On Thursday 03 August 2006 11:57 am, Harold Fuchs wrote:
> <snip>
>
> > When I am OOo, I can click on the grey shaded areas. Then a pop
> > up box appears. I can type in that (eg. my name) and when I hit
> > okay, it 'fills in the form'.
> >
> > I have not 'unprotected' anything. Is this not a workable
> > solution?
> >
> > The only issue would be that you can't tab between the form
> > fields.
> >
> > Crystle
>
> Crystle,
>
> I don't see any "grey shaded areas". Apart from text, which is
> black, and a few headings which are yellow (like "Your interests"),
> the entire document is white. Which version of OO are you using and
> on which platform? I'm 2.0.3 on Win XP Pro/SP2
>
> Aaaaahhhhhhhhh !!!!!
>
> If I click *in the middle* of the space below a question then I get
> the error message when I start typing.
>
> If I move the mouse to near the left edge of the space below a
> question then the cursor changes to a hand and, if I click now,
> then I get a pop-up box into which I can enter text. The "working
> area" is quite small
>
> Here is a small diagram; the "a" and "b" are simply to show you
> approximately where I click:
> ------------------------------------
>
> | 1. Enter your Name: |
> | a b |
>
> -------------------------------------
>
> If I click near, or to the right of the position labelled "b" then
> I get the error message. Near "a" I get the hand and the pop-up
> box.
>
> It is a completely workable solution.
>
> It is also, IMHO, completely counter-intuitive and unexpected.
>
> It's also a shame, I think, that you can't tab between the fields.
> That's a much more natural way of doing things and avoids mixing
> mouse and keyboard (one of many bees in my bonnet).
>
> Now the only mystery is why I don't see the grey shaded areas.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Regards, Harold
Look at View > Field Shadings. Is it checked? If not, check it to
see if that will make the file visible.
Dan
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