On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:58:00 -0700
John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> dijo:
> When I run the macro it creates the table OK, but the column widths are
> not changed, the top row is not italic, and the four right columns are
> still left justified. The upper left cell is right justified, and a
> line of text two rows above the table (outside the table) has become
> right justified.
>
> This is 3.01 on Jaunty, from Synaptic. (Too many other problems with
> the OOo version.)
>
> Are there limitations on recording a macro to format a table?
OK, I have it partly sorted, but there is a documentation problem.
According to the Help, recording a macro does not record mouse actions:
Limitations of the macro recorder
The following actions are not recorded:
...
Selections are recorded only if they are done by using the
keyboard (cursor traveling), but not when the mouse is used. ...
That is not completely true. Mouse actions are usually recorded, e.g.,
opening a Find/Replace dialog box, selecting the Find box, using the
drop-down to select a previously searched for string, clicking on the
Find/Replace buttons, etc. You can do a Find/Replace without ever
touching the keyboard and it will be recorded.
At the same time, not all keyboard actions are recorded. For example,
using the keyboard to open the Table, menu, then Select, then Column
appears to select the column where the cursor is located, but even if
it is all done with the keyboard the column selection is not recorded
in the macro.
I need to figure out a way to format the width and alignment of columns
in a Writer table. If I have to write code to do it, so be it. I just
need to figure out how to insert the code into a macro that I have
already recorded. And, of course, I have no knowledge of programming,
so I need documentation that doesn't require a degree in computer
science. :)
Is there documentation somewhere with tons of examples?
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