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Is there any way while the user is entering data into the grids cell editor
to automatically expand the editor box either horizontally or vertically
(based on a Word-wrap property) as they type? Currently as the user types
the text scrolls off to the left so if they are entering a large amount of
text they can't see what they have already typed in without having to use
the arrow keys moving the insertion mark back through the text typed to see
it.

We handle the word wrapping of the row afterwards but I've had this request
and don't see anyway to do it during the actual key entry.

You can try to work with these events: SetupEditor and ChangeEdit.

For example, the code below will set the editor to the height of the row.  This would be handy if you were about to edit multiline text with wordwrap.  This doesn't adjust the height as keys are typed, however.  This also is dependent on whether the editor's height can be set.  You might have to set the editor's height a little bigger than the rows height.

Private Sub C1FlexGrid1_SetupEditor(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As C1.Win.C1FlexGrid.RowColEventArgs) Handles C1FlexGrid1.SetupEditor

If C1FlexGrid1.Rows(e.Row).Height > -1 And e.Col = 1 Then
   C1FlexGrid1.Cols(e.Col).Editor.Height = C1FlexGrid1.Rows(e.Row).Height
End If

End Sub

The ChageEdit event is called after each key is pressed while in the editor, which could be useful but I don't have any sample to expand the editor while editing.

Regards,
Greg L