On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 18:04 +0200, Alex Thurgood wrote: > Dinbandhu a écrit : > > > 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. > > > > > I have no idea whether 2.4 or 3.0dev will solve your problems, if indeed > the behaviour you describe is a problem at all, or just a design > implementation ;-). For as long as 3.0 isn't declared "stable", then I > wouldn't use it to do work you absolutely have to rely on, but that's > just my own form of paranoia, and 2.4 has some bugs in it that were > introduced as a result of improving performance issues in 2.3...Like > most things, it all depends what you can live with and whether you > absolutely want to dice with potential data death or not :-) > > > 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? > > > > Yes, judging from your reply, I would say you haven't entered the group > that is made up of the label and the field control. When you right click > on the grouped control, and choose Edit, you can only access a limited > subset of properties. In your context menu, you should however see an > entry entitled Group > Enter group (I'm speaking from memory here, don't > have OOo open). This should enable you to choose which control you > really want to edit, the label or the field control. Right clicking on > the field control will give you access to the properties you are looking > for.
I found it, yes. The controls are there. I guess I'll have to play with it a little more. There must be a way to do it so that it will be the same distance below the next field above, as all the rest of the fields are from each other. And have the same colors and fonts. It seems to me one shouldn't have to be an artist or an engineer to subtly adjust it and adjust it until it is just right. I tried to find the settings for the colors and distances for the other fields in the form, but it didn't seem to show it. I'll have to play with it some more. But it seems to me that getting all the fields to the same setting should be pretty straightforward. I understand, most of the folks using this application are pretty savvy with this stuff. But still...I can't help thinking that, well, couldn't something as basic as this be made straightforward? Thanks, Swarup --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
