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Old 2nd July 2018, 16:39   #27495  |  Link
jdobbs
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Originally Posted by MrVideo View Post


Is there way to take the value that M$ supplies and fudge it to get it near what the user actually wants?

If not, a note in the hidden text for that value (MENU_TOP/MENU_VERTICAL) to indicate what the placement value actually means, i.e. top of text cell, not the value at text base line? Also indicating that when using defaults, the offset from cell top is 37 pixels to text baseline.

Thanks.
Unfortunately that doesn't work, because different fonts can be used and the offset would change.

I don't think I agree that this is what the "user actually wants". I think most people would assume the offset is from the top/left of the screen to the top/left of the first character block.
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