problem with font size in WPF

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Hi, im programming with c#, and im doing one form using WPF, and i need show texts on it. Im using code below to draw text, but font size appears smaller than size indicated (i defined as arial 160, and appears about 118). I dont know what im doing bad, somebody can help me please. Also, over text appears a space, i want that text starts at heigh indicated in texbox position not below; you can see small line as texbox container. thanks a lot. TextBox textBox = new TextBox(); textBox.BorderThickness = new Thickness(1); textBox.IsHitTestVisible = false ; textBox.Focusable = false ; textBox.TextWrapping = TextWrapping.WrapWithOverflow; textBox.VerticalScrollBarVisibility = ScrollBarVisibility.Hidden; textBox.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility = ScrollBarVisibility.Hidden; textBox.Tag = ( object )mText.Id; textBox.Text = mText.Text; textBox.FontSize = mText.Size; textBox.Foreground = XDisplay.ConvertStringColorToBrush(mText.Color); textBox.Background = XDisplay.ConvertStringColorToBrush(mText.BackgroundColor); textBox.FontFamily = new FontFamily(mText.FontName); textBox.FontWeight = mText.Bold ? FontWeights.Bold : FontWeights.Normal; textBox.FontStyle = mText.Italic ? FontStyles.Italic : FontStyles.Normal; textBox.Opacity = mText.Opacity; textBox.Width = mText.Width; textBox.Height = mText.Height; textBox.TextAlignment = (TextAlignment)mText.Alignment; Canvas.SetTop(textBox, mText.Y); Canvas.SetLeft(textBox, mText.X); Panel.SetZIndex(textBox, mText.Layer); return textBox;

PilarMI BertinGA · Answer

thanks for your response. And wich can be the problem for the size of text that dont corresponds with real size.?

Amit Gupta · Answer

Okay, got your point. You have text in a textbox which is wrapped and you want to adjust the margins/padding and line spacing between the wrapped lines, right? If yes then I don't recommend you that because they are the default behaviour of textbox property and they were used to show your full text without cut in different display screen. If you still want to do that then 2 ways are there 1. Remove the border thickness and set the height of textbox to auto (this will remove the line spacing from all aides.2 Right click on the textbox -> edit template then you can adjust the default behaviour of it.

PilarMI BertinGA · Answer

hi, sorry i dont understand, Canvas.SetTop(textBox, 5) is indicated, question is not position of textbox, question is position and size of text inside textbox. thanks

Amit Gupta · Answer

Adjust the value of it to see the changes Canvas.SetTop(textBox, 5)

PilarMI BertinGA · Answer

Hi, i want show text with transparent background in from. But now, text that appears is smaller than requested. This is one function, values are like this. I dont know wich property sets this space between top of textbox and text = 0, and wich can be that is making letter size smaller. Thanks TextBox textBox = new TextBox(); textBox.BorderThickness = new Thickness(1); textBox.IsHitTestVisible = false ; textBox.Focusable = false ; textBox.TextWrapping = TextWrapping.WrapWithOverflow; textBox.VerticalScrollBarVisibility = ScrollBarVisibility.Hidden; textBox.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility = ScrollBarVisibility.Hidden; textBox.Tag = "mytext" ; textBox.Text = "HOLA ADIOS; textBox.FontSize = 160; textBox.Foreground = color.white; textBox.FontFamily = "Arial" ; textBox.FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold ; textBox.FontStyle = FontStyles.Normal; textBox.Opacity = 1; textBox.Width = 800; textBox.Height = 600; textBox.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left; Canvas.SetTop(textBox, 5); Canvas.SetLeft(textBox, 5); Panel.SetZIndex(textBox, 1); return textBox;

PilarMI BertinGA · Answer

Hi, i looked but i cant locate way to do textBox.Height = auto; or textBox.autosize = true; do you know how can i do? thanks

Amit Gupta · Answer

If you share the scenario what you want to achieve? However, you can adjust margin to shift the location and padding to adjust the spacing, choose it accordingly.