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[BUG] Metrics for Report Item doesn't show markup : Beautiful! Thanks Oleg.

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:50:56 +0000

Author: jpbro
Subject: 13599
Posted: 02 February 2011 at 10:50am

Beautiful! Thanks Oleg.

[BUG] Metrics for Report Item doesn't show markup : Thanks, this one is fixed. ...

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:39:40 +0000

Author: Oleg
Subject: 13599
Posted: 02 February 2011 at 7:39am

Thanks, this one is fixed.

[BUG] Metrics for Report Item doesn't show markup : Looks like you can use SendMessage...

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:57:24 +0000

Author: jpbro
Subject: 13599
Posted: 22 December 2010 at 6:57pm

Looks like you can use SendMessage on the InplaceEditHwnd with WM_SETTEXT to get the caption to appear without markup tags. I don't think we should have to do this though.

Here's a demo:

uploads/2676/RcEditMarkup2.zip

[BUG] Metrics for Report Item doesn't show markup : Hi Aaron, thanks for the reply...

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:30:50 +0000

Author: jpbro
Subject: 13599
Posted: 22 December 2010 at 6:30pm

Hi Aaron, thanks for the reply - so I'm not crazy then ;)

By #2, I meant that I generally want to accomplish the following:

3 "values" associated with a ReportControlItem:

1) A hidden value used for sorting purposes (i.e. the Value property)
2) A value used for editing and default display purposes (i.e. the Caption property)
3) A value used for dynamic formatting (display purposes only) that over-rides the Caption value when present (the Metrics.Text property).

The user should never see raw markup, so they should see the Caption property value when EditMode = True and see the Metrics.Text value (as rendered Markup if it's a markup string) when EditMode=False (or if Metrics.Text isn't set to anything in the BeforeDrawRow event, then just default the cell text to the Item.Caption value).

I used dates as just a simple example for demo, but what I really need a separate value for is a custom sort string that I create that allows me to sort alpha-numeric values smartly.

For example, if the user types this in 5 different cells:

A10
A3
A200
A1
A2

Normal sorting rules would display in this order:

A1
A10
A2
A200
A3

I have a routine which pads out internal numbers to something like this (again, example):

A00010
A00003
A00200
A00001
A00002

So that when you sort the list appears as:

A1
A2
A3
A10
A200

Of course, I don't want the user to see the padded out numbers, so I use the Value property for them. The user can type codes like A1, A2, etc... and they will now be sorted "correctly" but look just as they type them in the cell display and edit box. Lastly, different leading alpha characters (A, B, C, etc...) can have a different colour associated with them, so I want to use the Metrics.Text property to display the cell in a custom format.

I'm not sure why the edit window for a cell is defaulting to the Metrics.Text value - I've even tried changing the Metrics.Text property to Item.Caption in the RequestEdit and BeforeDrawRow events, but I haven't had any luck getting the edit window text to appear without markup tags...

I'll keep experimenting and also open a ticket.

Thanks for your help, Merry Christmas!

[BUG] Metrics for Report Item doesn't show markup : jpbro wrote:Sorry to drag up...

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:14:22 +0000

Author: Aaron
Subject: 13599
Posted: 22 December 2010 at 12:14pm

jpbro wrote:

Sorry to drag up an old post, but I have a question about Metrics.Text and some behaviour that I find strange (and some behaviour that I require).

Why does the edit cell text appear with the markup tags if I only set the Metrics.Text property in the BeforeDrawRow event? My impression was that the Metrics object was for dynamic display purposes only, and the Caption property would be used for the edit cell text (or anywhere the Metrics.Text property wasn't set).

So my questions are:
1) Is this a bug?
2) If no to #1, is there a way to accomplish what I would like to do with the current ReportControl state?
3) If no to #2, can we have a way to accomplish this for the next version?

Thanks for any insights and help.

Also, here's a test project if required:

uploads/2676/RcEditMarkup.zip

Hi Jason,

O.... my....God.... Someone fu**ed up the ReportControl. You are right, Metrics object is designed for dynamic display purposes ONLY.
What kind of sorting do you mean. RC supports sorting DATE & TIME values, numbers (int,long etc etc) and ordinary strings of course...
Depending what you mean by 2.

[BUG] Metrics for Report Item doesn't show markup : Sorry to drag up an old post,...

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:06:54 +0000

Author: jpbro
Subject: 13599
Posted: 22 December 2010 at 11:06am

Sorry to drag up an old post, but I have a question about Metrics.Text and some behaviour that I find strange (and some behaviour that I require).

First, I want:

1) To be able to sort a report control column by a value that is different from what is displayed (easy).
2) The cell display should be automatically formatted with markup (easy)
3) The user to be able to edit a cell without any markup text appearing (apparently difficult, but maybe I am missing something).

I thought that in order to accomplish this, I would:

1) Set the Value property of a ReportRecordItem to the sortable value (for example, "2010-10-10T00:00:00Z")
2) Set the Caption property to the value that the user will edit (for example, "October 10, 2010"), 3) In the BeforeDrawRow event, set the Metrics.Text property to my markup formatted string (for example "October 10, 2010" (as long as the PaintManger.ForceDynamicMarkupForCell property was True).

This works in terms of sorting and displaying marked up values, but when the user tries to edit a cell, this is the result:

Why does the edit cell text appear with the markup tags if I only set the Metrics.Text property in the BeforeDrawRow event? My impression was that the Metrics object was for dynamic display purposes only, and the Caption property would be used for the edit cell text (or anywhere the Metrics.Text property wasn't set).

So my questions are:
1) Is this a bug?
2) If no to #1, is there a way to accomplish what I would like to do with the current ReportControl state?
3) If no to #2, can we have a way to accomplish this for the next version?

Thanks for any insights and help.

Also, here's a test project if required:

uploads/2676/RcEditMarkup.zip

[BUG] Metrics for Report Item doesn't show markup : Hi Mark,I've just tested...

Wed, 06 May 2009 14:08:28 +0000

Author: jpbro
Subject: 13599
Posted: 06 May 2009 at 2:08pm

Hi Mark,

I've just tested this build as well, and everything looks perfect! Thanks a lot for all of your hard work on this issue.

[BUG] Metrics for Report Item doesn't show markup : Hi Mark, It looks OK to me,...

Wed, 06 May 2009 13:31:57 +0000

Author: Aaron
Subject: 13599
Posted: 06 May 2009 at 1:31pm

Hi Mark,

It looks OK to me, resizing goes well with both RC's and scrollbars are visible when needed.

Good job

[BUG] Metrics for Report Item doesn't show markup : Thanks - I just tried to find...

Wed, 06 May 2009 11:09:18 +0000

Author: mdoubson
Subject: 13599
Posted: 06 May 2009 at 11:09am

Thanks - I just tried to find the best initial setup to make Jason model properly work.

Try this one please -

uploads/20090506_110957_RCRedrawMod.rar

[BUG] Metrics for Report Item doesn't show markup : Hi Mark, I don't know...

Wed, 06 May 2009 01:19:29 +0000

Author: Aaron
Subject: 13599
Posted: 06 May 2009 at 1:19am

Hi Mark,

I don't know what to look for but the only thing I see is that horizontal scrollbar becomes visible when last column isn't visible anymore (during sizing of form) And sometimes (I saw this about three times) when clicking on scrollbar, the scrollbar becomes invisible but I noticed that RC is 1 pixel wider when this happens...