Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about fonts and forms in Writer

2014-06-23 Thread Tom Williams 
On 05/11/2014 11:40 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Can you right-click on the boxes or select them all and set their
> properties?  
>
> Err, when you say converting a Word document into a form - for most
> things it is often better to start off with a fresh document in ODF
> format when you find yourself struggling with odd weirdnesses.  
> Documents that were previously in some other format, particularly MS
> formats (especially the various versions of DocX or Rtf), often have
> tons of hidden coding stuffing things up.  A fresh start often helps.
>  ODF is the better format for stability between different versions of
> software. 

Ok, I FINALLY had some time to look into this.   I created a form from
scratch and it behaved much better than the Word document I converted
into a form.  I'm not sure why, since the Word document didn't have any
form fields so the form fields I added were in LibreOffice Writer but
starting with a fresh document resulted in a much better behaving PDF
form.  :)

Thanks again!

Peace...

"The other" Tom  :)

>
> How about Chapter 15 in this guide?
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Writer_Guide
> I haven't read it so i don't know if it covers setting properties for
> the boxes
>
> Regards from 
> Tom :)  
>
>
>
>
>
> On 11 May 2014 17:59, Tom Williams  > wrote:
>
> Hi!  I'm converting a Word document into a form that will
> eventually be
> a PDF form that can be filled in using Adobe Reader.   I'm doing
> this in
> LibreOffice Writer 4.2.3.3 on Ubuntu Linux 14.04.
>
> My first pass worked splendidly well and everything worked fine except
> for two issues:
>
>  1. I can't seem to control the font used in the form controls, namely
> the text boxes
>  2. I can't get the text boxes to align text at the top (despite my
> setting the form control to align text at the top)
>
> Does anyone reading this list have much experience with creating forms
> in Writer?   With regard to issue #2, when I enter text into a
> text box,
> it's vertically centered vs being aligned along the top of the text
> box.  This is when I view the generated PDF file in Ubuntu's PDF
> document viewer, the text I typed wasn't aligned at the top of the
> text
> box.  I'm not sure if this is an Ubuntu document view issue or an
> issue
> with the generated PDF file.  I'll test in Adobe Reader later.
>
> With regard to issue #1, is there any way to control the font used for
> the text boxes in a form?
>
> Thanks in advance for your time and assistance!
>
> Peace...
>
> Tom
>
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about fonts and forms in Writer

2014-05-16 Thread Tom Williams 
On 05/13/2014 08:21 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Has this issue been solved?  Sorry i didn't know enough to help with this!
> Was the documentation useful?
> Regards from
> Tom :)

I haven't had time to work on the form any, lately.  When I do, I'll be
sure to let you know how things go.  :)

Peace...

Tom

> On 12 May 2014 01:53, Tom Williams  wrote:
>
>>  On 05/11/2014 11:40 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
>>
>> Hi :)
>> Can you right-click on the boxes or select them all and set their
>> properties?
>>
>>
>> Yes, I can and that's how I set two of the text boxes to align the entered
>> text at the top, instead of the middle.  I'll try my PDF form in Adobe
>> Reader now and will see how it behaves.
>>
>>
>>
>>  Err, when you say converting a Word document into a form - for most
>> things it is often better to start off with a fresh document in ODF format
>> when you find yourself struggling with odd weirdnesses.   Documents that
>> were previously in some other format, particularly MS formats (especially
>> the various versions of DocX or Rtf), often have tons of hidden coding
>> stuffing things up.  A fresh start often helps.  ODF is the better format
>> for stability between different versions of software.
>>
>>
>> Thanks for mentioning this.  I'll keep this in mind.  :)
>>
>>
>>  How about Chapter 15 in this guide?
>>
>> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Writer_Guide
>>  I haven't read it so i don't know if it covers setting properties for
>> the boxes
>>
>>
>> Great! Thanks!  I'll check it out!
>>
>> Peace...
>>
>> "The other" Tom :)
>>
>>
>>  Regards from
>> Tom :)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11 May 2014 17:59, Tom Williams  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!  I'm converting a Word document into a form that will eventually be
>>> a PDF form that can be filled in using Adobe Reader.   I'm doing this in
>>> LibreOffice Writer 4.2.3.3 on Ubuntu Linux 14.04.
>>>
>>> My first pass worked splendidly well and everything worked fine except
>>> for two issues:
>>>
>>>  1. I can't seem to control the font used in the form controls, namely
>>> the text boxes
>>>  2. I can't get the text boxes to align text at the top (despite my
>>> setting the form control to align text at the top)
>>>
>>> Does anyone reading this list have much experience with creating forms
>>> in Writer?   With regard to issue #2, when I enter text into a text box,
>>> it's vertically centered vs being aligned along the top of the text
>>> box.  This is when I view the generated PDF file in Ubuntu's PDF
>>> document viewer, the text I typed wasn't aligned at the top of the text
>>> box.  I'm not sure if this is an Ubuntu document view issue or an issue
>>> with the generated PDF file.  I'll test in Adobe Reader later.
>>>
>>> With regard to issue #1, is there any way to control the font used for
>>> the text boxes in a form?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your time and assistance!
>>>
>>> Peace...
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
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>>> Stay with me... Sway with me.../
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about fonts and forms in Writer

