how to draw a string bottom-left corner of a rectangle

[wm.chatman]

Hi

I need to draw a string on bottom left corner of rectangle.

The string is drawn starting from the top-left corner of the rectangle.
in use now.

form1.FDrawString("GPS: "& Format(GpsData.lat,"n4") & " : " & Format(GpsData.lon,"n4"),10,2,5,200,56,cBlack)

well how do I draw this so called string on the bottom left corner of a rectangle, using the above code?

Thank you much for your help.

Best regards.

William

 

[Cableguy]

Must it be a rectangle?
would a panel do?
The thing is, each time you want to redraw the string, you will need to erase the previous one...
I do think this is the way to go to draw the string:
Compose the string, like

String = "GPS: "& Format(GpsData.lat,"n4") & " : " & Format(GpsData.lon,"n4"

Then get the lenght in pixels of the resulting string
Using that value, you can easily place the string where you want...

 

[wm.chatman]

Hi Cableguy

OK. found out that a label direct will not work. So, how would I do this in order for it to work, using a Panel and adding a Label to said Panel? :BangHead:

 

[klaus]

Using a Panel with a Label will not solve your problem, it will get worse.

Why dosn't a Label work ?
You can set it to transparent and set the TextAlignment with the FormLib library to a right alignment.
This will be much easier than drawing onto the form's forelayer.

Best regards.

 

[wm.chatman]

Good Morning Klaus.

of course you are right! Thank you. Solved. But, the transparent part does not work.
how's your GPS Program coming along?

have a nice day.

Best regards.
William