Category Archives: fonts

Draw text wrapped to fit columns in C#

Posted on October 5, 2018 by RodStephens

The post Draw aligned columns of data in C# shows one way to draw text in rows and columns. It uses the Graphics class’s MeasureString method to size the columns so they are big enough to display their data without … Continue reading →

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Draw different styles of “illuminated” text in C#

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Rod Stephens

My previous post Draw “illuminated” text in C# showed how to draw “illuminated” text. It drew each paragraph’s initial letter in a large font with a box around it. Real illuminated manuscripts typically make the initial letter much more elaborate. … Continue reading →

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Draw “illuminated” text in C#

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This example lets you draw “illuminated text” where each paragraph begins with an oversized letter. In some illuminated manuscripts, the first letter of a paragraph is drawn in a larger font than the remaining text. This example does something similar. … Continue reading →

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Use StringFormat to align text in columns in C#

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Rod Stephens

My previous post Use tabs and StringFormat to align text in C# showed how to use a StringFormat object to draw tab-delimited text in columns. Unfortunately, that method doesn’t give you control over how the values in each column are … Continue reading →

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Use tabs and StringFormat to align text in C#

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This example shows how you can use a StringFormat object to align tab-delimited text when drawing it on a window. The Graphics class’s DrawString method draws a string on a window, PictureBox, Bitmap, or other drawing surface. The DrawString method … Continue reading →

Draw text on a circle in C#

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This example uses some of the techniques described in the post Measure character positions when drawing long strings in C# to draw text on a circle. The previous post explains how to determine where the characters in a string will … Continue reading →

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Justify paragraphs in C#

Posted on January 26, 2018 by RodStephens

This example adds the ability to justify paragraphs to the example The example Align text by lines in C#. This is a bit more complicated than aligning text on the left, right, or center. (I don’t know why Microsoft didn’t … Continue reading →

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Align text by lines in C#

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Rod Stephens

The example Draw paragraphs one line at a time in C# shows how to draw the lines of a paragraph one at a time. Once you can do that, it’s a simple matter to align text one line at a … Continue reading →

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Make an owner-drawn ListBox that justifies columns in C#

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Rod Stephens

This example shows how you can use an owner-drawn ListBox to left and right align values in columns. The following examples show different ways to align values in columns. Draw aligned columns of data in C# Format values in a … Continue reading →

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Draw aligned columns of data in C#

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Rod Stephens

This example draws a series of rows with aligned columns either left or right justified. The program uses the following code to define the data it will draw and the row and column alignments. // The values. private string[][] Values … Continue reading →