Multi text problem [Archive]

REIVAX

8th Apr 2003, 02:05 am

Hello I'm using R14. The problem I'm having is Multi text. I type out a peragraph and say one word in that paragraph I would like to underline. So I click on the underline button and hi-lite the word I want to underline, but it underlines that word and everything after it. Is there a setting I've activated. If so could someone tell me. thanks in advance.
ReivaX 8)

gcp310

8th Apr 2003, 04:11 am

you should try and highlite the text "before" you hit the underline button.
by highliting the text "after" you hit the underline button, you are telling autocad to underline all text that you type in.

G

REIVAX

8th Apr 2003, 04:04 pm

Thanks for the tip G but that didn't work. The problem is I've typed out a paragraph and a word in the paragraph I would like to underline so I hitelight the word I wish to underline and click on the undeline button at the top of the mtext editor box. The word is underlined there, but when I click the ok button that word and evrything after that word is underline. Thanks in advance 8)

Bloke

8th Apr 2003, 05:42 pm

Try typing it all out without underlining - then in the text editor box, highlight the desired word & click the underline button.
A setting for underlining text from the old days (release 10 to 12) is by prefixing & postfixing the desired word with %%u. (eg %%uWORD%%u) would give you WORD. I think this only works in dtext, not in mtext.

Bloke

REIVAX

8th Apr 2003, 05:58 pm

This is what I mean
I want this
PROVIDE HEAVY DUTY AIR-HOSE WITH QUICK-CONNECT COUPLINGS FOR CONNECTION TO PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR MOUNTED ON WALL. REFER TO ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR LOCATION AND MOUNTING DETAILS.
not this
PROVIDE HEAVY DUTY AIR-HOSE WITH QUICK-CONNECT COUPLINGS FOR CONNECTION TO PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR MOUNTED ON WALL. REFER TO ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR LOCATION AND MOUNTING DETAILS.
now what I'm doing is hitelighting the word portable and in the mtext editor box it looks fine but, once I click the ok button. I get everything including portable underline. I'd like to know if I've activated a setting that I didn't know of. THX in advance. 8)

CADTutor

8th Apr 2003, 06:00 pm

Can I guess that you're using AutoCAD 2000. I just checked my copy of 2000 and I get the same problem. I think it must be a bug - I'll check other versions to comfirm that. There doesn't appear to be any way round this problem because the %%u code doesn't work in MText. But it does work with DText as Bloke suggests.

REIVAX

8th Apr 2003, 06:04 pm

CADTutor
I have 2000 and r14 on the pc but I'm using 14.

REIVAX

8th Apr 2003, 06:05 pm

CADTutor
sorry 2002 and r14 not 2000

CADTutor

8th Apr 2003, 06:08 pm

REIVAX

8th Apr 2003, 06:15 pm

CADTutor
thanks :D
since I'm new what does SP stand for.

CADTutor

8th Apr 2003, 08:30 pm

Oh, sorry - it's a horse racing term that has dropped into common parlance here in the UK. It stands for "Starting Price" and is used to mean information/low down/details...

f700es

8th Apr 2003, 08:31 pm

Ok, I don't get it. I just tried it in ADT3 (2000i) and it worked like a charm. I copied REIVAX's text from his message and went into ACAD and inserted new mtext and pasted, highlighted "portable" and selected underline and clicked OK and it worked. Am I missing something? REIVAX, does it have to be mtext? Could dtext work? Could always use the %%U code. Good luck.

F7

CADTutor

8th Apr 2003, 08:40 pm

This bug is specific to Windows 2000.

f700es

8th Apr 2003, 08:41 pm

This bug is specific to Windows 2000.
Sorry, I am using W2K :oops:

F7

ChrisSG

14th Oct 2004, 11:14 am

OK, I have the SP. In fact it's a problem with acad 14, 2000 and 2000i when running on Windows 2000. See here for a description and a workaround:

http://www.imaginit-tech.com/services/articles/2000/nov00.htm

I'm getting the same problem in XP, but the above link doesn't work anymore!

How do I get round it? :?