Re: forms

  • From: Bruce Toews <water_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 14:11:26 -0500 (CDT)

Both answers are valid, both require about the same number of keystrokes. 
It was a simiple question and you got two simple answers.

Bruce

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On Sun, 3 Apr 2005, Judith Bron wrote:

> Thank you so much for a very simple answer to what should have been a very
> simple question.  Judith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grant Hardy" <granthardy@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 2:32 PM
> Subject: Re: forms
>
>
>> Insert+f1 will also tell you whether you're in forms mode.  You can do
> that
>> if you don't want to exit forms mode to find out, smile.
>>
>> Grant
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 7:10 AM
>> Subject: Re: forms
>>
>>
>>> How do you know if you are still in forms mode?  Are there any signs or
>>> commands you can hit to find out this information?
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Bruce Toews" <water_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 1:28 AM
>>> Subject: RE: forms
>>>
>>>
>>>> You know, for my money it's easier to just pop in and out of forms mode
>>>> when I need to. It doesn't bother me especially, but it might others,
> and
>>>> your solution may well benefit some of those others.
>>>>
>>>> Bruce
>>>>
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>>>> On Sun, 3 Apr 2005, Chris Jenkins wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Bruce.
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you tried turning on forms mode use virtual labels?
>>>>> I have found that doing this can sometimes make a major difference in
>>>>> getting form fields to read properly.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of Bruce Toews
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 9:14 PM
>>>>> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: Re: forms
>>>>>
>>>>> No. On a radio button, combo box or check box, hitting space just
>>> selects
>>>>> or deselects without puttin you into forms mode. I don't believe
>>>>> hitting
>>>>> space on an edit field will put you into forms mode either, but I'm
> not
>>>>> positive on this. Nope, I lie. In an edit field, hitting space will
> put
>>>>> you into forms mode. As always, the best way to find something like
>>>>> this
>>>>> out is just to try it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bruce
>>>>>
>>>>>
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