display text pages

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mr rev
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display text pages

Post by mr rev » Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:37 pm

I'd like to make a simple text writing tool but i want to display each vertual page seperated from each other like how it appears in ms word, rather than a continuous blank writing area.

I can't think how to do this.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Mark
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Post by Mark » Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:27 pm

Dear rev,

You will have to simulate the pages one way or another. Perhaps with pictures of dividers between the text or perhaps by using fields with a size equal to paper size. You also need to make the text flow from one section/field into another section/field, taking into account all formatting issues that affect the textHeight.

This sounds like an advanced programming task. If you make a start with it, let us know where you get stuck.

Kind regards,

Mark
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