Re: [libreoffice-users][windows] list boxes not stable

In response to Alexander's request that problems be better delineated:

On 06/22/2011 06:29 PM, Tom Cloyd wrote:
> Yes indeed. But then I started over, so I could have a subform. At 
> that point, using the form wizard was the only way I could see to get 
> one. Still is, dammit.
#1: No way to add subform to existing main form, using any control 
creation icon, menu item, or whatever. One must recreate main form and 
THIS time take the subform creation option.
> > But none of the drop down boxes work on "Containers > Items"  Also 
> > sometimes the record shows 1 of 4 or 1 of 3 then back to 1 of 2 ( it 
> > was random) I could not get this to repeat.  - you are absolutely 
> > right  about this faulty form - I just think that it has become 
> > corrupted - IMHO delete and start again.
#2. Actually, no. It's not corrupted. It's dead on arrival. The problem 
is easy to recreate: Use a view or query as source table for main form, 
and/or subform, and/or one or more of the list boxes. I'm doing all 
three in this flawed form. I don't know what happens if a view is ONLY 
used, say, in the subform, or a list box, only. I do know that doing all 
three broke the form, and did again tonight when I tried to recreate 
this mess. Totally using raw tables fixed all problems.
> Corrupted? Good thought. I wonder why I didn't think of that? It sure 
> looks like that could be the problem. I haven't yet knowingly had that 
> problem with Base, so I didn't think of it.
> > On opening either form,  the icons on the left (on my system) were 
> > greyed out,  so I could not enter the design / edit mode - which may 
> > be a problem with my system - and has thus so far prevented me from 
> > designing a form something similar for myself. I realise now (thanks 
> > to you - with a form to play with) that you must  close the form, 
> > return to the front page, right click the form and enter it in Edit 
> > mode.
> Yes. Opening it first, there is no way to go to edit mode. If you 
> think you might want to edit the form, after opening it, you must 
> first open it in edit mode, then switch to execute mode. You can then 
> switch back to edit mode if desired.
Not a bug. A feature. A bad one, at that. One should be able to access 
edit mode from any form interface, as in MS Access. But this is hardly a 
show-stopper.

Hope this helps!

Tom Cloyd, MS MA
tc@tomcloyd.com
(435) 272-3332
St. George/Cedar City, Utah


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