Scrolling Text in .NET

How to make a cool scrolling text effect in .NET. I'm using Visual Basic 2008 if you were wondering.


On both buttons:

i = 0 'Reset counter Value
label1.text = "" 'Reset Label
timer1.enabled = true 'Start the timer
strMessage = "text" 'Set Message Text

On the Timer

i += 1 'Increase Counter
label1.text += strMessage.substring(i - 1, 1) 'Specify each letter to add
If i = strmessage.length then timer1.enabled = false 'Stop the timer when the message ends

Category:

Education

Tags:

• .NET
• Visual
• Basic
• Scrolling
• Text
• VB
• 2008
• 2005
• progressbar
• color
• change
• percent
• tutorial

[NocaCow]

Assuming a basic knowledge of the Visual Studio environment.

[BIazeAgron]

This is great! I only know some basic VB, but I do know more than enough to write a very nice program, which I already have. Right now, I'm working on a text-based game, and it would be great to add this effect to it. One problem, though: I don't know what any of this means. I just copy-pasted. Once I get to this point, I'll figure a way to add it in. Thanks man!

[Woffle21jade]

Yes!!! Thank you so much! Exactly what I was looking for.

[mtrethowan]

Try this:

place a label on the form and change the text to "This Is A Marquee Test. "

set Label1 AutoEllipsis to True.

place timer on form,.

set Timer1 Enabled to true.

double click Timer! and use this code this code: ' Dim char and get first character form Label1 Dim char1 As Char = Label1.Text = .Text(0) ' Remove first character form Label1 and place at end Label1.Text = .Text = Label1.Text = .Text.Remove(0, 1) & char1

Start Debugging.

[vancar6]

@NocaCow Gr8 tut but how do i make it scroll back?

Like so i can allways see it.

Like backwars then forwards

[yopit2]

thx

[01cathcarts]

excellent 10/10 thank you :)

[JACOBFLARSEN]

How can i make it restart after it's done typing?

[rosengrenmattis]

Get an error on 17k letters

[ghostalin]

A++ description. Would read again.