Now that version 2.4.1 has been released, I have looked at the fix list
and do not see any reference to the resolution of my problem of last
October (copy below). I have not received a reply to my posting
either. I just tested the 2.4.1 version and I verified that the list
box creation wizard still does not support multi-column list boxes.
What is the status of this issue?
The lack of this feature is still preventing me from using
OpenOffice.org Base.
Girvin Herr
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Subject: Multiple Columns in Base List Boxes
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:08:10 -0700
From: Girvin R. Herr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
I was told by the users forum moderator to send the following to this
forum instead. So, here goes:
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I am running Linux OpenOffice.org 2.3.0 and despite previous failures, I
finally got Base talking to my MySQL 5.0.24a server. That part works
fine. I have been using Rekall 2.4.5 for a few years but its development
seems to be stagnating and so I have been looking at OpenOffice.org Base
as an alternate or replacement database client. As a test, I have been
recreating one of my forms for data entry in Base and discovered that
Base has many of the features that I like.
However, I have run into a "work-stopper" problem that may just prevent
me from using Base. This problem is the lack of support for multiple
columns displayed in a List Box in a form. I have spent a lot of time
researching this problem and I have come to the conclusion that this
feature is still missing in Base. In my research, I found a draft
document on OpenOffice's website dated 2005-06-01 written by a Frank
Schonheit, Document ID: SPEC.DBA.MCLIST (
http://dba.openoffice.org/specifications/forms/multi_column_list_controls.odt
), that addresses this feature deficiency.
My question to the developers is: when is this feature to be implemented
in Base?
I can't believe I am not the only user who has a need for this feature.
Any information on this will be appreciated.
BTW: Rekall does implement this feature, although it is not well
documented and Rekall does not seem to allow adjusting the column
widths. However, the data is visible to aid selection from the list.
Girvin Herr
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