Re: Truncated names on SOVC and Summary reports

["Tari Runyan" <trglobal@earthlink.net>]

I was thinking something in a metallic blue - not too flashy of course -..

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Clark <ken@dieboldes.com>
To: bugtrack@dieboldes.com <bugtrack@dieboldes.com>
Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 7:38 AM
Subject: RE: Truncated names on SOVC and Summary reports


>What "fix" would you like?  As you point out, the length is limited to 24
>characters.
>
>Also, I would not assume the internal error is non-fatal.  I don't know
>whether that is the case or not.
>
>Ken
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com]On Behalf
>> Of Tari Runyan
>> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 6:14 PM
>> To: Bugs
>> Subject: Fw: Truncated names on SOVC and Summary reports
>>
>>
>> from Craig in Fresno -  Can we come up with a better fix for him?
>> in 1-17-
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Madden, Craig <CMadden@fresno.ca.gov>
>> To: 'Tari Runyan' <trglobal@earthlink.net>
>> Date: Monday, December 11, 2000 5:05 PM
>> Subject: RE: Truncated names on SOVC and Summary reports
>>
>>
>> >I figured out a temporary way to do this. Select the specific race on
the
>> >left so the candidate names show up on the right. Hold the mouse button
>> down
>> >on the candidate's name a second and let up so it allows you to edit the
>> >name. You can make the name longer and it will show up on both
>> the SOVC and
>> >the Summary. The only problem with this solution is that if you go to
the
>> >candidates tab in the race editor, while the candidates name is
>> longer than
>> >24 char., you get a non-fatal GEMS internal error. It's not the most
>> >graceful solution but it solved my problem.
>> >Thanks,
>> >Craig
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Tari Runyan [SMTP:trglobal@earthlink.net]
>> >> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 3:20 PM
>> >> To: Madden, Craig
>> >> Subject: Re: Truncated names on SOVC and Summary reports
>> >>
>> >> I believe we are limited to 24 characters - tell them to change their
>> >> names -  I will double-check with Tab and let you know -  no I
>> was not in
>> >> Florida -- yeah!!!
>> >> Tari
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Madden, Craig <CMadden@fresno.ca.gov>
>> >> To: 'trglobal@earthlink.net' <trglobal@earthlink.net>
>> >> Date: Monday, December 11, 2000 4:05 PM
>> >> Subject: Truncated names on SOVC and Summary reports
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >Hey Tari,
>> >> >Did you have a good election in November? Did you get to go
>> to Florida?
>> >> I've
>> >> >got a question about long candidate names being truncated by GEMS. Is
>> >> there
>> >> >a way to bypass or modify the candidate label so that the entire
>> >> candidates
>> >> >name is printed out on the reports? I know the label width is
>> determined
>> >> by
>> >> >the width of the Accu-Vote tape but I'm hoping there is some way to
>> >> modify
>> >> >it in GEMS so the reports come out right. A couple of our
>> candidates are
>> >> >bothered that their names are being cut off in our reports.
>> >> >Thanks,
>> >> >Craig
>> >> >
>> >
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