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How to display scrolling text on a blank screen

I'd like to display scrolling, word-wrapped, centered text on a blank
white screen with no window borders, nothing. Just a pure white screen
with big letters in the middle (in an invisible box). Then I want to
use the mouse buttons to page up or page down (left and right buttons),
or exit (double click).

Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm new to VB.

Thanks!

CR

Dec 27 '05 #1
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sh********@gmail.com wrote:
I'd like to display scrolling, word-wrapped, centered text on a blank
white screen with no window borders, nothing. Just a pure white screen
with big letters in the middle (in an invisible box). Then I want to
use the mouse buttons to page up or page down (left and right buttons),
or exit (double click).

Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm new to VB.

Thanks!

CR


I can think of two ways.

You could do this in DirectX or make a borderless form, make it the size
of the screen, and then use a timer to move the text around. Using a
textbox you can just move the textbox location around the screen each
time the timer fires.

Chris
Dec 27 '05 #2
C R
Chris,

Thanks for your help!

I see now how to have a form with no border, but how do I make it the
size of the screen?

In the center of the screen, I'd like a text window that supports center
alignment, various fonts, and manual scrolling. But I'd like to be able
to make the border of the text window invisible if I want to. What would
you suggest for that?

C R

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Dec 27 '05 #3
I see now how to have a form with no border, but how do I make it the
size of the screen?


FormBorderStyle = None
WindowState = Maximized

/JB

Dec 27 '05 #4

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