Yeh it's a good idea, maybe I will try something along those lines...

Thanks again!

Chris

>Chris,
>I don't know for sure that it is fixed in 2.0, cuz I haven't had time to install 2.0 beta yet, but I would imagine that someone else has noticed this.
>
>Yeah the dot would be a good candidate for a nearly invisible character.
>
>Could you change the column header's text property to exclude the dot if that column us the column that is sorted and then put the dot back in if a different column is sorted?
>
>Just my $0.02
>
>
>>Thanks guys...
>>
>>Yup adding a . at the end of the column header kinda works OK if I disable sorting but I need the sorting and and...
>>
>>Will have to save my pennies and upgrade!
>>
>>Thanks for your help anyway!
>>
>>ATB
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>>Well it was worth a try. I am sure this will be fixed in 2.0. If it is fixed then it must have been a bug :)
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Would it work if you added an underscore as the last character (or does that look cheezy)?
>>>>>Can you use a "invisible" character as the last character?
>>>>
>>>>That wouldn't look too cool. And "Invisible" characters tend to show up anyway ... as little boxes ... at least the ones I tried did.
>>>>
>>>>~~Bonnie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Sure seems like a bug to me, Chris ... I haven't found any way around it though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>~~Bonnie
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hi - just a cosmetic gripe... I am using DataGridTableStyle to apply styles and mappings for my grids but when I set Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Right the last letter of the column header is not fully shown - I've tried different fonts without much success and also...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>HeaderText = "My Column header " and HeaderText = "My Column Header" & Space(1)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>but the space is ignored...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>If I sort the grid on the column in question the little arrow shows and the column header text is shunted left and displays fine..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Any ideas appreciated...