Open Text Window of Lower Level Shape

[wabright]

I want to open the textbox on a lower level shape on a double click of the group.  I tried adding Shape!OPENTEXTWIN() to the groups EventDblClick but that isn't working.  Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Wally

[Yacine]

There are many ways to realise what you want. Could you tell us what you are trying to do?

[wabright]

Sure; see attached.  I'd like to double click the group and be able to edit the 40 instead of the text for the group.  In the shapesheet I've added a formula to the group "EventDblClick=Sheet.3!EventDblClick" and to the rectangle, Sheet3 "EventDblClick=OPENTEXTWIN()," but that doesn't seem to work.  New to the shapesheet in general.  I was trying to stay away from VBA, but I can do that if necessary.  I guess the VBA will transfer with the shape if I add it to a stencil?  Note the overall goal of this is to simplify constructing something like the terminal block drawing on Page-2

Thanks!

[Jumpy]

Wouldn't it be easier instead of doubleclicking the group to one time slow clicking the group and then the subshape? Or are your subshapes not selectable?

[Paul Herber]

Another way to do this would be to have the "40" as shape data in the group shape, then have the appropriate sub-shape reference and display this shape data. No double-clicking required.

[wabright]

Jumpy, we might have hundreds of these in drawings, so double clicking allows for quick editing time.  Slow clicking to the specific shape and then editing the text is cumbersome.  Ideally its a group so they drag around as one entry, plus this will be added to a stencil and they'll drag in as one group.  Paul - The number needs to be changeable, so if its static data that won't help.  If that data is quickly changeable then I'm open to other ways to solve the issue, this is just my first attempt.
Thanks!!!

[Paul Herber]

Shape Data isn't static, that's what the Shape Data dialog is for.

[wabright]

Paul - Ah, sorry I follow you now.  That might work, I think its quicker than slow clicking to edit text but still not as fast as double clicking the group to change the number.

[wabright]

Paul, my apologies.  After giving your suggestion a try, it worked quite well!  Just a different flavor of what I was trying to accomplish; still new enough to visio I had problems visualizing your solution.  Thanks for your help!

[Paul Herber]

 
There is so much to learn in Visio!

[wabright]

No doubt, on this same shape, I'm having another issue.  I want the resize behavior to resize the rectangle and leave the line a constant length.  I've added a geometry section to the group but as you move the shape the line doesn't move in accordance.  See attached

[Jumpy]

I don't understand what is the desired behaviour/problem?

The line has always the same length (0.5 inch) and it moves with the shape?

The Problem could be in the geometry section u use EndX and EndX-0.5.
EndX is a vlaue in the coordinate system of the page, but maybe u want to work inside the coordinate system of the shape?
Than you would have to use Width instead of EndX for example.

[wabright]

Jumpy, that was the trick.  Thanks!