Italics in drop-down lists

[Larry Sulky]

Any idea how I can get some (but not all) text in a drop-down list
entry to be italic? The entry might be

"streptococcal bacterium"

where "streptococcal" is italic but "bacterium" is not. Presumably
I'll have to populate the entry from somewhere that gives a cue about
where the italic begins and ends, maybe like so:

<i>streptococcal</i> bacterium

but how do I then present it within the list with italic formatting?

TIA
--larry

 

[Karl E. Peterson]

Any idea how I can get some (but not all) text in a drop-down list
entry to be italic? The entry might be

"streptococcal bacterium"

where "streptococcal" is italic but "bacterium" is not. Presumably
I'll have to populate the entry from somewhere that gives a cue about
where the italic begins and ends, maybe like so:

<i>streptococcal</i> bacterium

but how do I then present it within the list with italic formatting?

Two words: "owner draw". It's ugly enough with a standard list, and even uglier
with a combo. I'd consider shopping for one that's already pre-written, given the
scope of the task in VBA.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=owner+draw+combobox

 

[Larry Sulky]

Two words: "owner draw".  It's ugly enough with a standard list, and even uglier
with a combo.  I'd consider shopping for one that's already pre-written, given the
scope of the task in VBA.

   http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=owner+draw+combobox

Hmmm.... I've never called a Windows control from inside Word. Is it
scary?

---larry

 

[Karl E. Peterson]

Hmmm.... I've never called a Windows control from inside Word. Is it
scary?

Can be. Depends what you call it. ;-)

 

[Jonathan West]

Two words: "owner draw". It's ugly enough with a standard list, and even
uglier
with a combo. I'd consider shopping for one that's already pre-written,
given the
scope of the task in VBA.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=owner+draw+combobox

Hmmm.... I've never called a Windows control from inside Word. Is it
scary?


Basically, yes. Unless the meaning is really seriously changed as a result
of applying italics, I would suggest that going this way is far more trouble
than it is worth.