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XtraMessageBoxArgs.UseGdiPlusTextPainter Property

Gets or sets whether to use GDI+ to render strings.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

public bool UseGdiPlusTextPainter { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
Boolean

true to use GDI+ to render strings; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Set the UseGdiPlusTextPainter property to true to use GDI+ to render strings. This setting is required to render the tab characters correctly.

XtraMessageBoxArgs args = new XtraMessageBoxArgs();  
args.UseGdiPlusTextPainter = true;  
args.Text = "TestTes \t\t\t aaa \nTest\t\t\t bbb";  
XtraMessageBox.Show(args);

Use the StringFormat.SetTabStops(Single, Single[]) method to specify tab stops. Call this method when the application starts.

DevExpress.Utils.TextOptions.DefaultStringFormat.SetTabStops(0, new float[]{ 50, 50})
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