Re: Aligning Proportionally Spaced Text in a Dialog Box

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From: Don Thorp
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1991 22:27

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I haven't tried this technique, but I am fairly certain that it would work.
Using centered text, writeout the alignment character.  Then draw everything
to the left of the character using right alignment and everything to the 
right of the character using left alignment.

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From: thorp@spudge.UUCP (Don Thorp)
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Subject: Re: Aligning Proportionally Spaced Text in a Dialog Box
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