Why all “TextBox” controls cannot be seen on a picture?

[JefferyGu]

Hi Mike,

I use a picture and some “TextBox” controls to form a title block. But when I reopen the worksheet, all the “TextBox” controls cannot be seen.

I follow the following setps to form the title block:

1. Use “READBMP” function to get an array of a picture.
   
2. Copy all data from the array to the other array named “MCover”.
   
3. Insert a picture with the “MCover” array into worksheet.
   
4. Add some “TextBox” controls on the picture to show some information.
   
5. Right-click on the picture and select “Send to Back”.
   

The worksheet is shown as chart1. But when I save the worksheet and reopen it, it is shown as chart2. All the “TextBox” controls cannot be seen. If I right-click on the picture and select “Send to Back”, all the “TextBox” controls can be seen again.

I don’t know how to solve this problem. Please give me a hand.

Best regards.

Jeffery

[MikeArmstrong]

Did you delete my reply?

I previously asked if you could upload the worksheet as the one you attached is not a Mathcad worksheet.

Mike

[VladimirN]

Mike,

Mathcad file can be found in the attached archive. It is packed with the archiver 7-Zip: http://www.7-zip.org/

[MikeArmstrong]

Mathcad file can be found in the attached archive. It is packed with the archiver 7-Zip: http://www.7-zip.org/

But why?

Has Jeffery zipped this himself?

Mike

[VladimirN]

Yes, it's zipped archive file ".7z" (given that all the attached file is automatically archived).

[JefferyGu]

Hi Mike,

I re-upload four files in the attached archive "TitleBlock.zip":

1.Test.xmcd

2.chart1.bmp

3.chart2.bmp

4.picture.jpg

Thank you.

Jeffery

[RichardJ]

Mathcad does not preserve the order when you save the file. It is an ancient bug that has been brought up many times, but never fixed.

[JefferyGu]

Hi Richard,

In the “Test.xmcd” file, the text “Example Data Sheet” can be seen, but the other contents which belong to “TextBox” controls cannot be seen. I open the “Test.xmcd” file with a XML editor. I find the difference between “Text Region” xml content and “TextBox” control xml content:

The xml format of “Text Region”:

<region region-id="6236" left="54" top="324" width="463.5" height="22.5" align-x="54" align-y="342" show-border="false" show-highlight="false" is-protected="true" z-order="780" background-color="inherit" tag="">

<text use-page-width="false" push-down="false" lock-width="true">

<p style="Normal" margin-left="inherit" margin-right="inherit" text-indent="inherit" text-align="center" list-style-type="inherit" tabs="inherit">

<f size="20">

<b>Example Data Sheet</b>

</f>

</p>

</text>

</region>

The xml format of “TextBox” control:

<region region-id="6231" left="36" top="234" width="498.75" height="16.5" align-x="36" align-y="234" show-border="false" show-highlight="false" is-protected="true" z-order="738" background-color="inherit" tag="">

<component hide-arguments="true" clsid="01350063-1122-11DB-9380-000D56C6051A" clsid-buddy="01350056-1122-11DB-9380-000D56C6051A" item-idref="14" disable-calc="false">

<inputs>

<ml:id xml:space="preserve" xmlns:ml="http://schemas.mathsoft.com/math30">B2_1</ml:id>

</inputs>

<outputs>

<ml:id xml:space="preserve" xmlns:ml="http://schemas.mathsoft.com/math30">I3_5</ml:id>

</outputs>

</component>

<rendering item-idref="15"/>

</region>

There is a “push-down” attribute in the “Text Region” xml content, but there is no “push-down” attribute in the “TextBox” control xml content. I think the “push-down” attribute and “z-order” attribute take effect on the visibility of all kinds of regions. Why not add “push-down” attribute to the xml content of “TextBox” control? Is there any way to edit the xml content of “TextBox", and how to do it?

Best regards.

Jeffery