[RESOLVED] Label - AutoEllipsis

[dbasnett]

I use the following template for some labels I am creating. When I run this on XP the AutoEllipsis doesn't work, on Windows 7 it does.

    Class DefDvc
        Public Dvc As Label
        Public Sub New()
            'set default characteristics of label
            Dvc = New Label
            Dvc.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top Or AnchorStyles.Left
            Dvc.Size = New Drawing.Size(90, 70)
            Dvc.ImageAlign = ContentAlignment.TopCenter
            Dvc.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.FixedSingle
            Dvc.BackColor = Color.LightBlue
            Dvc.Text = String.Format("{0}", "8".PadLeft(12, "8"c))
            Dvc.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.BottomCenter
            Dvc.AutoEllipsis = True
            Dvc.AutoSize = False
            Dvc.Text = ""
            Dvc.Image = My.Resources.Def
        End Sub
    End Class

[dbasnett]

I just tried turning AutoEllipsis off, then on, after I set the Text to some value.

[boops boops]

On my XP system, I do get an ellipsis only when I make the text long enough to completely fill the label and more. If I then add an image, it appears behind the text regardless of the ContentAlignment. I wonder why the behaviour changes in Win7?

Could you deal with it by using 2 separate labels, one for the text and one for the image? If necessary, dock them both into a UserControl, one up one down.

BB