Text Tab Controls

Ken Ray kray at sonsothunder.com
Tue Jun 25 09:35:00 EDT 2002


Klaus,

The problem with firstIndent (and leftMargin BTW) is that it affects the
whole field. I don't think you can apply this behavior on a
paragraph-by-paragraph basis.

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Klaus Major" <kmajor at metascape.org>
To: <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: Text Tab Controls


> Hi Dave,
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am new to programing in rev. but have been developing for HC since vs
> > 1.2
> >
> > One of the applications I am developing has a fair number of text
> > generated reports. One
> > item that I need is the ability to tab inset a paragraph.
> >
> > It would look like the following.
> >
> >    I have searched through the rev. dictionary but
> >    could not find anything that would allow me
> >    to develop this tabbed inset paragraph.
> >
> >        I have developed scripts that will insert a
> >        predetermined number of spaces in order to \
> >        generate this kind of look. Adding any text then can
> > change the look of the report. It ends up looking
> > something like       this.
> >
> > Most simple word processors can do this. I would like to see this added
> > to the future
> > features request.
> >
> > Is there anything in rev that can do this?
> >
> > Any work other around suggests would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dave Calkins
>
> maybe "first indent" is what you are looking for ?
>
> Check the docs for that.
>
> I's a field property that you can set in the prop-pal, too.
>
> (I hope i do understand you right...)
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Klaus Major
> kmajor at metascape.org
>
> _______________________________________________
> use-revolution mailing list
> use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
>




More information about the use-livecode mailing list