Alex, please take a look at this code snippet
this.layoutControlItem1.AllowHtmlStringInCaption = true;
this.layoutControlItem1.AppearanceItemCaption.Options.UseTextOptions = true;
this.layoutControlItem1.AppearanceItemCaption.TextOptions.WordWrap = DevExpress.Utils.WordWrap.Wrap;
this.layoutControlItem1.Control = this.buttonEdit1;
this.layoutControlItem1.ControlAlignment = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
this.layoutControlItem1.CustomizationFormText = "one";
this.layoutControlItem1.FillControlToClientArea = false;
this.layoutControlItem1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
this.layoutControlItem1.MaxSize = new System.Drawing.Size(0, 120);
this.layoutControlItem1.MinSize = new System.Drawing.Size(166, 120);
this.layoutControlItem1.Name = "layoutControlItem1";
this.layoutControlItem1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(234, 222);
this.layoutControlItem1.SizeConstraintsType = DevExpress.XtraLayout.SizeConstraintsType.Custom;
this.layoutControlItem1.Text = "first line
second line
third line
etc";
this.layoutControlItem1.TextAlignMode = DevExpress.XtraLayout.TextAlignModeItem.CustomSize;
this.layoutControlItem1.TextLocation = DevExpress.Utils.Locations.Left;
this.layoutControlItem1.TextSize = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 100);
Thanks, Roman
R&D, .NET Team
Developer Express Inc.
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