PRB: No Visual Clue to Number of Lines Edit or Text Box Holds

ID: Q138425

3.00 WINDOWS kbtool kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When you work with a text or edit box on a form, there are no visual clues in Visual FoxPro that indicate how many lines of text will actually be displayed. In FoxPro version 2.6, lines appear that give an indication of how many lines of text will be displayed in these two objects.

WORKAROUND

The default scale mode for Visual FoxPro is pixels. To specify an approximate number of lines to be displayed in these objects:

1. Set the form ScaleMode property to Foxels.

2. Select the object.

3. Change the value of the object's Height property (in the Properties

   sheet under the Layout tab) to the number of lines of text you want to
   display in the object.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this behavior and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The font such as MS San Serif, the font size, and font attributes can all affect the actual number of lines of text displayed.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. In the Command window, enter these commands:

   SET DEFAULT TO SYS(2004)+"\SAMPLES\DATA"
   OPEN DATA testdata
   CREATE FORM myform

2. On View menu, click Data Environment to open the data environment. Then

   on the DataEnvironment menu, click Add. In the Add dialog box, choose
   the Employee table, and click OK.

3. Select the Notes field in the Employee table, and drag it from

   the Data Environment onto the form to create an edit box. Adjust the
   size to display several lines of text.

4. With the form selected, click Properties on the View menu, and make sure

   Form1 is selected. Under the Layout tab, set the ScaleMode to Foxels.

5. Choose the Edit1 object. Under the Layout tab, set the following

   properties:

   Height    3.5
   FontName  Arial
   FontBold  .T.
   FontSize  10

6. Under the Data tab, set the ControlSource to employee.notes.

7. Run the form.

Although you've specified a height of 3.5, three lines of text should display. This demonstrates some of the behaviors noted earlier in this article. To display four lines of text, set the Height property to 4.5. Setting the ScaleMode back to Pixels will change this number to a value consistent with pixel measurements.

Additional reference words: 3.00 VFoxWin EditBox TextBox KBCategory: kbtool kbprb KBSubcategory: FxtoolFormdes

Keywords          : FxtoolFormdes 
Version           : 3.00
Platform          : WINDOWS