truncate ToolStripStatusLabel instead of hiding it

Question

I have a StatusStrip control on a form. This control contains only one child control - it is ToolStripStatusLabel. When the text is too large, then nothing is displayed. I would prefer to display at least something instead of nothing. What should I do with ToolStripStatusLabel to display part of text even if the whole text doesn't fit?

Fickle

Answer 1

Try setting the Spring property to true:

toolStripStatusLabel1.Spring = true;

or as Hans pointed out, you can set the ToolStripLayoutStyle

statusStrip1.LayoutStyle = ToolStripLayoutStyle.Flow;

Wyly

Changing the strip's LayoutStyle to Flow keeps the text left-aligned. – Brominate

with statusStrip1.LayoutStyle = ToolStripLayoutStyle.Flow; also set statusStrip1.AutoSize= false; To make sure that status bar size is fixed (this is what standard applications follow) – Different