Has anybody else experienced alignment problems where on various records the alignment of a field jumps ahead a space, randomly, in one record and not the other? This file was converted from FMP6. It had these problems in FMP6 and we were hoping FMP7 and an update would fix it but it didn't - comments, suggestions, what on earth?

I'll attach a screenshot of two consecutive records. Look at the top of the layout with the name "Don Roth" and the venue and concert title, and also the alignment jumps in the fields for the song itself. Inexplicable corruption??

Thank you!

Does the layout behave the same way in Browse Mode? Does it appear the same when you print? Have you tried using different printers? Are there sliding options set on the problem fields?

"Does the layout behave the same way in Browse Mode?" -Yes.

"Does it appear the same when you print?" -Yes.

"Have you tried using different printers?" -Yes.

"Are there sliding options set on the problem fields?"

-Yes. I realized many were unnecessary (fields have changed a little since the FMP6 version because we're updating the layout anyway). I removed the sliding option and the problem persisted.

Weird, eh?

Are there any leading spaces in the fields that move forward?

No leading spaces, if you mean ones put in intentionally or in a calculation or something. The layout in the screenshot as well as layouts for the CD face and booklet all get their information from corresponding fields on a program page. The rest of the layouts are locked because we've had problems in the past with things getting "really messed up" when people try and change information in different layouts. So, back in the program page there are no extra spaces, nothing is different between records. In fact, these fields don't "jump around" on the other layouts, only the two layouts that are for the CD insert, as seen in the snapshot.

Even if I unlocked the other layouts, you still wouldn't find a space in those fields. (However, once or twice a composer field has randomly turned up in BOLD, and to get rid of it I unlocked the field, set it to bold and then took off the bold and it returned to normal style - something else strange).

Is this something that might be fixed by redoing the entire layout? What a pain if it wouldn't work.

I would say it is worth a shot to recreate the layout. Perhaps try duplicating it first, and see if the problem remains. If so, it may be a corrupt layout, though I have not seen corruption manifest itself in this way. If duplicating it does not work, try recreating just a portion of it, and see if the problem is resolved. Then finish the rest of it and see what happens.

Well - created a new layout by inserting new fields (did not copy and paste) but did align by copying and pasting alignment setting from the "Size" window from the old layout.

STILL had the same problems, with the same records. Weird... I'm at loss for what to so with it.

SC

You are using 7.0v3 aren't you?