Tag Archives: draw text

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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Use a custom dash pattern with WPF and XAML in C#

Posted on March 13, 2018 by RodStephens

My post Render dashed lines in a WPF program using C# explains how a WPF program can use C# code to render lines with a custom dash pattern onto a bitmap. This post shows how to use a custom dash … Continue reading →

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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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Draw paragraphs one line at a time in C#

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Rod Stephens

My next few posts show how to draw paragraphs on a Graphics object in various ways. The examples draw on PictureBox controls, but it’s important to remember that they work with any Graphics object including the one that you are … Continue reading →

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Draw improved text on a curve in C#

Posted on August 23, 2017 by RodStephens

This example shows how to draw improved text along a curved path. The example Draw text on a curve in C# shows how to draw text along a curved path. Unfortunately the spacing between the letters is pretty mediocre in … Continue reading →

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Easily draw rotated text on a form in C#

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Rod Stephens

The example Draw rotated text in C# shows how to draw rotated text. Unfortunately that method requires you to use code at run time to position the text. It’s not too hard but it’s inconvenient if you’re trying to draw … Continue reading →

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Draw text on a curve in C#

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Rod Stephens

The example Draw text on a line segment in C# shows how to draw text that follows a line segment. This example uses that code to draw text on a curve. The DrawTextOnPath method shown in the following code uses … Continue reading →

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Draw text on a line segment in C#

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Rod Stephens

This example shows how you can draw text on a line segment. The key is the DrawTextOnSegment method shown in the following code. This method can draw text on a line segment or below a line segment. // Draw some … Continue reading →