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hudster

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Mtext wrap or hard return?
« on: December 07, 2005, 12:34:46 PM »
Which do you prefer to use Word wraps or Hard returns?
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jonesy

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2005, 12:39:26 PM »
I prefer word wrap, but sometimes in 2002 we need to do a numbered list, and the quickest way we have found of doing that is to put in hard returns (I bet someone here has a better way to do that)
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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2005, 01:37:17 PM »
I know I don't use AutoCAD but I would thing with text wrap you might have it wrapped where you don't want it to.

deegeecees

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2005, 02:23:44 PM »
I always hard return. Alot of times AutoCADs text editor doesn't show text as WYSIWYG, and using any external editor just aint as fast. So, I hard return on new lines. Haven't encountered any problems.

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2005, 02:26:40 PM »
Do I get points subtracted if I answer 'It depends on the nature of the text body' ?
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deegeecees

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2005, 02:37:29 PM »
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Do I get points subtracted if I answer 'It depends on the nature of the text body' ?

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hyposmurf

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2005, 02:50:04 PM »
I prefer it hard most the time.

Sdoman

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2005, 03:25:35 PM »
Hard returns for
leader notes to
precisely control
text breaks

Word wrap for long winded drawing notes. Having said that, 98% of our mtext is leader text.

whdjr

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2005, 04:16:50 PM »
I'm with Kerry on this one.  It depends on the situation.

Mtext by its design is a multi-line paragragh style.  Most paragraphs don't have hard returns however there are times when you want things to be associated together yet other things seperated within the same piece of text.

Kate M

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2005, 02:40:20 PM »
Hard returns for
leader notes to
precisely control
text breaks

Word wrap for long winded drawing notes. Having said that, 98% of our mtext is leader text.

What he said. :-) Also word wrap for numbered lists (except where you need a new number).

nivuahc

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2005, 02:47:21 PM »
I prefer word wrap, but sometimes in 2002 we need to do a numbered list, and the quickest way we have found of doing that is to put in hard returns (I bet someone here has a better way to do that)

Numbered lists are automagic in 2006

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Word Wrap! :realmad:


Okay, not for leaders... but for EVERYTHING ELSE!  :realmad:

Dommy2Hotty

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2005, 02:50:35 PM »
I prefer it hard most the time.

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whdjr

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2005, 02:52:00 PM »
Could we have a third option that states "Both"?

Greg B

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2005, 03:08:16 PM »
Could we have a third option that states "Both"?

And a forth that states

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Dommy2Hotty

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Re: Mtext wrap or hard return?
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2005, 03:36:04 PM »

And a forth that states

I don't like AutoCAD

Sounds like somebodies got a case of the Mon...err...Thursdays