ComboBox List Width

[Someone]

Hello

I have a combo box whose List Width is set to Auto.

However, if the text length of the items in the combo box are longer than
the physical width of the combo box, the drop-down portion stays the same
length as the combo box, rather than expanding to the physical width of the
text of the drop-down items.

Could anyone tell me whether it's possible for the drop-down part of a combo
box to expand to fit to its contents? I don't want to set a specific size,
as it looks untidy if the contents are short. I also do not have space to
widen the actual control.

Many thanks
M

 

[Ken Snell \(MVP\)]

You can't make the width "auto-fit" the width of the contents, but you can
change the List Width to whatever fixed value you want to use.

 

[Someone]

That's a shame - but thanks for letting me know.

M

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

You must set the ListWidth to the width that you want the list to be. Auto
sets it to whatever the width of the combo is before being dropped down.
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