Joe Smith wrote:
Bob Estes wrote:
I have found a problem in formating input fields.
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Does anyone have any ideas on how to correct this problem?
Yow. This task is a 'perfect storm' of things that Writer does badly.
Yes, I have to agree.
Here's a sample with two different approaches:
- A two-column table with a calculation that adds the cells in the
column two, and
- Text paragraphs with user and formula fields.
http://www.martnet.com/~jes/temp/Contract_calculations.odt
Neither of these is entirely satisfying, IMO, but maybe it will give you
some ideas.
Input fields can't be formatted--they're meant for text.
That's what I was afraid of. In Word one can embed formating commands
in the field. Perhaps this would qualify for a feature request.
The formatting set on a table cell does not apply to any kind of field
in the cell. The field's formatting takes precedence.
Contracts like this that I've seen use dotted leaders between the text
and the numbers. Leaders are easy in a text paragraph, but a lot harder
when you need to span columns in a table.
That's the way I had it set up in Word 97, but Writer doesn't allow one
to set a tab to the right of the right paragraph margin.
You can work around the margin problems in text paragraphs by using a
spacer frame to keep the text out of the right side of the text area,
but allow the last line, with the amount, extend to the right margin.
It's a real ugly hack, but I don't see any clean way to get a paragraph
shaped the way you want it.
I don't either, especially when the text portion has one or more input
fields which can change the number of lines in the paragraph.
Variables and user fields can be formatted, but they aren't as
well-suited for input: you have to know to double-click on them to
change the value, they don't provide any input help, and the value entry
is buried under other distracting stuff that's not needed.
<Joe
Thanks for all of your assistance.
Bob
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