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saulniers
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Posted: Oct. 28 2005,02:13
Mass Set>Comment doesn't work correctly in beta 14, the most recent available for download. Cursor doesn't appear consistently; won't take typed entries or pasting of entries. Comment block will accept entries under Browse/Edit Tag tab.
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Posted: Oct. 28 2005,08:01
First of all, the most recent version is beta 16. Second, it might be a font problem, have you tried to select a smaller font in the program interface settings?

If neither of those seems to be the problem, please post a screenshot to illustrate the problem further. Thanks!

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Posted: Oct. 28 2005,23:28
I posted my original report incorrectly. I was using Beta 16, which I installed on 27 October, not Beta 14. I've now experimented with font sizes as you recommended. With Beta 14, I was using Arial TrueType, Size 8 as my default. I had no problem making entries in any Tag Studio field with this font selection. When I installed Beta 16, I selected Arial TrueType Unicode MS, Size 8 as my default. With that font selection, I am able to make entries in all Beta 16 Mass Set Tags/Flags fields except the Comment field. When I attempt to select the Comment field, the cursor does not appear and I can't make an entry. If I change the default Font setting to Arial TrueType, Size 8 rather than Arial TrueType Unicode, Size 8, I can make an entry in the Mass Set>Comment field without difficulty. Also, if I select the Browse/Edit Tags & Flags Tab, I can make entries in all fields, including the Comment field, with either Arial TrueType, Size 8 or Arial TrueType Unicode, Size 8 selected.

To explore whether the problem is general, I've tried one other Unicode Font, TrueType Lucida Sans Unicode, Size 8 and am not able to make Mass Set>Comment entries with the Unicode version of that font either. I can make entries with the regular version.

In summary, Size 8 TrueType Unicode fonts appear to be 1) somewhat larger that plain Size 8 TrueType fonts; and 2) are too large for the Mass Set>Comment field in Beta 16. I did not reinstall Beta 14 to determine whether the same conditions exist with Beta 14

Those are the symptoms I've encountered. A screen shot would not help to demonstrate the condition. If I've been unclear or incomplete, please advise. Meanwhile, Arial TrueType, Size 8 should satisfy my needs.
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Posted: Oct. 29 2005,19:43
Thanks, that's what I suspected (that you had selected a somewhat too large font). The comment fields are more sensitive to this than other fields, because they are of another control type.

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Posted: Nov. 08 2005,19:28
Interesting. I'm set up with "normal" 96 DPI resolution, and as far as I can tell the font used predominantly in XP is Tahoma 8. I have the same problem with the comment field -- is there someplace you know of where I chould change the font used in textfields? (I'd also seen a similar problem in one other program, now that I think of it.)

Never mind -- I found the program-specific font setting. :)
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