Hi,
I just revisited the
multi-column specification for the list box/combo box and had a thought which
may be of use.
First as I have
mentioned before the odt files currently don't open in Internet Explorer in the
same way as sxw files currently do using the activex control. As a user I get
the option to save the file and the file then has the extension odt changed to
zip. I suspect the server has to have one of the mime types changed (just
guessing).
To the
suggestion.
When the contents of
the list/combo box is using the "List entries" and is thus a "Value List",
the user does not have an option to set up column headings.
I would like to
suggest when the "Value List" option is used the user is optionally allowed to
enter the first values as column headings.
- This would provide
users with increased information when they select the drop down box making it
easier to determine what each column related to.
- This would also
make the "Value List" and the other list types (Table, Query, SQL, SQL
(native), but not Tablefields ) work in a similar fashion which may make it
easier for users.
The above is the
basic suggestion.
The idea could be
extended slightly to include all list types including the
Tablefields.
- Column heads not
selected
Value list shows
values as entered
Table, Query,
SQL, SQL (native) shows values from data source
Tablefields shows
list of fields
- Column heads
selected
Value list take
first value/s to be column headings
Table, Query, SQL, SQL (native) use field names as column
headings
Tablefields has column heading value of "Field
names"
This means all list types are displayed in a consistent
manner.
I hope the suggestion is of assistance. There may be some
obvious reason in OpenOffice.org this would not work, but I thought I would put
forward the suggestion.
Regards,
Kelvin Eldridge
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