Sliding and Visibility

[Greg Hains]

Good afternoon.

Let's say I have a layout with several boxes on it that span the width of the page, and each box is a different section of data.  Between each box vertically is a space of approximately 1cm so that when printed the boxes are not all jammed together.  I have changed the visibility on some of these boxes and content so if that section is not required on the report then it is not shown, and the items below it move up - that all works fine.

My question please is that if - for example - 6 sections (consecutive) are not required on a report, then there is a gap of around 6 cm between the section above and below it.  How can I get around this please?

Greg

[comment]

(Untested)
Have you tried putting the separating space inside the box?

 

[Greg Hains]

Hi Comment,

Thanks for replying.
I have not tested this, but thought about doing it.  The separating space is not an object that can be hidden so it meant that perhaps the space was inside the box, thus I would then have a large space inside the bottom of the box making the content look messy.  It would be fine when the section was hidden, but not so when showing.
I could always try it....  lol

Greg

 

[comment]

The idea is that the border shown is not the outline of the entire box, only a part of it.

Alternatively, you could create transparent separator objects and hide each using the same conditions as the adjacent box.

 

Edited July 16, 2021 by comment

[Greg Hains]

Hi Comment,

Thanks for this.  I tried it and had limited success. It still seems to put a gap there even when the hidden boxes (per section) are not displayed, but it certainly a lot better that it was.
Thankyou.

Greg