rotate richtextbox 1

[petermeachem]

Does anyone know how to print the contents of a rich text box rotated?

I can rotate a text string ok, but cannot work out how to apply formatting a la rtf. Peter Meachem
peter@accuflight.com

 

[nonguru]

By "rotated", do you mean reversed?

 

[azamatali]

You can take the text with richbox.text and then can take the length of the string then rotate it using an array of characters...

 

[petermeachem]

I mean printed out vertiaclly up the page or from corner to corner for instance.
I'm afraid I don't understand the second comment Peter Meachem
peter@accuflight.com

 

[strongm]

The only way that I am aware of for doing this is to actually rotate the bitmap that represents the RichTextBox.

If you are using NT/2000/XP then consider using the plgblt API call.

If using W98/ME/NT/2000/XP you also have the option of using the GDI+ class library (built-in for 2000/XP, downloadable from Microsoft for W98/ME), which has a bitmap rotation function.

If using W95, then you'll have to do it by hand...

 

[petermeachem]

I was rather afraid that it would be a bit tricky. I'll stick with straight text for now, the only current requirement is to print a barcode up the side of the letter. Peter Meachem
peter@accuflight.com

 

[MichaelRed]

If you restrict the (text) rotation to 90 degrees, you can just rotate the text.

MichaelRed
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[petermeachem]

Can you? I can't see any properties to do that. Peter Meachem
peter@accuflight.com

 

[MichaelRed]

You said you could rotate test, and I do recall having done it. I do not remember the process (property / method), but muct the same concept. Org wanted to have invoices in file, but be able to read cust & invoice # easily w/o taking paper from file. If I get a chance later, I will look for the routine.

I do know that it was pure VB printer procedures, no third party stuff w/ "controls".

MichaelRed
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[petermeachem]

I use the TextOut api call plus a load of other bumpf. Textout takes a string as a parameter and not rtf. Peter Meachem
peter@accuflight.com

 

[MichaelRed]

As long as the barcode is generated with a FONT (Bar39?), it (textout API ...) should be just fine. If it is a home grown graphic, it can be tedious but it is just a transform to rotate an image and paste it on the sheet (in an image control).

Since I'm not currently employed, I do not have a barcode font avail, so I'm not able to do a 'canned' routine and be sure it is working properly.

" ... up the side of the letter ... " doesn't really say what rotation you want.


MichaelRed
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