RTF Formatting

Hi Guys & Gals.


I have yet another problem which I hope you will save me from.

if I had text to an rtf box using rtf code it works fine, but when I then add some more text it keeps the formatting of the previous text and not the format it should have.

At the moment I am using the .textRtf property, is there something else I should be doing.

Please help.

You should use TextRTF only if you want to manipulate the document directly using RTF formatting code. You'll need to learn RTF syntax for this.

The Sel* properties are much easier to use. (but slower).
To append new text with different format, use this:
(typing freehand...)

VB Code:

RTB.SelStart = Len(RTB.Text) 'move the insertion point at end
' apply formats -->
RTB.SelBold = True
RTB.SelColor = [i]NewColor[/i]
RTB.SelItalic = True
'
RTB.SelText = "This is new text"

On a sidenote,
Unlike TextBox,TextRTF is the default property of RTB.

As a rule of thumb, if you want to work with text WITHOUT formatting, use the Text property.
or, if you want to work with text WITH formatting, use the Sel* properties.

Here is a good RTB tutorial that helped me at the beginning. I hope it will help you.
Also see Moeur's "RichTextBox Tips And Tricks" thread in the Codebank.

This isn't what I needed, thanks for your help anyway.

I have managed to sort out my problem now :)

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Originally Posted by DanDanDan1

This isn't what I needed, thanks for your help anyway.

I have managed to sort out my problem now :)

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If so then mark this thread resolved!