[RBG7-L] - RE: Sliding Labels

[John Engwer]

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I had the same problem on some of my forms.  I believe that turning off “snap to grid” resolved my problem.  It only occurred for me when I drew borders around a Text label and a Dbedit field.  I was going to submit a bug report on that but I never got around to verifying and documenting the problem.   John   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Paula Stuart Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 9:09 AM To: RBG7-L Mailing List Subject: [RBG7-L] - Sliding Labels   I don't recall seeing anything on this, so I must be doing something wrong.   I have a number of forms where this has been an issue.  I place dbedits on the form for fields in the table.  Next to each dbedit is a a static text label that names the field, to show the user what data is to be entered in the field.   I've been experiencing the labels "sliding" under the dbedit fields.  Everything looks fine when I save the form.  When I open it again, either in design mode or in run mode, the labels have partially slid under the dbedit fields so that the end of the label is not visible.    The DBedit fields never seem to move, nor do labels within containers (such as an enhanced group box).    So, most recently I tried using the Anchor and Lock features for these labels.  Each of them had a default of top and left anchors without my doing anything, so I anchored them on all four corners.  Then I locked the objects.    When I next opened the form, (All of these fields are on an enhanced tab page) virtually all of the labels had DISAPPEARED altogether.   I moved the DBEdit fields around, to see if the labels had slid under them, but I can't find them on the form.  However, if I use Layouts>Objects List>Standard Controls, all of the labels are listed, and I can click on them and bring up the property box.   I need to a)find the labels. and b) keep them stationary so they don't migrate when the form is being used.   Any help would be appreciated, this is driving me crazy.   Paula Stuart 70 Summer Street Somerville, MA 02143 617-776-3367 617-388-1331 (Cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED]