Win32.DrawText (hdc, "Hello, Windows 98!", -1, ref rect,

static extern int DrawTextEx(IntPtr hdc, StringBuilder lpchText, int cchText,

   ref RECT lprc, uint dwDTFormat, ref DRAWTEXTPARAMS lpDTParams);

DRAWTEXTPARAMS

static extern int DrawTextEx(IntPtr hdc, StringBuilder lpchText, int cchText,

   ref RECT lprc, uint dwDTFormat, ref DRAWTEXTPARAMS lpDTParams);

DRAWTEXTPARAMS

public struct DRAWTEXTPARAMS

Structure DRAWTEXTPARAMS

    public DTT_CALLBACK_PROC pfnDrawTextCallback;

   private DrawThemeTextCallback pfnDrawTextCallback;

     get { return pfnDrawTextCallback; }

       pfnDrawTextCallback = value;

Windows XP: Using this function with the DrawText function in GDI causes the "!" character and some other characters to be placed improperly. However, using the TextOut function to draw text with GDI causes all characters to be placed properly with additional extra character spacing.

static extern int DrawText(IntPtr hdc, string lpStr, int nCount,ref Rect lpRect, int wFormat);

        DrawText(hdc, tabPage.Text, tabPage.Text.Length, ref bounds, flags);