PDFsharp & MigraDoc Foundation

Using Migradoc, I would like to have a paragraph that takes up a minimum amount of vertical space. Maybe a maximum too but that's a separate issue. Ideally I would like to set it up so that it will add whatever padding/margin is necessary to take up that space given the text in the paragraph. Failing that, can I measure the height of the paragraph after setting the text and then add space?

I don't remember if I have the GDI or WPF DLL, and I don't see any version information. Is there a way to find that info?

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Tell us the name of the DLL. Look at its properties (right click in Explorer).

One possible solution: use tables. One row, one column, no visible borders. You can set the height of the row. For debugging you can show the borders.

Later on you can use PDFsharp functions to detect how much space the text will need and truncate the text as needed.

Or don't set the height of the row, instead add a second column with an empty paragraph - using the ParagraphFormat.LineSpacingRule and ParagraphFormat.LineSpacing you can set a minimum height. The row will grow if your text is too long.

Or use TextFrames at absolute positions.

Maybe there are other solutions if you tell us more about what you want to achieve.

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Thomas Hoevel
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MigraDoc.DocumentObjectModel.dll

File version 1.32.3885.0



Yeah, I will need to cross that bridge at some point too. I did see some answers about truncating text that's too long so I may be able to figure that one out.



That sounds interesting, but I'm not quite following how that would work. LineSpacing controls how much space is between paragraphs, right? I'm looking for a minimum height of the paragraph, including its content. Could this technique achieve that?



Can a TextFrame have an absolute height but a relative position? I only ask because I've found absolute positioning to be a pain (not in Migradoc specifically just in general). I think I could make that work though.



I've attached a screen shot of what this part of the document is supposed to look like. The "notes" part should be a minimum height so there is room to write on it, with the status below, and a box around both. Right now I have them in the same paragraph with a border on the paragraph.

Thanks for your help!

I made it work with a TextFrame, though I moved the "status" field above the frame and used the frame for just the notes.