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From: Lawson.English@p88.f15.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Lawson English)
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Subject: Size of text field in RE 2.1
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Date: 2 Feb 91 16:41:46 GMT
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Russ Poldrack writes in a message to All

RP> Is there a fixed limit on the size of a static text DITL in ResEdit 
RP> 2.1 When I am typing along it just stops at a certain point about 
RP> 7 lines down in the text box, na matter how big the field is 
RP> set to be. Russ Poldrac

As far as I know, all Static text or non-static for that matter in a Dialogue,
is limited to 255 characters as it is referenced using a Pascal String (Str255).


Lawson
 

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