Problem: You need text to dynamically add elipses, "…", to the end of a sentence. The difficulty is how do you detect the actual length of the string. All characters are not created the same. Ten i’s != ten m’s.
Solution: Robby Ingebretsen at NerdPlusArt.com (and of Kaxaml fame) has a dynamic control that does just this. http://blog.nerdplusart.com/archives/texttrimming-textblock-for-silverlight.
The solution is very Elegant. Robby wraps a TextBlock in a Content control then manipulates the Text inside based on the size. Best of all…he as post code and an example. Thanks Robby.
September 14th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
After reading your previous entry, I think what I like best about this post is that you’re simply giving a succinct summary of someone else’s solution. You don’t have to worry about a super-lengthy and drawn-out writeup of a problem/solution you took weeks to figure out, but you still get to help the community by referencing someone else’s work. Nice job! I’ll definately be using this at some point.
September 15th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Thanks Ben, that’s exactly what I’m aiming for.