[libreoffice-users] Re: Form label controls in Base do not work

On 08/18/2011 02:08 PM, AG wrote:
> On 18/08/11 17:45, Alexander Thurgood wrote:
> > > In LibreOffice 3.3.2, Base on Debian stable, I am attempting to change
> > > the field name labels of a given form.  Using some of the OOo and LibO
> > > tutorials I have found, apparently this *should* be a process of:
> > Yes, it should work this way, if it doesn't then there is a bug
> > somewhere, either in your configuration files, or the version of
> > LibreOffice that you are using (Debian or LibreOffice download versions
> > btw ??)
>
> Alex,
>
> Thanks for your input.  This is a Deb package.
>
> > > Is there an additional set of plug-ins or package that I am supposed to
> > > install to make this functional, because right now I am sitting with a
> > > database that has field name labels that are drawn directly from those I
> > > entered in the table and want to make these more user friendly in the form.
> > You could try using the "Form Navigator" (look in the icons of the Form
> > Design toolbar). Open it up, and you should see a list of all of the
> > objects on your form in alphabetical order. Double-click on the label
> > you want to edit, you should be able to delete and rewrite the label
> > with the string of characters that you want. Click on any other object
> > in the list or outside of the Form Navigator window to make your changes
> > stick then save the form to write them into the file.
>
> I have enabled the "Form Design" toolbar from the main View menu. 
> Nothing happens ... no toolbar.  If I enable "Form Navigator" from the 
> menu, then the toolbar itself is greyed out.
>
> In addition to this, the data entry form (formed using wizard with no 
> additional coding) does not show any facility for entering new records.  
> IIRC, Access forms used to have little next/ previous and counter 
> buttons at the bottom left hand side of the form.  Does LibO Base have 
> anything similar?
>
> If so, and these are not showing up as default on my system - and 
> seemingly are not fixable using the menu options - I'm thinking that 
> LibO Base seems "broken" on my system.  If I'm the only one affected, 
> then this may well be a Deb specific issue.  Let me try there & I will 
> update this for the record if I obtain resolution.

Possibly related to:
<https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36443>
and
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/709778>

You should try upgrading to 3.3.3.





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