ComboBox DropDown Location

[Guest]

I have the following issue with a ComboBox, specifically a dropdown list.
When the dropdown is shown, the items spill over the right edge of the
screen. Basically, the dropdown is about 30 pixels too wide. I have no
option to change where the combobox is. It must be on the right side for
usability reasons (with the exception of a left-handed user).

Ideally, what I would love to be able to do is make the drop down rectangle
shift over to the lift and basically make the drop down aligned with the
right edge of the control (instead of the left). Obviously, there's no easy
way to do this, but I think some nasty Win32 calls could do it. Any ideas?

Thanks,

kate sporks

 

[Tim Wilson]

There's an article that outlines how to build a more robust ComboBox. The
issue that you've described is discussed.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwinforms/html/bettercombobox.asp

 

[Guest]

Thanks! That's exactly what I needed. I knew that I wasn't the first to
want that commonsense functionality. Whee!

kate sporks