Layout problems

rbuser

I am having a re-occurring pproblem with report layouts.

I have several sub-reports which contain a single row of ppLabels. I
have gridded the labels off so they look like a table.

When previewing or printing the report there is an inconsistency between
each row, some of the grid lines move out of place.

I have tried different methods of gridding the sub-report records:
ppShapes, ppLines, PPWGridLines, GridPack - TableGrid. All these
methods have no effect.

I have tried the following versions of RB> 7.05, 9.01, 9.02.

Delphi v6.
Win XP Pro.

I'd be grateful for any help here.

Rich

nicocizik

Hi Rich,

When creating a grid a precise as you want it, be sure you use the
measurement properties to position each component on your report. This will
ensure the highest quality in detail when printing to the printer. See the
following article on why the printed output may not match the output on
screen.

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Article: Why Preview may not Match Printed Output
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ReportBuilder uses the Printer device context to perform all calculations
required to generate the report pages. This includes measuring text,
wrapping text, and calculating the vertical page space required by a
stretchable component such as a memo.

Using the Printer device context results in a very high degree of accuracy
when printing to the printer. For report Preview, all page elements must be
scaled back to the screen. A typical printer has a resolution of 600 pixels
per inch (or more). A typical screen has 96 pixels per inch. Thus there is
some loss of fidelity in rendering to the screen.

For multi-line text such as memos, ReportBuilder sometimes shrinks the font
size for the preview so that the rendered text can fit within the required
vertical page space. Even when True Type fonts this is sometimes necessary.


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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com