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Delphi - Show a multiline caption in the designer

I am replacing in runtime the Caption of several components to get a multiline Caption. 

MySpeedButton.Caption := 'Line 1' + #13 + #10 + 'Line 2';

Is there a way to persuade Delphi to show a wordwrap also in the designer?

Solution

  • You can force the caption of a TSpeedButton to be multiline by editing the caption in Text View of the form:

      object SpeedButton1: TSpeedButton
    Left = 8
    Top = 63
    Width = 113
    Height = 50
    Caption = 'Line 1Line 2'       // original caption
    Caption = 'Line 1'#10'Line 2'  // modified caption
  end

    Note! You must add the two single quotes on both sides of the #10. Instead of #10 you can use #13 or both #13#10.

    For an ordinary TButton you need to set the WordWrap property in addition to the above modification to the Text View of the form.