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Asked: 2026-06-08T18:50:10+00:00

I am working on localizing a WinForms application through satellite assemblies. The problem I

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I am working on localizing a WinForms application through satellite assemblies. The problem I am facing is that when I switch to some other language such as Japanese from English, the labels overlap (or go behind) the combo boxes because of the change in text. The change in text causes Label width to increase making them jump over to other controls.

Is there a way (maybe through Anchoring) to overcome this so that the combo boxes decrease their width automatically to compensate for the Label size increase? Something like anchoring WRT a control instead of a Form.

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OK. I think I’ve found a solution to this one. The Form has a Language property which is used to set language specific properties for a Form. If I change it to Japanese and make changes to Form layout and Control positions then these language specific items are stored in a new .RESX file for each Form. The Satellite assemblies will still be used to provide the localized strings but these RESX files will resize the Form elements accordingly. Is this the right way?

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    The Form has a Language property which is used to set language specific properties for a Form. If I change it to Japanese and make changes to Form layout and Control positions then these language specific items are stored in a new .RESX file for each Form. The Satellite assemblies will still be used to provide the localized strings but these RESX files will resize the Form elements accordingly.

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