Well Sandra, I, for one, can't wait to see it...
Steve --- On Fri 02/04, Sandra Duncan < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: From: Sandra Duncan [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:10:37 -0800 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] More on Formatting notes Boy Steve that is so impressive that it makes me want to launch my web site RIGHT NOW Love, Light, Rainbows & Blessings Sandra Tyler Duncan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Silverman" To: Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 7:49 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] More on Formatting notes > > Hi Bob, > > I know you are not the one who wants columns in the Notes field, I just > take issue when you say it doesn't work. It works for me. I invite you > to see the output here: > > http://home.comcast.net/~ssilverm/legacy.html > > these are screen captures of the print preview, the best I can do short > of mailing the printout to you... > > > Steve > > > > --- On Fri 02/04, Bob Janetzko < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > From: Bob Janetzko [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 08:58:50 -0600 > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] More on Formatting notes > > Steve, > > I'm not the one who WANTS columns of data in the Notes field -- that was > Ann. However, after others replied that my suggestion didn't work, I did > create Notes fields with columns of data, using Courier New as the font > for both the screen display and the reports (just as you indicate) in order > to test the issue. > > I have to agree with the others -- it simply DOES NOT WORK and the > selected Notes font is ignored. I tried the Individual Report, Family > Group Sheet, and Descendant Book reports. My Notes field that appeared > on screen in Courier New columns showed in all the reports as unaligned > Times New Roman. > > Bob > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve > Silverman > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 08:09 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] More on Formatting notes > > > > > Hi Bob, > > When you bring up the report screen, click on Report Options. On the > "Options for Individual Reports" screen, click on the Fonts tab. Next, > click on the Notes button and select courier. > > Works for me and several different reports, what report does it not work > for? > > Steve > > > > --- On Fri 02/04, Bob Janetzko < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > From: Bob Janetzko [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 07:57:21 -0600 > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] More on Formatting notes > > Yes, I know that fixed pitch fonts keep text aligned, which is why I had > suggested that to Ann. > > What I had failed to do was to actually test this by creating the reports > using a fixed pitch font for Notes. Even though Courier is specified as the > font for Notes in the report options, that is ignored and Legacy creates > reports using, in my case, Times New Roman for the Notes, which naturally > destroys the formatting of the Courier used for the Notes on the data-entry > screen. > > This appears to be yet another case of a Legacy program option that does > absolutely nothing, making it necessary to test every single one of them > because we cannot assume that they actually work in any specific situation, > much less all the time. Judging from some of the threads posted here, every > release of Legacy appears to be a public beta test -- some of the reported > problems are fixed immediately (way to go!) and others are ignored forever > (boo, hiss!). > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve > Silverman > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 07:18 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] More on Formatting notes > > > > Nothing to be sorry about, choosing a courier or other fixed pitch font > absolutely does work in keeping text aligned. be sure you count correctly > when lining up your columns. > > If your printout came out skewed, I'm sure you mis-counted. > > Steve > > > > > --- On Thu 02/03, Bob Janetzko < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > From: Bob Janetzko [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 19:25:39 -0600 > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] More on Formatting notes > > Sorry about that, Ann! I didn't actually try that before responding, > since I don't have any notes formatted in columns. I did test it now, > but apparently even though the Courier font is used on the screen, the > reports don't use Courier even when that is specified as the font for > Notes on reports. I have no idea why not. > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ann > Cooper > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 18:24 > To: Postings FH-LEGACY > Subject: [LegacyUG] More on Formatting notes > > > Bob wrote: > >> It appears that you are using a proportional-pitch font (such as Arial > >> or Times New Roman) for your Notes fields. These fonts will rarely . . . > > > I tried using courier (which is odd to look at now we have such font > choices!) as Bob suggested, and it did line up better in notes--but still > was askew when I tried printing reports. > > Am I being really dense? > > Help. > > Ann > > > > > _______________________________________________ > No banners. No pop-ups. 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