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Hi there

We have a strange problem. Text in a rtf box isn't the same size (and maybe not the same font) as when we use static text embedded in the report. The rtf source is 100% correct. If we copy and paste the rtf source to a empty text file, rename it to rtf and open it in word, everything is perfect, size and font are correct.

But when we use the same rtf source in a report, there are some minor differences (see image). Text 1 is static text embedded in the report. Text 2 is a rtf text box. Why do they have different lenghts? The differences aren't big but our customer wants a perfect report so we have to fix it.



Does anyone have an idea?!

Thanks, Grazi

Hello,

RichTextBox uses riched20.dll for text rendering. This dll is drawing the text with the help of its internal methods, not as GDI and GDI +, and not as the MS-Word. Also in Windows can be installed different versions of riched20.dll (from 3.0 in WinXP to 6.0 in Office2007). Therefore, the text in the Textbox and RichTextBox can looks vary.

Solutions:
1. Try to set for textbox a different TextQuality. In some cases the text in the Textbox become similar to the RichTextBox. For different fonts try different TextQuality.
2. In the latest build Textbox has a property AllowHtmlTags, and now you can use the simple formatting of text directly into the TextBox.

Thank you.

Hello

OK thank you for the infos about rtf. I will try to set the TextQuality.

Thanks