DOCUMENT:Q180536  21-NOV-2001  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Right-Justified Label Caption Is Aligned Improperly
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER::2.11,3.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbToolkit kbVBp kbVBp500 kbVBp600bug kbOSWinCEsearch kbOSWinCE100 kbGrpDSVB

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0, used with:
    - Microsoft Windows CE version 2.11 for the Handheld PC 
    - Microsoft Windows CE version 2.11 for the Palm-size PC 
 - Microsoft eMbedded Visual Basic, version 3.0, used with:
    - Microsoft Windows CE version 2.11 for the Handheld PC 
    - Microsoft Windows CE version 2.11 for the Palm-size PC 
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SYMPTOMS
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When a Label control's Alignment property is set to "1 - Right Justify," and the
BorderStyle property is set to "1 - Fixed Single," the caption is displayed too
far to the right, resulting in the last character not being visible.

RESOLUTION
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Add two spaces to the end of the caption to avoid this problem.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new Windows CE project in either Visual Basic or eMbedded Visual
   Basic. Form1 is created by default.

2. Add a Label (Label1) to Form1.

3. Set the Caption property of Label1 to "Hello World."

4. Set the BorderStyle property of Label1 to "1 - Fixed Single."

5. Set the Alignment property of Label1 to "1 - Right Justify."

6. Press F5 to run the project and note how the Label's caption is truncated.

Additional query words: VBCE VBCE6 evb

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Keywords          : kbToolkit kbVBp kbVBp500 kbVBp600bug kbOSWinCEsearch kbOSWinCE100 kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbWinCETKVBSearch kbWinCESearch
Version           : :2.11,3.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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