How to make a label that automatically wraps when resized?

wxPython Users
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Hi Dan,

Dan Eloff wrote:

I have a wx.StaticText with text that should wrap. Is it possible to
make it wrap automatically when resized? Or would it make more sense
to use a disabled multiline TextCtrl (which must have this ability I
think.) Still curious how it could be done with a StaticText, I
couldn't find a way with my very limited wx skills.

I recall a thread about this, so searched and found this one: "text wrapping in wx.StaticText".

According to Robin it should wrap, but it is not consistant on all platforms.

-Dan

P.S. Sorry if I'm being a pest, but I'm having lots of fun playing
with wxPython :slight_smile:

Welcome to "the club" and keep having fun!
Werner

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Hi Dan, Dan Eloff wrote:

>> I have a wx.StaticText with text that should wrap. Is it possible
>> to make it wrap automatically when resized? Or would it make more
>> sense to use a disabled multiline TextCtrl (which must have this
>> ability I think.) Still curious how it could be done with a
>> StaticText, I couldn't find a way with my very limited wx skills.

> I recall a thread about this, so searched and found this one:
> "text wrapping in wx.StaticText".

> According to Robin it should wrap, but it is not consistant
> on all platforms.

I've found that it wraps somewhat some of the time.

I have several one-line StaticText objects (in a wizard page) that
just run off the end of the window. I also have one (for help text)
that I feed a multiline block of text. If I just give it very long
lines, I end up with some number of lines nicely wrapped (under 10
lines) and the rest of the text is simply missing.

That's on Windows XP.

       paul

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You message arrived just as I was in the middle of testing that with
PyCrust. The idea suddenly seemed a lot more promising :slight_smile:

It sort of works. The text does not overflow, but it also won't
"unwrap" if the frame gets larger. I think that can be worked around,
I'll let you know what I come up with.

-Dan

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On 11/20/06, Werner F. Bruhin <werner.bruhin@free.fr> wrote:

What about using wx.CallAfter in the EVT_SIZE to call your function
which at that point should get the new size of your StaticText.