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From: ecf_urjc@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Richard J Caserta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Tables using WordPerfect 5.0
Keywords: graphics, lines
Message-ID: <1995@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>
Date: 27 Jun 89 17:17:12 GMT
References: <176@mother.dde.uucp> <7243@ecsvax.UUCP> <5430@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM>
Reply-To: ecf_urjc@jhunix.UUCP (Richard J Caserta)
Organization: The Johns Hopkins University - HCF
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In article <5430@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM> keithe@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson) writes:
>In article <7243@ecsvax.UUCP> mvolo@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael R. Volow) writes:
>>In article <176@mother.dde.uucp>, kbe@dde.uucp (Kjeld Borch Egevang) writes:
>>> ...how did the WordPerfect guys plan me to use line drawing with
>>> a proportional font? Actually, I can't even draw a box; the lines don't
>>> meet in the corners.
>>
>>We've struggled with this one too. In WP5 you can't use line draw
>>with proportionally spaced fonts.

But it can be done, even with PS fonts!  I assume that users want to fill
a box with text.  

1. Draw the box first.  Note the position of the left edge of the box.
2. Set ONE tab to the position of the left edge of the box (e.g. 7.2").
3. In "Typeover" mode, type the text you want to fill the box.
4. To be "safe", delete all spaces between the text and the drawn line
   on the left edge of the box (for each line of text).
5. At the end of each line of text, hit the tab.  The left edge line will
   move to your tab stop (which you should have set to line up with the
   left edge line).

I just figured this out today and it works!  You may need to play with the
line height as well to prevent little gaps between lines.  As far as being
unable to draw a box with proper corners, I have found that you have to 
do some matching of the line types used in drawing, especially when you use
different types.  Not all combinations of lines will meet at corners.

Good luck!

Rich Caserta
Homewood Academic Computing
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218           ecf_urjc@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
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