Need to populated text box with two different fonts 1

[KellyStee]

I have a text box and with the click of a button I need to have inserted into the text box "Line to" and then the infinity symbol, which is a character in the symbol font.

Font:="Symbol",
CharacterNumber:=-3931,
Unicode:= True

The problem is that I need the "Line to" wording to be in Arial font or some other basic font like that. So, I have two fonts in the same textbox, which isn't do-able.

Any ideas?
Please help!

Thanks!
Kelly

 

[AdaHacker]

Use RichTextBox instead of a regular TextBox. You can use the .SelStart and .SelLength properties to select an section of text and then use the .SelFontName to change the font. For example (where rtb is a RichTextBox control):

rtb.SelStart = 0
rtb.SelLength = 5
rtb.SelFontName = "Times New Roman"
rtb.SelStart = 7
rtb.SelLength = 5
rtb.SelFontName = "Symbol"

 

[KellyStee]

AdaHacker,
I have made a lot of progress with your help. Thanks so much for the suggestion. I do have a problem, though. The two different fonts (and colors) that I need to use in my RichTextBox vary depending on the character. So, for instance, if a "2" is displayed in the box, I need it to be in one font and one color and if a "5" is displayed, I need it to be in a different color. And I never know what order the characters are going to appear. So, based on your example, I can't always say that the second character in the box always needs to be a certain font and color. It depends on the character.

Any ideas?

Thanks again for your help!!
Kelly

 

[pmanivas]

in the keypress event of the rich text box check for the character and set the font type accordingly