This is version 1.0 of the TRotatedStringGrid component.
It is freeware and may be distributed without consent and be used in commercial applications. There's only one condition: Mention my name in the credits.
This version contains an nagging box that is called everytime the component is created, if you load a project or if you put the component on a form. A compiled program doesn't show anything.
The sourcecode will be sent to you on request, in which you can alter this.


What does it do?

It makes a rotated caption for all fixed rows, except for those which are the caption of a fixed row. This makes a spreadsheet-like thing easier to read if there is not much data to put in the cells.
I needed this once for an application I developed.


What will be next?

I'm working on a printgrid component that prints the text in the same way it appears in the cells, so hold your breath for a while.

On slower machines the calculations of the rotated fonts takes too much time. This is because the rotated font gets created each time DrawCell is called.
I'll fix this asap by taking the FontChange method as an entry, so that the Rotated font will be created only when the font is changed.
Since the method is not documented, I'll have to do a lot of digging unless someone provides the solution.

Jack Bakker, Holland

J.J.Bakker@stud.rgl.ruu.nl