Check box prompt

Question

Hi all,
I have a generated form with a check box in a multi record block, the prompt is placed above: this is ok.
Now, I want to place a button below, so I created an item group in which I put all the displayed fields except the button. The item group has layout format Multi-record. Now the button is displayed once below the item group which is the way I want it, the problem is that the prompt of the check box is placed besides the check box instead of above. The CBXALM preference of the block is set to "Y".
I am using designer 6.5.52.1.0
Any ideas?
Steven

Answer 1

Well, found this on Metalink
fact: Oracle Designer 6.0
fact: Oracle Designer 2.1.2
fact: CASEOFG - Forms Generator
symptom: Unable to center checkbox prompt above a multi record block
symptom: Checkbox prompts are not centered even though the value of both
the following preferences is set to 'CENTER':
ITMPJR (Prompt justification above a right-justified item)
ITMPJL (Prompt justification above a left-justified item)
cause: This behavior is described in <BUG:1147085>:CHECKBOX PROMPT NOT
CENTERED IN SPREAD TABLE
The problem occurs when the width of the check box item is set to a
value higher than 3. The position of the prompt is centered
relative to the space reserved for the check box. The space reserved
for the check box is the specified width. Since the real width of the
checkbox is 2, the alignment of the prompt is not centered relative
to the occupied width of the check box.
fix:
Workaround:
Nullify the check box item 'Width' property or set the width of
the check box item to 2 or 3.
When I read this I simply changed the width of the checkbox items to NULL.
It works fine ! You don't need to set any generator prefs to achieve this.
Cheers,
Coen