The issue with the design windows all closing was fixed in one R version but it seems to have reappeared. I'm on R5 and it SOMETIMES (randomly) does this. I've submitted a bug report (99591). PB
On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 08:37, Jeremy Roussak via 4D_Tech < [email protected]> wrote: > Miyako, > > Yes, the expression is correctly evaluated and displayed; if it wasn’t, I > would have used a rather stronger word than “infelicity”! Thanks for the > explanation of what’s happening (wrapping). > > > On 14 May 2019, at 20:43, Keisuke Miyako via 4D_Tech < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > the expression is properly evaluated and functional without the > parentheses. > > > > it is a display issue in the WYSIWYG editor, > > where the formula is too long to fit in the field and wrapped after the > minus sign. > > > > i.e. > > > > -Form.aaaa.aaaaa.aaaaaa > > > > becomes > > > > - > > Form.aaaa.aaaaa.aaaaaa > > > > you can confirm by extending the height. > > parentheses won't solve it. > > > > by contrast, this does't wrap: > > > > Form.aaaa.aaaaa.aaaaaa*-1 > > > > 2 - try: -(Form.lastQ.outputVAT) or (-1 * Form.lastQ.outputVAT) > > > Chip, I agree that exit design means close it - it’s because all the > design environment windows disappear that the option is so useful. In all > previous versions of 4D, however, all the design window states were > preserved and re-opened when dropping back into design, as you would > expect. It’s a new issue in v17R4, I think. Try it with whichever version > you’re using and you’ll see what I mean. > > Jeremy > > > On 14 May 2019, at 20:33, Chip Scheide <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Not using v17(anything) ... but > > > > 1 - exit design when going into application environment > > to me means close it up. I would try turning this off > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** -- ************************************************* CatBase - Top Dog in Data Publishing tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 w: http://www.catbase.com skype: pat.bensky ************************************************* ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
