Re: Using TRichview/Edit control as textbox

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Sergey Tkachenko

Posted: 02/23/2002 18:46:09

> This ability would allow very easily for WYSIWYG to be implemented.

Imagine

> a canvas representing A4 page. Multiple Richview/edit controls can then be

> placed precisely, each containing text/pictures, eg. one for headline,

header,

> footer, and several for text or pictures, or possibly just one big one on

> each page. Being able to link one Richview/edit to another on the next

page

> would then allow for text to flow from one to the other over subsequent

pages.

> Eg. Deleting a paragraph in the first RichEdit (in a list of them linked

> one to the next) pulls text up from the others. (This is basic approach of

> most DTP packages) Do you get the idea, or is it still unclear ?

> The advantages should be obvious:

> 1. WYSIWYG with Zoom view is easy to implement,

> 2. FLow of text around pictures, or even pictures in front/behind text

becomes

> implicitly possible, because text can be placed in textbox adjacent to a

> picture.

> This one ability would enable me to implement all the rest in my

application.

While I think it's possible, I do not think that it is worth a work.

It does not give a WYSIWYG, because document will be formatted for screen

resolution.

It is not efficient, and not easy to implement.

> BTW, what would the memory implications be of having several TRichedits

declared

> ? (Assuming no embedded pictures or controls)

I am afraid that many controls will each too many resources in Win9x, even

not counting memory.