Just wanted to see if I can post here.. Was just booted off Foxshare for

arguing with Adolph over the garagabe e-mails that their server was sending

out yesterday..

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Cotton Jerry P [SMTP:CottonJP@2mawcp.usmc.mil]

> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:48 PM

> To: Multiple recipients of ProFox

> Subject: RE: Vertical letters

>

> Works, but it's UGLY.

>

> Jerry

>

> >-----Original Message-----

> >From: David L. Crooks [mailto:dcrooks@tass.com]

> >Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 4:32 PM

> >To: Multiple recipients of ProFox

> >Subject: RE: Vertical letters

> >

> >

> >I would use a bitmap graphic. Most paint programs allow you

> >to type and

> >rotate text.

> >

> >> -----Original Message-----

> >> From: Cotton Jerry P [SMTP:CottonJP@2mawcp.usmc.mil]

> >> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 4:23 PM

> >>

> >> Unfortunately this isn't for a form, it's for a report from the VFP

> >> report

> >> writer. Thank God I'm not coding this one but it looks like

> >I will be

> >> the

> >> idiot in charge of making sure THEY do it right.

> >>

> >> Thanks

> >> Jerry

> >>

> >> >-----Original Message-----

> >> >From: Brian Robichaud [mailto:jbr@bretech.com]

> >> >Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 4:08 PM

> >> >To: Multiple recipients of ProFox

> >> >Subject: RE: Vertical letters

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >There is no vertical font (that I know of) ... but my solution

> >> >to this was

> >> >to create a table in Word, in each cell in the table, I put a

> >> >text box with

> >> >the text rotated 90 degrees. I then manually lined up the

> >> >items that lie

> >> >below each "heading".

> >> >

> >> >L

> >> >o

> >> >t

> >> >s

> >> >

> >> >o

> >> >f

> >> >

> >> >people suggested turning the word-wrap on and sizing the

> >> >standard label to

> >> >get the above effect, but I think my solution worked better.

> >> >

> >> >If you need any clarification, let me know I'll send you a

> >> >pict of my form

> >> >so you can see how I did it.

> >> >

> >> >Brian

> >> >mailto:jbr@bretech.com

> >> >

> >> >-----Original Message-----

> >> >From: profox@leafe.com [mailto:profox@leafe.com]On Behalf Of Cotton

> >> >Jerry P

> >> >Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 04:54 PM

> >> >To: Multiple recipients of ProFox

> >> >Subject: Vertical letters

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >Never thought I'd have a need to print vertically from VFP but

> >> >now I do.

> >> >Who posted the solution when this question was raised a couple

> >> >weeks ago?

> >> >

> >> >Am I hallucinating or was there a vertical font?

> >> >

> >>

> >

> >

> >

>

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