RichTextBox Hyperlink Mousepointer bug

[jzsmith33]

Hi,

 

I've come across a bug in the RichTextBox control.

 

If you add an RTB to a form, then add a url to the text property.

 

The run the project.

 

The mouse pointer (as you'd expect) changes to a hand while over the URL.

But it also remain a hand under the URL.

 

Also when you click in the area under the URL it raises the LinkClicked event.

 

This bug occurs in dotnet 1.1 and 1.0.

 

Can anyone suggest a workaround (other than adding an extra return character)?

 

TIA

[mskeel]

Use a LinkLabel instead?

[snarfblam]

This isn't a bug. This is actually by design. Any blank space below the last line of text in a RichTextBox handles the mouse as though it were the last line. For an example, open WordPad, maximize it, type in some text not followed by a carrige return, and then drag the mouse accross the empty space at the bottom. It will select the text as though you dragged the cursor accross the text.