Saturday, September 20, 2003
Errors when creating initial report
New posting that removed errors found when creating new report.
Some other enhancements that increase usability when using a smaller Request Workbench window:
1 - when made smaller, users can change the sort order from the request work bench but not add new sorts.
2 - more options are made available when you right-click on a data item in the Sort/Group window
More internal changes made in the Object Model to better support sort/group options.
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Suggestions Wanted on Format Form
Rightmouse click on a data item and choose Change Appearance.
Notice that there is an option to change the alignment.
In Foxfire! 6.0, this alignment was only used for the Header Justification but in 8.0, it can also be used for the actual data item in the report.
The question is: is there ever a case where the header may be left or right-aligned and the data would be centered or something else? That is to say, is there ever a chance for the header and item not to be aligned the same way?
Example:
Scenario 1: Make ---------------- Ford | Scenario 2: Mileage ----------------- 95845 | Scenario 3: Mileage ------------------ 9568 |
Would scenario 3 (where the header is right aligned and the data is centered) ever occur?
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Better Handling for Alignments
New update (just posted) includes better support for alignment and changes in widths.
The actual Live Design report area now respects the width and alignments specified in the report width. In previous versions, it simply put all items on the page. Now, it's more accurate.
As well, when you resize the Request Workbench, the titles on the tabs change dynamically to show themselves a little better.
Note: Do NOT attempt to use filters with this version. There is a problem that is still under investigation.
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New Beta Update
The new update posted today (9/20) fixes the problem with creating new requests (it previously didn't work). It also ensures that if you "X" out of the main Request Editor screen, the Request Manager comes back properly.
Resizing errors have also been corrected.
Andrew MacNeill
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