Re: [PythonReports-users] Font and Style use and how they are shown in lists

[alexander s. <al...@go...>]

Werner F. Bruhin wrote, at 10.12.2012 16:52:
>
> How do I see in the designer which font/style applies to field?

I don't think you can, at present.  Evaluating the styles to find which 
font applies is a task of report builder; template editor does not have 
enough brains for that.

> Currently I seem to have to look at the field, click the list and see if
> there is something defined, if not go up to the section and repeat
> checking the list and if not go up to the report and check the list again.
>
> Instead of what is shown now:
>
> (style_list) or (font_list)
>
>    could it show e.g.:
>
> (font_list) - selected font name

That would be nontrivial with conditional and inherited styles.

> Currently the Edit list shows e.g. for fonts something like:
>
> font13
> font14
> font15
> font16
>
> Could it show instead the name of the fonts?
>
> title
> pagetitle
> body
> bold
>
> If I can come up with a patch would above be fine or would you like
> something different?

Font names are fine.  Even better would be name followed by font specs 
in brackets, like this:

   pagetitle (14bi:Helvetica)

Best wishes,
alex.