RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

[dchiass]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

I will see if I can clarify (sorry if I am repeating myself):

1.I have the FULL development version 6.0
2.The field on this form is in RTF Memo format.
3.When I open the form aka type something in it DEFAULTS to Tahoma 8 (style 1).
4.I DON'T want to have to change/set the font everytime to 10. I can do that.
5.I want to CHANGE the default font when I first go to this Memo field on this FORM to "Arial 10".

Seems simple to me.

If there is anything that needs clarification, please ASK.

Thanks for the discusssion but can anybody tell me how to make Style 1 which is the default one, to be Arial 10.

It should be easy to set the DEFAULT on an RTF memo field on a form without jumping thru so many hoops.

If not then why are there 8 styles listed in the RTF Toolbar window?

DeWayne

[G Gabriel]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

Have you tried "RTF".SET_FONT() method?

[Jim Chapman]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

Hello Dewaye,

The good new is that it is quite doable. The bad news....... there's always a 'gotcha'. In short, to do what you want put the following on the onArrive event of your RTF memo field, I'm using the name "RTFTest" for your field. Replace this with your fields real name:

Fld = parentform:RTFTest.this
FLD.rtf.set_font("Arial,10","black")

The 'gotcha' with this is that the user can, as they type into the field, change the font and color. Lets say they bold and highlight some text in red. Now the next time that you enter this field, the above code will reset the font, size, and color at the insertion point which may not match what a user has done. The answer of course it to check if there is existing data in the field, and if so, do nothing (which will leave the existing style as it is), if the field is empty, then set the default as above.

I would think that setting the default in the settings would take care of this, but it appears that this only effects the popup RTF editor.

Good luck,
Jim

[dchiass]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

Thanks for all the comments but I am still stuck. Lets do a walk-around again.

Can the folks at ALPHA5 change their "hard coded" Tahoma 8 to say Tahoma 10? 8 is far TOO small for us "older guys & gals". I am lucky they did not set it at "6".

Example with another app. I set my default font in Word Perfect at Arial 12. When I create a new doc, I don't have to change the font everytime I start one UNLESS I want to change the font of this doc to another style.

BTW, what good are the different STYLES 1 to 8 in the popup if it is IMPOSSIBLE to change them? I would have expected Style 1 mite be your DEFAULT that you can readily change (like Arial 10) then Style 2 could be Arial 12 etc.

I wish ALL the Alpha Community a JOYOUS, HEALTHY & PEACEFULL Christmas & 2005.

[John Oesterle]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

At the risk of missing something already covered and boosting everyone's blood pressure...

If you want to set the default font when you start typing in a Rich Text Memo (RTF Memo) you can do so but only if you open the RTF Memo Editor before you start typing. Is this the issue...you just want to start typing when the cursor enters the RTF Memo field (but before clicking the Pencil/opening the Editor)?

If opening the RTF Memo Editor window is NOT the issue, then simply using View-"Settings-"System Fonts-"RTF Memo Fields works for me as long as you always open the Editor before you start typing.
- John O

[dchiass]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

Howdy.

Thanks that does what I want. I knew that BUT why if you change every font known to mankind in settings-"system font to NOT show Tahoma 8, when the RTF toolbar pops up it shows Tahoma 8 & the starting font is this?

From an Engineering stand-point that does NOT make sense.

I want to have a user type in the memo field & immediately get ARIAL 10 without having to click the pencil on the right to get the Editor window.

It sud be easy. Allow me to set STYLE 1 as Arial 10 & whenever I type in a NEW RTF memo field, I start with this style. Where do I change the RTF toolbar style 1 setting of TAHOMA 8 or is this engraved in stone?

I am sure I am missing something very obvious. Will not be the first time.

[Peter.Greulich]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

It should be easy, but it's not. A long time ago Selwyn said that RTF memos would be replaced w. HTML - presumably in v.7. As far as I am concerned, the RTF rulers are buggy & unreliable. In any case, you can't set fonts w. them.

[dchiass]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

Thanks.

Maybe the easiest way is to change these memo fields back to NON-RTF ones like before.

It was an exercise in futilty to add RTF-format memos in our app.

d2c

[Peter.Greulich]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

Yeah, I use them in a couple of places, but I'm not too happy with them. Regular memos are more reliable overall.

[Mark Campidonica]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

For what it is worth, the help editor has the same problem.

I am talking about the custom help that creates a help file, not the bubble help.

You can't set the styles, even though the system seems to be designed that way.

[forskare]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

I wish it were that easy. However, when changing the RTF to Memo in the table, it still retains the RTF format, including the rich text tool bar.

Is ther a way to remove the RTF w/o deleting the field and creating a new one?

Thanks,

kenn

[G Gabriel]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

Kenn:
""Is ther a way to remove the RTF w/o deleting the field and creating a new one? ""
Yes: The BLOB
No: I never tried it !
Gabe

[forskare]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

OK, I'll give it a try.

Thanks,

kenn

[forskare]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

Gabe,

I took a look at the Blob but don't see any way to use it as a text field.

Am I missing something or....

Thanks...kenn

[G Gabriel]

RE: RTF Memo & Styles 1 to 8

Kenn:
I can not remember the exact syntax, I think it was something like "rtfmemo"write and "rtfmemo"set but here is another way to insert the blob contents into a field:

The "TBL".RECORD_DATA_SET() method copies all the field values from the blob variable, Record_Data, into the current record which must be in enter or change mode.

Note: You can use PROPERTY_TO_STRING() and PROPERTY_FROM_STRING() to move data between tables with different structures, or in your case, copy the data to the blob variable, delete the data from the field then copy it back from the blob. I suggest you back up before doing any of this. Even after you do that, the field may or may not retain it's RTF characteristics. As I said, I never tried it before. In my own personal opinion, creating a new field and updating it with the contents of the RTFmemo is the easiest and safest way to go.

Example

This script copies the current record to a blob variable. It then opens a table with an identical structure and pastes in a new record. The script is attached to a button on a form.

dim record_data as B
dim tbl as P
tbl = table.current()
record_data = tbl.record_data_get()
target = table.open("clone")
target.enter_begin()
target.record_data_set(record_data)
target.enter_end(.T.)
target.close()
A form has two buttons: "Copy record" and "Paste record" which allow a user to copy the current record and then navigate to another record and paste into this record. The following script is for the "Copy record" button:
dim shared blob as b
dim t as P
t = table.current()
blob = t.record_data_get()
'The following script is for the "Paste record" button:
response = ui_msg_box("","Are you sure you want to overwrite the existing data? ", UI_YES_NO_CANCEL)
if response = UI_YES_SELECTED then
choice = "YES"
elseif response = UI_NO_SELECTED then
choice = "NO"
else
choice = "CANCEL"
end if

If case upper("YES") == upper(choice)
dim shared blob as b
t = table.current()
mode = t.mode_get()
If mode = 0 'Form is in view mode
t.change_begin()
t.record_data_set(blob)
t.change_end(.T.)
parent.resynch()
Else 'Form is already in change or enter mode
t.record_data_set(blob)
parent.commit()
parent.resynch()
end if
end if

Gabe