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Hints in preview form

edited September 2001 in General
Hello,

how can I activate the hints for the speedbuttons in
the preview form? I've seen them before, so I know
there must be hints.

Thank you very much
Klaus

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  • edited September 2001
    > how can I activate the hints for the speedbuttons in

    You'll need to create a custom print preview form (see the tutorials in the
    Developer's Guide) and turn on the hints in your version.


    Robert Leahey
    Thoughtsmithy
  • edited September 2001
    Hello Robert,

    the

    I never created a custom print preview form, but in older versions
    the hints were available. I don't know exactly when they disappeared
    or under what circumstances they disappear, but I think there
    must be a way to make the hints visible without creating
    a custom print preview form. I wan't to avoid this, because
    this would be additional work in every update of RB.

    Thank you,
    Klaus
  • edited September 2001
    If the hints were once there but now are gone, that's something you'll need
    to take up with DM support at support@digital-metaphors.com. However a
    custom preview form would not require work on your part for each update of
    RB; RB allows for custom replacement forms throughout the product - not as a
    hack, but as descendent classes. This is a feature of ReportBuilder that you
    might want to research - there is a tutorial on replacing forms in
    ReportBuilder in the Developer's Guide.

    --

    Robert Leahey
    TRX Technology Services
    (Please do not reply directly to me
    unless I have requested it)
  • edited September 2001
    Hello,

    I think I have found the reason. In RB 5.x the previewer
    was created by a form, but in RB 6.x it is created by
    code. So the replacement is not any longer as described
    in the Developer's Guide.

    Klaus
  • edited September 2001
    Actually, it is still possible to replace the preview form in the manner
    described by the Developer's Guide, the new method is for if you want to
    replace the previewer built into the designer as well. The problem is just
    that the default preview form is no longer in a dfm for you to copy and
    alter. You can, however, still find an example form-based previewer in the
    main reports demo (\RBuilder\Demos\1. Reports\).

    --

    Robert Leahey
    TRX Technology Services
    (Please do not reply directly to me
    unless I have requested it)
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