Hi, If this has been answered before I am sorry, but I want to wordwrap
the items in a listbox so I dont have to use the horizontal scroll bar.
Is this possible?  if so how can it be done?

Regards,
Craig.

Hi,

        You would have to make your listbox owner drawn

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        ListBox1.DrawMode = DrawMode.OwnerDrawVariable
        For x As Integer = 1 To 3
            ListBox1.Items.Add(String.Format("Line {0} that is way way way
to long to fit inside the listbox with out a scroll bar", x))
        Next
    End Sub

    Private Sub ListBox1_DrawItem(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs) Handles ListBox1.DrawItem
        Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics
        Dim br As SolidBrush
        Dim s As String

        Try
            s = ListBox1.Items.Item(e.Index).ToString
        Catch ex As Exception
            Trace.WriteLine(ex.ToString)
            s = "error"
        End Try

        g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, e.Bounds)

        If CBool(e.State And DrawItemState.Selected) Then
            g.FillRectangle(Brushes.LightBlue, e.Bounds)
        End If

        br = New SolidBrush(Color.Black)

        g.DrawString(s, ListBox1.Font, br, _
            RectangleF.op_Implicit(e.Bounds))

        br.Dispose()
    End Sub


    Private Sub ListBox1_MeasureItem(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows.Forms.MeasureItemEventArgs) Handles ListBox1.MeasureItem
        Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics
        Dim s As String

        Try
            s = ListBox1.Items.Item(e.Index).ToString
        Catch ex As Exception
            s = "error"
        End Try
        Dim sz As SizeF = g.MeasureString(s, ListBox1.Font, ListBox1.Width _
                - 5 - SystemInformation.VerticalScrollBarWidth)
        e.ItemHeight = CInt(sz.Height) + 5
        e.ItemWidth = CInt(sz.Width) + 15
    End Sub
End Class


Ken
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Thanks Ken, I will try this.

Regards,
Craig.

Hi Craig,

Apart from Ken's correct answer, can you consider making resizable the
window containing the list? While most people hate horizontal scrolling, a
listbox with wordwrap may appear even stranger, and what most people really
would like is to resize the windows of the apps to use the large monitors of
today... just a suggestion.

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Thanks to all who replied. The reason I need wordwrap is that we are
implementing a touchscreen listbox with large listbox items & fonts.  A
horizontal toolbar is impractical but the text strings are too long.

Reagrds,
Craig.

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