2014-05-13 Thread Tom Davies 
Hi :)
Has this issue been solved?  Sorry i didn't know enough to help with this!
Was the documentation useful?
Regards from
Tom :)





On 12 May 2014 01:53, Tom Williams  wrote:

>  On 05/11/2014 11:40 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
>
> Hi :)
> Can you right-click on the boxes or select them all and set their
> properties?
>
>
> Yes, I can and that's how I set two of the text boxes to align the entered
> text at the top, instead of the middle.  I'll try my PDF form in Adobe
> Reader now and will see how it behaves.
>
>
>
>  Err, when you say converting a Word document into a form - for most
> things it is often better to start off with a fresh document in ODF format
> when you find yourself struggling with odd weirdnesses.   Documents that
> were previously in some other format, particularly MS formats (especially
> the various versions of DocX or Rtf), often have tons of hidden coding
> stuffing things up.  A fresh start often helps.  ODF is the better format
> for stability between different versions of software.
>
>
> Thanks for mentioning this.  I'll keep this in mind.  :)
>
>
>  How about Chapter 15 in this guide?
>
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Writer_Guide
>  I haven't read it so i don't know if it covers setting properties for
> the boxes
>
>
> Great! Thanks!  I'll check it out!
>
> Peace...
>
> "The other" Tom :)
>
>
>  Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
> On 11 May 2014 17:59, Tom Williams  wrote:
>
>> Hi!  I'm converting a Word document into a form that will eventually be
>> a PDF form that can be filled in using Adobe Reader.   I'm doing this in
>> LibreOffice Writer 4.2.3.3 on Ubuntu Linux 14.04.
>>
>> My first pass worked splendidly well and everything worked fine except
>> for two issues:
>>
>>  1. I can't seem to control the font used in the form controls, namely
>> the text boxes
>>  2. I can't get the text boxes to align text at the top (despite my
>> setting the form control to align text at the top)
>>
>> Does anyone reading this list have much experience with creating forms
>> in Writer?   With regard to issue #2, when I enter text into a text box,
>> it's vertically centered vs being aligned along the top of the text
>> box.  This is when I view the generated PDF file in Ubuntu's PDF
>> document viewer, the text I typed wasn't aligned at the top of the text
>> box.  I'm not sure if this is an Ubuntu document view issue or an issue
>> with the generated PDF file.  I'll test in Adobe Reader later.
>>
>> With regard to issue #1, is there any way to control the font used for
>> the text boxes in a form?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your time and assistance!
>>
>> Peace...
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> --
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>> Stay with me... Sway with me.../
>>
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about fonts and forms in Writer

2014-05-11 Thread Tom Williams 
On 05/11/2014 11:40 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Can you right-click on the boxes or select them all and set their
> properties? 

Yes, I can and that's how I set two of the text boxes to align the
entered text at the top, instead of the middle.  I'll try my PDF form in
Adobe Reader now and will see how it behaves.


>
> Err, when you say converting a Word document into a form - for most
> things it is often better to start off with a fresh document in ODF
> format when you find yourself struggling with odd weirdnesses.  
> Documents that were previously in some other format, particularly MS
> formats (especially the various versions of DocX or Rtf), often have
> tons of hidden coding stuffing things up.  A fresh start often helps.
>  ODF is the better format for stability between different versions of
> software. 

Thanks for mentioning this.  I'll keep this in mind.  :)

>
> How about Chapter 15 in this guide?
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Writer_Guide
> I haven't read it so i don't know if it covers setting properties for
> the boxes

Great! Thanks!  I'll check it out!

