Printing on a VB6 Picturebox 1

[Ken01]

How can text be printed on a VB6 Picturebox control Labels don't seem to be permitted.

 

[strongm]

Picturebox has a Print method (and CurrentX and CurrentY properties to set the point at which printing will occur)

 

[Andrzejek]

What do you mean by "text be printed on a VB6 Picturebox control"?
PictureBox control is usually used to show a picture / image.

---- Andy

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[strongm]

>used to show a picture

Such a sheltered life you lead, Andy . There is so muchg more you can do with a picturebox - it is a graphical canvas you can paint on to your heart's delight. Animate an image, add captions and annotations, stream video on it (with a bit of work), apply filters, composite images. etc, etc ...

If you just want to show a picture ... use the much more limited Image control

 

[Error7]

I use 2 labels on a picture box to add a caption to a photograph. Set a transparent background and offset the x and y of one label and set the foreground colour of the rearmost label to black. This gives the appearance of a shadow.


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[strongm]

But you can achieve exactly the same effect printing directly to the picturebox. No need for extra controls. Guess it comes down to personal preference.

here's an example

[COLOR=blue]    With Picture1
        .AutoRedraw = True
    
        .ScaleMode = vbPixels
        .FontName = "Arial"
        .FontSize = 18
        .FontBold = True
        
        .CurrentX = 15
        .CurrentY = 15
        .ForeColor = vbBlack
        Picture1.Print "Just an example"
        
        .CurrentX = 13
        .CurrentY = 13
        .ForeColor = vbWhite
        Picture1.Print "Just an example"
        .AutoRedraw = False
    End With[/color]

 

[Ken01]

Thank you, especially for the example. That has solved my problem.