hi,

why can't i set the font of a button to bold at run time (it's read only), i
can only set at design time. it can be done in vb6.

thx

You can, you just have to do it the same way that the designer does it.
Remember all the does designer is place code in the Web For Designer region,
you can go look in there to see what it does. In your case you have to make
a new font object and apply it to the button.

Hope it helps.
Chris
Button1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25!,
System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0,
Byte))


"anthony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi,
>
> why can't i set the font of a button to bold at run time (it's read only),
> i
> can only set at design time. it can be done in vb6.
>
> thx
>
>

thx, i should hv looked more b4 i posted, ur method works and i found this
too:

btnCalculateSpeed.Font = New Font(btnCalcBestTrip.Font, FontStyle.Bold)



"Chris, Master of all Things Insignificant" <chris@No_Spam_Please.com> wrote
in message news:uv%(E-Mail Removed)...
> You can, you just have to do it the same way that the designer does it.
> Remember all the does designer is place code in the Web For Designer
region,
> you can go look in there to see what it does. In your case you have to
make
> a new font object and apply it to the button.
>
> Hope it helps.
> Chris
> Button1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25!,
> System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0,
> Byte))
>
>
> "anthony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > hi,
> >
> > why can't i set the font of a button to bold at run time (it's read
only),
> > i
> > can only set at design time. it can be done in vb6.
> >
> > thx
> >
> >
>
>

Yes there are several overloaded methods for making a font, any of them will
work to create the font object.

Good luck, happy fonting
Chris


"anthony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> thx, i should hv looked more b4 i posted, ur method works and i found this
> too:
>
> btnCalculateSpeed.Font = New Font(btnCalcBestTrip.Font, FontStyle.Bold)
>
>
>
> "Chris, Master of all Things Insignificant" <chris@No_Spam_Please.com>
> wrote
> in message news:uv%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> You can, you just have to do it the same way that the designer does it.
>> Remember all the does designer is place code in the Web For Designer
> region,
>> you can go look in there to see what it does. In your case you have to
> make
>> a new font object and apply it to the button.
>>
>> Hope it helps.
>> Chris
>> Button1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25!,
>> System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point,
>> CType(0,
>> Byte))
>>
>>
>> "anthony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > hi,
>> >
>> > why can't i set the font of a button to bold at run time (it's read
> only),
>> > i
>> > can only set at design time. it can be done in vb6.
>> >
>> > thx
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

"anthony" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb:
> why can't i set the font of a button to bold at run time (it's read only),
> i
> can only set at design time.

\\\

' Adding bold style.
Me.Button1.Font = _
New Font(Me.Button1.Font, Me.Button1.Font.Style And Not FontStyle.Bold)

' Removing bold style.
Me.Button1.Font = _
New Font(Me.Button1.Font, Me.Button1.Font.Style Or FontStyle.Bold)
///

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