Label and layout problems

[tonyt]

Hi Brendan

Now on TF3 for Mac with no problems really since my last posts concerning worries over upgrading.

However:

1 When I design a label – am I supposed to see the physical size of the label as all I see is a large screen with too much room! The attached is for J8160 Avery – 3 across and 7 down

2 The delete button on the label layout is flashing rapidly and I can find no way of deleting the layout. Under menu bar layout drop down – delete layout is greyed out! Now I find I can select delete layout – but nothing happens and its not deleted.

Cheers

tony

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[tonyt]

Also noticed that when I try to delete the layout named ‘delete’ TF thinks its called null?

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[Brendan]

Hi Tony,

I’ve seen that flickering thing before, but I couldn’t see how to make it stop. Deleting the layout seemed to fix it for me and then I never saw it again.

You need to select the label option in the Layout Inspector. There’s a segmented control button with 3 icons in it. It’s the “Design For:” setting. The first is to design a form that’s appropriate for the screen. The second is for Printer, and the third is for Labels. You need to click on that first. Then you’ll see the Label properties. You can click on the “Select a Label” button to see all of your label design choices.

Thanks!

Brendan

[tonyt]

Hi Brendan
This for the info re label size. I still can’t delete the layout named ‘delete’ above. PLEASE CAN YOU HELP?

Cheers
tony

[tonyt]

Hi Brendan

Should be thanks – not this (previous post)!

Perhaps I should add I click on ‘delete’ from the drop down – when I can get the option to delete to show up as not greyed out in the menu bar, and nothing happens, the layout is still there. Also, odd its called ‘delete’ but TForms calls it ‘null’!

(See first screen shot in first post – option to delete greyed out with layout ‘delete; selected. When able to delete then layout ‘delete’ is called ‘null’ as per screen shot in second post)

cheers

tony

[tonyt]

Hi Brendan

Me again!!! For some reason I have managed to delete the layout named as ‘delete’ but seen by TF3 as ‘null’!!! So, all is good for the present.

Also, re poast 1 in this thread and your reply – post:

You need to select the label option in the Layout Inspector. There’s a segmented control button with 3 icons in it. It’s the “Design For:” setting. The first is to design a form that’s appropriate for the screen. The second is for Printer, and the third is for Labels. You need to click on that first. Then you’ll see the Label properties. You can click on the “Select a Label” button to see all of your label design choices.

I have got this but the whole layout window is white so how do you know what you are designing fits on the label, or is it that having selected design for label whatever white are shown for layout under various magnifications is the label are available? If you see what I mean???

I was expecting to see something like the attached? One at 100% and one at 300%

Cheers
Tony

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[Brendan]

Hi Tony,

You should see something like the attached:

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