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Form resize depending on text size

Hi,

I have an small window (fixed size, with an OK button) to show messages to the user (with a label), some messages are short and others are large, sometimes the message is too large and just some part of the text is shown in the form, sometimes the message is to short that it does not look good to have a couple of words in the center of the form.

Is it possible to resize the form depending on the size of the text or label?

Thanks,

Moved byTaylorMichaelLMVPFriday, September 18, 2009 3:31 PMWinForms related (From:Visual C# General)

Kikeman Friday, September 18, 2009 2:48 PM

A label, by default, automatically resizes itself based upon the content it contains.

A form, by default, does not autosize. Setting the Autosize property to true will cause the form to resize itself (larger only, by default) based upon the child controls it contains. However as you start to add controls that use docking, anchoring or autosize themselves then things start to look funny.

For your specific example of a messagebox-like dialog setting Autosize to true should be sufficient.

Michael Taylor - 9/18/09
http://p3net.mvps.org

Marked As Answer byKikeman Friday, September 18, 2009 3:42 PM

TaylorMichaelL Friday, September 18, 2009 3:30 PM

Marked As Answer byKikeman Friday, September 18, 2009 3:42 PM

TaylorMichaelL Friday, September 18, 2009 3:30 PM

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