The last two digits read by JFW with InsertPageDown
in Microsoft Word is the number of characters position from the left edge.
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: From: Bruce Maguire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
: To: Harry Bates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Subject: Re: Cursor Position In Word 97
: Date: 13 August 1999 22:49
:
: HI All
: The "bug" in relation to the Word status line is not, as far as I
: am aware, a bug at all. It is quite deliberate, and has been the
: same way in Word through several versions. As far as I know, the
: only way to get the cursor position accurately is to use the
: ruler, which we can't access. Microsoft's philosophy behind Word
: is, and has always been, that it is a wysiwyg word-processor, and
: so the user can see exactly where the cursor is, so there is no
: need to provide this information explicitly. More generally, the
: difference between Word and WordPerfect in regqard to Reveal
: Codes also illustrates this philosphy. The Word user, it is said,
: does not need to know anything about the underlying RTF codes
: (such as italics, indent codes, etc.) because they are obvious
: from the screen layout. By conatrast, WordPerfect allows the user
: to glimpse its underlying coding through the Reveal Codes
: feature. I find that I can get much greater control over and
: consistency in formatting using this feature than I can with
: Word, although I admit that in part this may be due to my greater
: familiarity with WordPerfect than Word.
: Back ato the cursor in Word, using the alt+delete command you can
: get the pixel co-ordinates of the cursor's current location. With
: a bit of practice, you can translate between pixel co-ordinates
: and other units of measurement.
:
: Cheers
: Bruce Maguire
: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: On Fri, 13 Aug 1999 11:04:00 -0400, you wrote:
:
: >While in MS Word MS Office97 you can check your cursor position using
jfw
: >with insert+delete key on the numpad or insert+page down key to read the
: >status line. Due to a bug in Microsoft Word it does not work when you
use
: >the tab key, since the line reports actual key strokes instead of the
actual
: >position of the PC cursor.
: >
: >I do not know if this MS bug was fixed in Windows98, but it definitely
still
: >exists in Windows95.
: >
: >Hope this helps.
: >Harry
: >The Trust Walker
: >
: >-----Original Message-----
: >From: Rivera, Michael L LRH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
: >To: 'JFW Mailing List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
: >Date: Friday, August 13, 1999 10:35 AM
: >Subject: Cursor Position In Word 97
: >
: >
: >>Dear Listers,
: >>
: >>Does anyone know how to determine the PC cursor position, in inches, on
a
: >>line relative to the left margin in MS Word 97? In WordPerfect there
was
: >>the "POS" indicator at the bottom right which showed you exactly how
far
: >you
: >>were from the edge of the left margin in inches. This was a useful
: >>indicator for me in preparing management and technical reports.
: >>
: >>I am aware of the ruler in Word, but this feature seems to be unusable
for
: >>JFW users.
: >>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
: >>
: >>Regards,
: >>Michael Rivera
: >>
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: >
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