RTF2 from S. Lebans | the old horizontal spacing issue

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Sascha Debie

Hello there,

i am using the activex RTF2 control from S. Lebans. (V1.8)

I have some problems with horizontal spacing effects on my reports and
invested a lot of time
to search for a workaround. The only thing i just found out is that i am not
alone with this problem
and that there are some helpful thoughts about that issue.

Bug example:

RTF2 String in the form panel: Hello World
RTF2 String in the report panel: H el lo Wo rld

http://www.accessforums.net/ftopic44830.html gives me some hope to get a
workaround, but the
only two things that worked for me are

1) reduce the maximum rtf2 controls to not more than two per report page
2) Change the font to Courier New

But if i want to use Arial there is no way to avoid this spacing bug with
more than two RTF2 panels
on one page.

The hint from S. Lebans to set the default size on a value to something
smaller than the size that you
use in the rtf2 string did not help in my case.

What i found out is that mixing fonts also reduces the problem. For example:

a) 3 panels on one page with arial size 10 -> bug is there starting in the
third panel
b) 3 panels on one page with verdana size 10 -> bug is there starting in the
third panel
c) 3 panels on one page the first two in arial size 10 and the third in
verdana size 10-> no bad behaviour


I appeciate any help, workarounds or new ideas.


Is there a way to get the beta Version of 2.0 ? Stephen tolds on his website
that he would leave it in beta
until he hears from people that everything is working properly. I am really
interested to test that beta
version. http://www.lebans.com/richtext.htm



Thanks in advance for your help and to Stephen for the great RTF2 activex
control

Sascha Debie
 
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Stephen Lebans

If I remember correctly, the solution was to:
1) To avoid specific fonts. A GoogleGroups search on this issue should show
the relevant thread(s).
2) Do not use the control in unbound mode.

I have not touched the Beta version in months as I have moved on to newer
projects. The next version of Access will natively support RTF including
CanGrow/Shrink across multiple pages. Because of this I will probably not be
updating the RTF2 project.

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HTH
Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
Access Code, Tips and Tricks
Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.
 

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