Hi Graham, maybe you need to use an RTF control instead of a plain text box?
Frank. Frank Cazabon Samaan Systems Ltd. - Developing Solutions www.SamaanSystems.com Referrals are important to us. If you know of anyone who would benefit from our services, please contact me. We would appreciate the opportunity to work with them. On 21/12/2010 12:51 PM, Graham Brown wrote: > Thanks Michael > > That's going to be the next headache. > > There doesn't appear to be any shortcuts for 1/3, 2/3 or 1/8 etc I'm guessing > this is because they don't appear in the Windows Western character set, they > are in the Unicode set though. > > Still need to work out how to give him the rest of these fractions if it is > possible. > > How long has the UK been metric exactly...!!? > > Don't you just love customers. > > G > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Michael Oke, II > Sent: Tue 21/12/2010 14:45 > To: GrahamB > Subject: Re: RE: Entering fractions into a text box > > > > In order to replicate what Word, and other applications, does/do when > these are typed, you will have to watch for those character combinations > and convert them. No client, that I can think of, will type the keystroke > combos in order to directly enter them not would I expect them to. > > ::michael > On Dec 21, 2010 6:21 AM, "Tracy Pearson"<[email protected]> wrote: >> Graham Brown wrote on 2010-12-21: >>> Hi all >>> >>> One of my clients has asked why he can't input fractions into a >>> product description field so something like "3/4 round bar". >>> >>> When I type this in Word it formats to a smaller font with the 3 above >>> the 4 like a normal fraction I guess. >>> >>> I think it is probably to do with codepages but I can't see anyway to >>> do this. >>> >>> Anybody got any clues please. >>> >>> Regards >>> >> Graham, >> >> Using the Windows Character Map program. I selected the Arial Windows: >> Western format. >> Found 1/4 1/2 and 3/4 characters. To type them directly into Windows, hold >> the Alt key down while typing out the key combination on the keypad. >> ¼ - Alt+0188 - Chr(0xBC) >> ½ - Alt+0189 - Chr(0xBD) >> ¾ - Alt+0190 - Chr(0xBE) >> >> Tracy Pearson >> PowerChurch Software >> >> >> >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
