On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 16:32 +0200, Alex Thurgood wrote: > Dinbandhu a écrit : > > > Thanks so much, yes now I'm getting there. > > > > Two residual points: > > > > 1. When I open the form and then from that window switch it to the > > design view of forms, all the controls (including the "add field" > > option), are grayed out. I tried this several times, and the same thing > > happens every time. The only way I am getting the icons to be functional > > in the forms design view, is if I open the forms design view directly > > from the main Base window, by right-clicking on the form and selecting > > "edit". Is this the way it is supposed to be? > > > > > I have seen this behaviour in the past, but I cant' remember why or how > it happened or whether I was able to reproduce it, or whether it was a > bug of the OOo version I was using at the time (the 2.0.x line had lots > of headache causing bugs like this). I must admit to actually saving > most of my forms outside of the ODB document, an old habit from the 1.1 > version days :-)
I am using version 2.3. If I upgrade to the latest version, will that solve a variety of problems, then, including this? What is the latest-- 3.0? Is it stable and ready for non-expert users like me? If so, kindly include a download link if is easy for you to do. > > 2. By opening the forms design view in the above manner, I was able to > > populate the "add field" window, and then to select the field I wanted > > to add. But once I did that, the added field was sitting right in the > > middle of the forms design view window, physically overlapping and > > covering several other fields. I manually moved it to the end, where I > > wanted it to be. But all the parameters of its appearance are wrong: the > > font size and color of the field name, the size and color of the data > > entry window, and the distance of this field from the one above. Isn't > > there some way to set it to match all the other fields by default? > > > Yes, that would appear to be normal behaviour in my experience. The > default insert of the field control is just that, you have to tailor it > to your needs after insertion. This is where the wonders of the > automagic cease and the manual workload kicks in. You must right mouse > button click on the field to change its properties (size, font, > background, etc) as you would if you had just inserted a field control > onto a blank document. By right-clicking on it, I get an option for "size and position". And I've corrected the height and width to match the other fields-- although the distance between the field name and the data entry window is still too big, and I don't see where the parameter is to adjust that. As for font, color, background-- I do not see where these options are in the right-click menu. Would you kindly give me a tip? Thanks, Swarup --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
