Re: last added line always visible in listbox

From:
"Tom Serface" <tserface@msn.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:13:22 -0700
Message-ID:
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So far as I know you are right. There is no way, built-in, to do multi-line
in list control. However, there are fancier versions like:

http://www.codeproject.com/miscctrl/ReportProject.asp

That can simulate it. That would be kind of overkill for a status display
box imo.

Tom

"Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer@flounder.com> wrote in message
news:fu2ke258oilutb2dm6pp7truiin9i6ktmp@4ax.com...

There are a few tricks I do with a CListBox that help. I do owner-draw so
I can change
fonts and color as I want, and there are some tricks of layout that I use
if I need a
multiline layout to get nice line wrap. I'm not aware of a way to make a
CListCtrl to do
line wrap.
joe

On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:56:20 -0700, "Tom Serface" <tserface@msn.com>
wrote:

I think a list box (or list control) makes perfect sense because status
orieinted information it typically line oriented anyway. A list box is
good
for simple status, but a list control gives you more control (pun
intended)
over the format of the output and you don't have to resize the control if
the lines get too long.

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