Re: wrap function & proportional fonts

[Andrew Rivers <andrew.rivers@CWCOM.NET>]

Mark

Did you manage a fix for your problem.

 

I am aware that wrap inserts a second line if the wrap line goes one char position over the length of the page width.

 

However, I seem to have a similar problem to you in that my text is wrapping at about half way across the page.

 

I suspect that it is possible to set wrap to a different length to the page width.

The program is not mine so there may be some set-up in about 15 nested include files!

 

If you have a solution or any possible suggestions I should be mots grateful.

 

I am writing this at home - If you could also send any reply to my email work account  at work  adrivers@wsatkins.co.uk  then that would be great...

 

Many thanks.

 

Andrew

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Mark Polette <markpolette@YAHOO.COM>

To: <SQR-USERS@list.iex.net>

Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 8:08 PM

Subject: wrap function & proportional fonts

> SQR 4.3, Infomix 3.2, 
HP-Unix.
> 
> Has anyone seen the wrap function of SQR 
mishandle
> text when it is printed in non-proportional fonts such
> 
as Times New Roman?  Specifically it tends to insert
> unwanted blank 
lines when wrapping some text lines.
> (like when the text takes it very 
near the end of the
> wrap length???)
> 
> The command I am 
using is:
> 
> print $text  (+3,15,0) wrap 71 15 
on=<10>
> 
> I want to print a paragraph in a block 71 long by 
15
> lines.
> 
> The output I get for a certain text block 
is:
> 
> line1 line1 line1....line1
> line_2 
line_2........line_2
> 
> line 3 line3.........line 3
> 
> line 4 line4 line4.
> 
> 
> It handles the first 
wrapped line correctly.  However
> it inserts unwanted lines 
randomly.  If I change the
> text it is printing (by removing a word, 
thus causing
> it to reach near the end and wrap on a different 
word)
> the problem doesn't happen.  It seems to happen
> 
randomly based on what text is printed and when it
> reaches near the end 
of the line.  If I change the
> length of the wrap (from 71 to 60 for 
example) it will
> wrap correctly (no blank lines.)
> 
> I 
know I have seen the center function not work
> properly with 
non-proportional fonts, and this leads
> me to believe that it is the font 
which is causing SQR
> to insert unnecessary lines when printing a 
wrapped
> text block.  I can change the font to courier and 
the
> block wraps correctly.
> 
> The SQR manual (page 232) 
mentions a problem with
> implicit line feeds when your text gets to the 
right
> edge of the page, however my text block is not near
> the 
right edge.
> 
> Any insight anyone would have is much appreciated 
as I
> have tried just about everything to understand/fix
> this 
little bugger.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark Polette
> 
EpicEdge
> 
> 
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