Was wondering  if it was possible to increase the height that the text box
for an attribute is displayed as. I would like to construct a form for a
weekly report which consist of a couple of text area attributes. I have
found the format option and can see how you can increase the width and
number of characters but not the height. This is what is have in the config
file for the log book:

-----------------------
[Weekly Reports]
Comment = The logbook for people to enter their weekly reports

Attributes = Author,Position, Achievements_last_week, Plans for Coming Week,
Issues and Concerns, Other Items to Report
Format Achievements_last_week = 0,messageframe,attribvalue,90,1000

Show text = 0
Enable Attachments = 0
---------------------------

Basically what I would like is for the text field for 4 of the attributes to
be something like the text area for the main body. Is that possible or is a
better way to incorporate the form into the main body somehow?

Thanks for any help. Been using elog for about a month now as a logging tool
for our IT team and this is the first time i have had to ask anything thanks
to the great documentation and the example. Great job Stefan

> Was wondering  if it was possible to increase the height that the text box
> for an attribute is displayed as.

What you ask for is multi-line attributes. This is not implemented, but on the
wishlist since some time, where I added your vote.

Best regards,

  Stefan

Sorry I didn't see the wishlist but I see what you mean. I have just found out
that pasting content that contains more than 1 line into an attribute field
crashes elog.  

I have a play with the Preset text setting and see what I can come up with. By the
way there is a spelling mistake in the config.html page. In the Conditional
Attributes section you use the Preset text setting as an example but have spelt it
as "Prset text ="

Thank you for you help

John

> > Was wondering  if it was possible to increase the height that the text box
> > for an attribute is displayed as.
> 
> What you ask for is multi-line attributes. This is not implemented, but on the
> wishlist since some time, where I added your vote.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
>   Stefan

> I have a play with the Preset text setting and see what I can come up with. By the
> way there is a spelling mistake in the config.html page. In the Conditional
> Attributes section you use the Preset text setting as an example but have spelt it
> as "Prset text ="

Thanks, fixed.

Hi 

Is there a repository of elog configuration files for newbies to lookup and
learn ? I have seen the 'contributions' elog - useful as it is ... it is not
much. I would appreciate if someone can point out such a site where people
have contributed their elog configuration files.

Thanks,
AnandO.

> Is there a repository of elog configuration files for newbies to lookup and
> learn ? I have seen the 'contributions' elog - useful as it is ... it is not
> much. I would appreciate if someone can point out such a site where people
> have contributed their elog configuration files.

Have a look at the elog:Config+Examples. The configuration of this Forum for
example is there, covering most of the available options.

- Stefan

Hi,

We have set up a elog server at our institute. The configuration file is
attached. We have the following queries:

1. When replying to another reply in a thread, the author_name attribute is
not substitued (as desired). Since this is a mandatory field, we are not
able to send the reply message. However, reply to the originial message
works fine.

2. "Use Email From = string" prepends an additional "" to the "From"
field in the e-mails.

3. "Fixed Attributes Reply = Subject" fixes the subject line while replying.
However when we add "Category" attribute to this list, it breaks.

Can someone help us?

Suggestions and tips will be thankfully recieved.

> 1. When replying to another reply in a thread, the author_name attribute is
> not substitued (as desired). Since this is a mandatory field, we are not
> able to send the reply message. However, reply to the originial message
> works fine.

Preset on reply Author = $long_name

Do not use "Remove on reply".

> 2. "Use Email From = string" prepends an additional "" to the "From"
> field in the e-mails.

This has been fixed recently, please update.

> 3. "Fixed Attributes Reply = Subject" fixes the subject line while replying.
> However when we add "Category" attribute to this list, it breaks.

I tried to use your config file and add

Fixed attributes reply = Subject, Category

and it worked as expected. What kind of "break" did you observe?