checkbox value

[Aquarina]

Hi,
I need to hide a seccion of my text in accordance to a checkbox I defined earlyer.
I don't know how to use the value of the checkbox in the condition to hide that seccion.
I'd apreciate if anyone could help me.

Ilustraton:
option 1 [ ]
option 2 [ ]
...
Section of text to show if 1st checkbox is checked.
Section of text to show if 2nd checkbox is checked.

[acknak]

I don't think this is possible unless you create some glue using a macro. Is that what you want to do? How did you insert the checkbox in your document?

[Aquarina]

[acknak]

OK, as far as I know, the form controls are not connected to Writer's variables or conditions, which are required for hiding a section. It would be nice if they were--maybe someone else knows differently.

Typically, you simply insert a variable field (Insert > Fields > Other > Variables > Set Variable). Then, to set the variable, the user double-clicks on the field and a dialog pops up where the value can be changed. You could also use a drop-down list field instead of a plain variable, and provide selectable values, e.g. "Hidden" and "Visible".

[Aquarina]

Yes, I think you are right!
The only way I could hide the section was, like you mentioned, using a variable field. It is just not as interesting (graphicaly) as the way I was intending to do.
Wouldn't it be possible to implement this for future releases?
I already registered myself for the openoffice website, but that's way way too confusing for me. I could no even undestando where or how could I maka a suggestion!
Well, thanks anyway

[Aquarina]

I was wondering...

What if i tried to set a variable value to the same value I had set on the field? I could then hide the section based on that variable, isn't it?!
How would I do such a thing?

[acknak]

Sure.

When you define (or edit) a section, there is a checkbox for "Hide" with a sub-entry called "With condition". Activate the "Hide" option and in the "With condition" entry, type: MyVariable != 0

Now, if you use Insert > Fields > Other > Variables > Set variable to define a variable called "MyVariable" with format "1234" (numeric) and value 1 (or anything but zero), then the section will be hidden. You can access a hidden section through the Navigator (F5) or the Format > Sections menu.

The "Set variable MyVariable=1" field must precede the section in your document.

The user will have to double click on the field to change the value of the variable.

You may want to use a text format variable and make the condition something like HideSection == "YES" just to make it a bit more clear.

[Aquarina]

Yes, that I know, but I was wondering if it would not be possible to change de variable value using that damn checkbox...

like this:
1st - insert a checkbox (named "lalala", on value = y, off value = n)
2nd - insert variable (named "blabla", value=lalala)
3rd - hide section if blabla=y

Thanks againd you must be very patient

[acknak]

Well, I had a feeling that's really where you were going, and to be honest, I'm not 100% sure of the answer, but given the number of simple things that currently do not work with Writer's fields, I feel confident that it will not work. So confident in fact, that I'm not going to spend the time to try it for you

You should (might? may?) be able to make a small database that holds your variables (one row, each column is one "variable") and connect that to the checkbox. You can use database fields in conditional statements, no problem. Whether a change in the checkbox would then propagate into the database and into the document fields is another question.

[Aquarina]

I am already trying that.
Thanks

[foxcole]