[Search for users] [Overall Top Noters] [List of all Conferences] [Download this site]

Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

1114.0. "WP READ reflects PRINT SETTINGS margins" by KAOFS::D_STREET () Thu Jul 23 1992 20:56

    Hello,
     I have a customer who has a problem with the read option in WP. The
    users have created documents that are 80 chars wide, and then print
    them with a left margin of 11. Subsequent READs of the document display
    the document with the print settings margin, which causes text to go
    off the screen.
    
    		Is there a way around this?
    (ALL-IN-1 V2.4)
    						Derek Street.

T.R Title User Personal
Name Date Lines

1114.1 WPS-PLUS documents IOSG::NEWLAND Richard Newland, IOSG, REO1-D/4A Thu Jul 23 1992 22:49 37

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1114.1	WPS-PLUS documents	IOSG::NEWLAND	Richard Newland, IOSG, REO1-D/4A	`Thu Jul 23 1992 22:49`	37
	You didn't say what type of documents are being read so I'm guessing that they are WPS-PLUS. What is happening is that when a WPS-PLUS document is read it is also being WPS-PLUS formatted, which results in the WPS-PLUS Formatter Print Settings being applied. Some user's complain if this is not done, but your customer is complaining because it is, which only goes to show that you can never please every one. There are number of ways around this: 1. Use the LIST RM/GOLD-R and LM/GOLD-L options to horizontally scroll the display so that you can see both margins. 2. Use the LIST GOLD-E or WS/NS options to switch the display into wide screen mode. 3. If the user Updates the Handling of the document to 'ASCII EDT' before reading the document the WPS-PLUS formatter will not be used. This will result in the WPS-PLUS Left margin setting not being applied, but will also result in all other WPS-PLUS Print Settings such as headers, footnotes not being applied. The user must remember to restore the Handling to the previous value before editing or printing the document. 4. If these types of documents are being created frequently the system manager could create a new Handling Type which specifies that documents are: Created and edited using WPS-PLUS Formatted during printing using the WPS-PLUS fommatter Listed without using the WPS-PLUS formatter Richard

You didn't say what type of documents are being read so I'm guessing that 
they are WPS-PLUS.

What is happening is that when a WPS-PLUS document is read it is also being
WPS-PLUS formatted, which results in the WPS-PLUS Formatter Print Settings
being applied.  Some user's complain if this is not done, but your customer
is complaining because it is, which only goes to show that you can never
please every one. 


There are number of ways around this:

1.  Use the LIST RM/GOLD-R and LM/GOLD-L options to horizontally scroll
    the display so that you can see both margins.

2.  Use the LIST GOLD-E or WS/NS options to switch the display into wide 
    screen mode.

3.  If the user Updates the Handling of the document to 'ASCII EDT' before 
    reading the document the WPS-PLUS formatter will not be used.  This 
    will result in the WPS-PLUS Left margin setting not being applied, but
    will also result in all other WPS-PLUS Print Settings such as headers, 
    footnotes not being applied.  

    The user must remember to restore the Handling to the previous value 
    before editing or printing the document.

4.  If these types of documents are being created frequently the system 
    manager could create a new Handling Type which specifies that documents
    are: 

    	Created and edited using WPS-PLUS
    	Formatted during printing using the WPS-PLUS fommatter
    	Listed without using the WPS-PLUS formatter


Richard