Font.Escapement (for rotating controls)

Description

The angle of rotation from the baseline of the text.

In the painter

Escapement on the Font page in the Properties view.

Value

An integer in tenths of degrees. For example, 450 means 45 degrees. 0 is horizontal.

The alignment of the text affects the point of rotation.

Example

To enter rotation for a control, select the control in the Design view and click the button next to the Escapement property in the Properties view. In the dialog box that displays, enter the number of tenths of degrees.

The following picture shows the Design view with a number of text controls. Each text control shows the Font.Escapement value entered and the number of degrees of rotation. In the Design view, you do not see rotation; it looks as if the controls are all mixed up. Some controls seem to overlie each other:

The sample shows the Design view with a number of text controls. One is 180 degrees ( enter 1800 ).

The next picture shows the same controls at runtime. Each control is rotated appropriately, based on the Font.Escapement and Alignment values:

This sample shows text controls at runtime. Each control is rotated appropriately. For example, the control 180 degrees ( enter 1800 ) is upside down.

NoteHow to position controls that are rotated Make the controls movable. To do so, display each control and select the Moveable check box in the Position page. Then in the Preview view, click the rotated text control until a gray box displays (try the center of the text). Drag the rotated control where you want it. In the Design view, the controls will be wherever you dragged them. They may look incorrectly positioned in the Design view, but they will be correctly positioned when you run the report. When you are satisfied with the positioning, you can clear the Moveable check box for the controls to ensure that they stay where you want them.