… in a table (Notes Client) to control the height of the row when printing. I’m not sure it’s going to work yet, but the first quirk I’ve encountered in testing is that the text isn’t breaking to the next line when I press [Enter]. It’s like it’s being ignored.
Anyone have any input on the specific [Enter] problem or the layer approach in general?
TIA
Subject: Trying a Native OS Style text field in a layer …
Would not mess with layers for printing - just create a seperate print form and use switchform, putting a field in a table within a table and turning off show field delimters makes the field look somewhat OS like. Just a thought.
Subject: RE: Trying a Native OS Style text field in a layer …
Switched form won’t do any good to limit the height of a row containing a Native OS Style where multiple lines are allowed.
Subject: The little problem solved ([Enter] not responding)
The little problem has been solved ([Enter] not responding). When I pasted the field into the layer, it switched the “Allow multiple lines” setting to Off. That’s fixed.
Now when I print, the row stays at the 1/2 inch I want it to, but the extra lines of text just flow on south of the table cell, overlapping the rows and cells below.
Subject: RE: The little problem solved ([Enter] not responding)
Expected behaviour, I’m afraid. The height of the layer seems to apply only to the background, not the content, and since the layer takes the field content out of the confines of the table cell – well, you know the rest of the story.
Subject: RE: Trying a Native OS Style text field in a layer …
Any warnings on trying a layout region in place of the layer, keeping the rest of the approach the same?
Subject: RE: Trying a Native OS Style text field in a layer …
Except for the well-known limitations, frustrations, etc., of working with layout regions in general, no. They are pretty much deprecated (nothing’s been done with them since R5, and SizeToTable in a dialogbox has pretty much obviated them), but they will work.