AudreyRae Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 I've searched the forums, but have not yet found a resolution to my "text-wrapping" problem... : The file options DO have "roman" line-breaking checked, yet the "wrapping" continues; displaying text in an off-kilter alignment. Fields that do not have enough text wrap to a second line appear with the correct horizonal alignment. This is a new FM8 solution for Windows XP displaying data that was provided to me in a *.xls format, which I opened FM8A and then imported into the new solution. My apologies if I've missed a previous post resolving this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Can you post a screenshot illustrating the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyRae Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 Thank you for your reply. Yes, I've attached a PDF with this post. This screen shot displays the "bad word wrapping" in a portal, but the wrapping occurs on layouts without portals, too. Audrey : Bad_Word_Wrap.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 What specifically is the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 I do see an alignment problem with the "Star of the..." text and the "Program and Special..." text. If this is the issue, check that the vertical alignment for those fields is set to 'Top', or reduce the field height so it only fits one line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyRae Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 Thank you again, but I have tweaked and played with the vertical alignment about a bajillion times (can you sense the frustration : ?) before posting here. I have also made the field height smaller, but that only makes the wrapping occur in a narrower space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Can you post an actual file showing the problem? That way we could eliminate rendering problems specific to your OS or your particular hardware combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyRae Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 Thank you for your reply. I've posted a file for your review... In any field where text wraps to a second line, I get the off-kilter alignment. Please let me know if your results are different. Thank you! :hair: NCTA_Clone_05-10-2006.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Yes, I see the problem. It happens when the content is wider than the field. As Ender suggested, set the field's vertical alignment to "Top" (under Format > Align Text). Or make the field wide enough to fit the longest value in the list. Otherwise, it will keep trying to align the entire text to the bottom or center line, thus raising it when there is not enough space for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyRae Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 Okay, since you experience the same problem in the Macintosh OS with a very different hardware configuration, we can "eliminate rendering problems specific to... OS or...hardware combination." This is good. As I mentioned in response to Ender's suggestion, I *have* changed the text alignment back and forth between "Top", "Center" and "Bottom" about "a bajillion times." No matter what I set the alignment to, in those fields where text is wrapping to a second line it keeps "trying to align the entire text to the bottom or center line, thus raising it when there is not enough space for that" (as you so eloquently stated). Would you mind trying to change the text alignment in the file I posted in the way you suggested (set the field's vertical alignment to "Top") and see if you experience better results than I? I never experienced this odd text wrapping behavior in FM2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 (and never noticed it as a problem in FM7--though I barely used 7 at all; just jumped from 6 to 8). Although it might resolve the problem, I don't want to just "shoot the hostage" here by changing the size of the field to fit the longest/widest value in the list. Is this expected behavior in FM8? Has anyone else experienced AND resolved this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 How's this for starters? NCTA_Clone_05-10-2006.fp7.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 When I reduced the field height, the problem went away. See how it looks in Windoze. NCTA_Clone_05-10-2006.fp7.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyRae Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 Pshhhhh... "Windoze" likes it, too. I had previously tried making the field height smaller, but had not also combined that with changing the text alignment to "Top." Smaller (one line) field height + "Top" text alignment = no more silly text wrapping. My sincere thanks to you both for tactfully pointing out the obvious--which I generally fail to see. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mif Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) I have found that if the "height" setting in the "Line Spacing" section of "paragraph" settings for the field is 1.00 lines or greater, this won't occur Edited March 6, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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