Font size on selected row in Writer form

[Rhus]

Hi

Great to have joined the forum

Quick question (I hope!) is it possible to stop Writer changing the font size when a row is selected in a subform?

I’ve built a database in PostgreSQL, designed a form in Writer, linked the form to the database and it mostly seems to be working OK. There are a few glitches which I may pick up on in other posts, but at the moment, my main gripe is as mentioned, Writer appears to be ‘highlighting’ the selected row in subforms by making the font appear smaller. Minor issue I know, but it looks messy. I could ask the form user to make sure they always click on a blank row in each of the subforms, but that’s extra work for them to do. I’ve attached a screen shot to illustrate. I don’t have the same problem in OpenOffice.

Windows 10 64bit
LO 7.1

[Ratslinger]

Hello,

Although I cannot find anything specific on this, I seem to recall this as a problem in a past version. You state LO 7.1 but there are multiple 7.1’s released. Using 7.1.5.2 on Ubuntu 20.04.2, I don’t see this problem.

Also, I don’t recall this being a problem with sub forms but rather with list boxes in a table control. If there were other columns in the table control and one selected, the font size was OK in the list box. You seem to have only one column.

This does not appear to be a Writer problem specifically but rather a form control issue.

What LO version are you using? Is it 64 bit?

Edit: Did test on Win 10 with LO v7.1.4.x and there was some issues - seems on sub forms and not necessarily with just list boxes.

Probably best to file a bug report here → Bugzilla

[Rhus]

Hi @Ratslinger

Many thanks for your speedy response and for taking the time to look at my conundrum.

I’m using LO 7.1.5.2 (x64). You’re right, there is only one column (list box) in each of the subform table controls. They’re referencing junction tables to enable multi-choice. I hope that was the correct way of achieving this! I found coding the database in SQL the easy bit - building the front-end form is the bit that’s testing my IT skills, and patience! All good fun though.

I tried adding in the Record Marker, and it sort-of cured the problem, but only until I saved, closed and reopened the form.

I’ll look at filing a bug report. Thanks once again for your help