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Creating Gradient Text

This program/attached code shows some interesting methods of producing gradient filled text within a picturebox. To use the code in your app, follow these steps: Create a label named txtlen with 3dappearance property set to true, visible=false Create a picturebox named pictmp with visible=false, autoredraw=true Place the module in your app. Simply call drawtxt function. […]

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Feb 7, 2004
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This program/attached code shows some interesting methods of producing gradient filled text within a picturebox.

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To use the code in your app, follow these steps:

  1. Create a label named txtlen with 3dappearance property set to true, visible=false
  2. Create a picturebox named pictmp with visible=false, autoredraw=true
  3. Place the module in your app.
  4. Simply call drawtxt function.

That’s all that there is to it!

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