Labels and Richtextbox

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Can I use a Label control in a RichTextBox and how do I do it? I want to position the text a certain distance from the border and I can't find any code to do that.

Posted 21-Aug-11 21:38pm

Terence J

Updated 22-Aug-11 0:31am

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2011-08-21T22:38:00

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While you can add a label control to a RichTextBox, it isn't really a whole lot of use - it sits in front of any text the user is trying to add, and hides the cursor so it isn't obvious to the user what is going on.
Still:

C#

Label l = new Label();
l.Text = "MINE!";
myRichTextBox.Controls.Add(l);

Will work!

What are you trying to do that you think this is a good idea?

Posted 21-Aug-11 22:38pm

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Terence J 22-Aug-11 5:18am

I want it in front of the text because I want the text a certain distance from the border. I've search for code to set the text a certain distance from the border, but with no success.

OriginalGriff 22-Aug-11 5:26am

You can't use a label for that - it does not space out the text, it overlays it. Like putting a playing card on top of the page of a book - the writing is still there, but you can't read the bit obscured by the card.

Have you considered the SelectionIndent property? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0e09kzak.aspx

Abhinav S · Answer 2 · 2011-08-21T22:36:00

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Not in Windows forms. You can mark it as readonly though.

Posted 21-Aug-11 22:36pm

Abhinav S

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