Author: ink
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 00:00
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Use a text field and set its Locked property to true. Regards Kurt Mike Higgs schrieb in Nachricht ... >Is there a way in VB5 to display large amounts of text, aside from using >labels? The user shouldn't be able to edit the text. > >Regards, >Mike >--- >Aboard 35' Edel Cat "Moongate" in New Bern, NC > > > >
Re: Text
Author: David Bridson
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 00:00
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> Use a text field and set its Locked property to true. However, this method allows the user to place a cursor inside the Text Box. If you don't want the cursor, try placing the Text Box in a Frame, then set the Enabled property of the frame to False. David
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