Peace...

"The other" Tom :)

>
> Regards from 
> Tom :)  
>
>
>
>
>
> On 11 May 2014 17:59, Tom Williams  > wrote:
>
> Hi!  I'm converting a Word document into a form that will
> eventually be
> a PDF form that can be filled in using Adobe Reader.   I'm doing
> this in
> LibreOffice Writer 4.2.3.3 on Ubuntu Linux 14.04.
>
> My first pass worked splendidly well and everything worked fine except
> for two issues:
>
>  1. I can't seem to control the font used in the form controls, namely
> the text boxes
>  2. I can't get the text boxes to align text at the top (despite my
> setting the form control to align text at the top)
>
> Does anyone reading this list have much experience with creating forms
> in Writer?   With regard to issue #2, when I enter text into a
> text box,
> it's vertically centered vs being aligned along the top of the text
> box.  This is when I view the generated PDF file in Ubuntu's PDF
> document viewer, the text I typed wasn't aligned at the top of the
> text
> box.  I'm not sure if this is an Ubuntu document view issue or an
> issue
> with the generated PDF file.  I'll test in Adobe Reader later.
>
> With regard to issue #1, is there any way to control the font used for
> the text boxes in a form?
>
> Thanks in advance for your time and assistance!
>
> Peace...
>
> Tom
>
> --
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> Stay with me... Sway with me.../
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about fonts and forms in Writer

2014-05-11 Thread Tom Davies 
Hi :)
Can you right-click on the boxes or select them all and set their
properties?

Err, when you say converting a Word document into a form - for most things
it is often better to start off with a fresh document in ODF format when
you find yourself struggling with odd weirdnesses.   Documents that were
previously in some other format, particularly MS formats (especially the
various versions of DocX or Rtf), often have tons of hidden coding stuffing
things up.  A fresh start often helps.  ODF is the better format for
stability between different versions of software.

How about Chapter 15 in this guide?
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Writer_Guide
I haven't read it so i don't know if it covers setting properties for the
boxes

Regards from
Tom :)





On 11 May 2014 17:59, Tom Williams  wrote:

> Hi!  I'm converting a Word document into a form that will eventually be
> a PDF form that can be filled in using Adobe Reader.   I'm doing this in
> LibreOffice Writer 4.2.3.3 on Ubuntu Linux 14.04.
>
> My first pass worked splendidly well and everything worked fine except
> for two issues:
>
>  1. I can't seem to control the font used in the form controls, namely
> the text boxes
>  2. I can't get the text boxes to align text at the top (despite my
> setting the form control to align text at the top)
>
> Does anyone reading this list have much experience with creating forms
> in Writer?   With regard to issue #2, when I enter text into a text box,
> it's vertically centered vs being aligned along the top of the text
> box.  This is when I view the generated PDF file in Ubuntu's PDF
> document viewer, the text I typed wasn't aligned at the top of the text
> box.  I'm not sure if this is an Ubuntu document view issue or an issue
> with the generated PDF file.  I'll test in Adobe Reader later.
>
> With regard to issue #1, is there any way to control the font used for
> the text boxes in a form?
>
> Thanks in advance for your time and assistance!
>
> Peace...
>
> Tom
>
> --
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> Stay with me... Sway with me.../
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[libreoffice-users] Question about fonts and forms in Writer

2014-05-11 Thread Tom Williams 
Hi!  I'm converting a Word document into a form that will eventually be
a PDF form that can be filled in using Adobe Reader.   I'm doing this in
LibreOffice Writer 4.2.3.3 on Ubuntu Linux 14.04.  

My first pass worked splendidly well and everything worked fine except
for two issues:

 1. I can't seem to control the font used in the form controls, namely
the text boxes
 2. I can't get the text boxes to align text at the top (despite my
setting the form control to align text at the top)

Does anyone reading this list have much experience with creating forms
in Writer?   With regard to issue #2, when I enter text into a text box,
it's vertically centered vs being aligned along the top of the text
box.  This is when I view the generated PDF file in Ubuntu's PDF
document viewer, the text I typed wasn't aligned at the top of the text
box.  I'm not sure if this is an Ubuntu document view issue or an issue
with the generated PDF file.  I'll test in Adobe Reader later.

With regard to issue #1, is there any way to control the font used for
the text boxes in a form?

Thanks in advance for your time and assistance!

Peace...

Tom

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