Re: displaying simple HTML in VB6 project w/o overkill?

harry wrote:
> Jason Boardman wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I am looking for a way to display very simple HTML formatted text 
>> (text formatting tags, colored text, tables- no images, no forms, no 
>> scripts, no style sheets, etc) from within a VB6 project.  I know 
>> there is the built in Microsoft Browser control, but it uses IE DLLs 
>> and is way over-bloated for my needs, and who wants to use IE anyway?
>>
>> I have been looking into the Mozilla ActiveX Project 
>> (http://www.iol.ie/~locka/mozilla/mozilla.htm) which looks good but 
>> before I go with that I wanted to ask the community, is there an even 
>> lighter way to do this?  All I am doing is making a window in my 
>> project that will display in-house personnel documents and manuals.  
>> Nothing fancy.  I chose HTML as everyone already knows how to write 
>> content using it.  Is there a better way to show simple HTML in a VB6 
>> Project? Is there a better way than HTML?  Post your thoughts!
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Jason Boardman
> 
> Check the Microsoft Rich Textbox Control 6.0.
> It can handle .rtf files (Word/OpenOffice/..). But: No Links!
> 
> Harry

I'd have to agree here, RTF is great if you are only wanting formatting 
and nothing else.  I've used it a few times, not too hard to work with.

Niky Williams