BUG: Label Width Changes with WordWrap and AutoSize Set to True

MORE INFORMATION

According to Visual Basic Help, the horizontal size of a label should not change when the WordWrap and AutoSize properties are both set to True, unless the label's caption consists of a single word that is larger than the width of the Label.

The following are excerpts from the Visual Basic 6.0 WordWrap Help topic:

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a new Standard EXE project. Form1 is created by default.
2. Add a TextBox and a Label control to Form1.
3. Set the MultiLine property of the TextBox control to True.
4. Set the BorderStyle property of the TextBox control to None.
5. Set the AutoSize and WordWrap properties of the Label control to True.
6. Paste the following code into Form1:

         Option Explicit
   
         Const LABEL_WIDTH = 2880
   
         Private Sub Form_Load()
            ' Clear textbox initial value.
            Text1.Text = ""
   
            ' Set both controls to the same initial width.
            Text1.Width = LABEL_WIDTH
            Label1.Width = LABEL_WIDTH
   
            ' Set colors for easy viewing.
            Me.BackColor = vbRed
            Text1.BackColor = vbGreen
            Label1.BackColor = vbGreen
   
            ' Make sure Form is wide enough for Label to grow.
            Me.Width = LABEL_WIDTH + Label1.Left + 1000
         End Sub
   
         Private Sub Text1_Change()
            ' Sync the two control's displays.
            Label1.Caption = Text1.Text
   
            ' Check for change in label's width.
            If Label1.Width <> LABEL_WIDTH Then
               Debug.Print "Label Width: " & Label1.Width & _
                  vbTab & "TextBox Width: " & Text1.Width
            End If
         End Sub
   						

7. Run the project.

RESULT: Begin typing some text into the TextBox until the debug window shows a change in the label's width. The actual amount of typing you must do to see this behavior can vary from system to system. To consistently cause this behavior, type some text up to the end of the first line and then hit the space bar several times, or just enter spaces.