Extended Message Box - New Version: 16 Feb 24

[BinaryBrother]

In C#, I would have to use

 MessageBox.Show(new Form { TopMost = true }, "A valid 10-digit phone number, including your area code, is required!", "ERROR");

 

[Fritterandwaste]

Hi

Thanks for the UDFs.

Is there a way of widening the ExtMsgBox to accommodate longer strings that contain spaces? Do I understand correctly that the first width parameter will not support a width > 370 and the second max width parameter will only kick in when the string is unbroken - ie contains no white space? 

Many thanks. 

[Melba23]

Fritterandwaste,

I am delighted you find my UDFs useful.

The $iWidth parameter of _ExtMsgBoxSet determines the maximum width of the ExtMsgBox. So you can define any value over the default 370 pixels up to a maximum of @DesktopWidth - 20 and the ExtMsgBox should expand to display strings with spaces up to that width before adding linebreaks. You are correct in thinking that the $iWidth_Abs parameter is to deal with long unbroken strings.

I hope that is clear - if not then please post some examples which do not work as you expect and I will take a look.

M23

[Fritterandwaste]

Thanks for the prompt reply and clarification. 

That's odd because I don't seem to be getting that result. If I deliberately add a long string of consecutive underlines (a workaround I can live with), it widens the message box but not when I increase the $iWidth parameter. I'll take another look.

[Fritterandwaste]

Yes, my problem. I forgot I was already using my own (rather lame) version of your StringLength function and adding @CRLF and a @TAB at points in an attempt to format a standard MsgBox to wrap and indent when I wanted it to and this code was restricting the character width to which ExtMsgBox was automatically adjusting.

Sorry and thanks for putting me on the right track.

Can I risk another question - is it possible to define the font-weight? I'd quite like to make the text bold? 

Edited 11 hours ago by Fritterandwaste
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[Melba23]

Fritterandwaste,

No probs - glad you got it working.

M23