John
Tue Oct 09 09:10:39 PDT 2007
In article <C5805CD8-9945-4355-8555-D409D3E857CC@microsoft.com>,
PipV <PipV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> John & Jan
>
> A big thank you for the time & effort you have given me & I now have a
> solution. Based on Johns last note about the link colour being related to the
> order that the bar styles appear in the list. I have created an extra line at
> the top of the list for critical items. The link then takes its colour from
> this.
>
> Creating custom bars lower down overwrites the bar with each colour so it
> then has another critical line to draw a thin magenta line along he top of
> the critical items (dont ask why thats how weve ended up showing
> criticality). The significance of the order that each bar appears on the list
> is something I have come accross before & can be a pain rying to get the
> correct order.
>
> And sorry that I missed what hth meant - Wow I learnt 2 things for the price
> of 1 :-)
>
> Pipv
PipV,
You're welcome and thanks for the feedback. Every time I need to do
special bar formatting it seems I need to re-learn the priorities and
hierarchies of the list order, so don't feed bad.
John
Project MVP
>
> "John" wrote:
>
> > In article <OpeB#DdCIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>,
> > "Jan De Messemaeker" <jandemes at prom hyphen ade dot be> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > This confirms that links take the color of the predecessors... which as
> > > you
> > > say is blue
> > > I don't think there is any way to color links different from the
> > > predecessor
> > > :-((
> > >
> >
> > Jan,Pipv,
> > I did a quick test on a small file and the links do NOT necessarily take
> > on the color of the predecessor. Rather, I found that the link lines are
> > somehow related to where the bar style appears in the bar style list.
> > For example, if the critical bar style is added to the end of the list,
> > the bars are colored per the critical criteria but the link lines are
> > blue like a normal task. However, if the critical bar style is inserted
> > at the front of the list, both the bars and the links are the same color.
> >
> > I didn't take the time to figure out why it works this way, but at least
> > PipV has a place to start.
> >
> > John
> > Project MVP
> > > > Jan
> > > >
> > > > The bars are formatted using Format/Bar Styles. A task is just a plain
> > > > blue
> > > > bar. Criticality is shown by a thin magenta line along the top (line
> > > > type
> > > > 6
> > > > from the drop down list). I have a number of custom bars using a Flag
> > > > column
> > > > to set the correct colour. It took some time to get the bars in the
> > > > right
> > > > order so that all displayed correctly & I really dont want to go
> > > > through
> > > > the
> > > > hassle again.
> > > >
> > > > I am using MSP 2003 standard if that helps.
> > > >
> > > > Pipv
> > > >
> > > > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> How did you color the bars? Through Bar or through Bar Styles?
> > > >> When using Bar Styles the links take the color of the predecessor's
> > > >> style
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Jan De Messemaeker
> > > >> Microsoft Project MVP
> > > >>
http://users.online.be/prom-ade
> > > >> "PipV" <PipV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >> news:06E728F4-DFA9-416C-BE72-E3EBC8E5BDCA@microsoft.com...
> > > >> > Thanks for the prompt response, however my links are all blue even
> > > >> > the
> > > >> > critical ones. Chart was formed without using the wizard. I am
> > > >> > looking
> > > >> > at
> > > >> > just the Gantt chart not the detail or tracking gantts, both of
> > > >> > which
> > > >> > have
> > > >> > red critical links.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Pipv
> > > >> >
> > > >> > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> Hi,
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Links take the color of the predecessor, even when this color is
> > > >> >> "custom".
> > > >> >> HTH
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> --
> > > >> >> Jan De Messemaeker
> > > >> >> Microsoft Project MVP
> > > >> >>
http://users.online.be/prom-ade
> > > >> >> "PipV" <PipV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >> >> news:C05799FC-B23C-4070-AD75-CBA5E2E993C4@microsoft.com...
> > > >> >> >I am trying to colour the critical links in the gant chart. I know
> > > >> >> >that
> > > >> >> >if
> > > >> >> >I
> > > >> >> > run the gantt chart wizard it will do so but then removes all my
> > > >> >> > carefully
> > > >> >> > customised bars. Is there a way of setting the colour without
> > > >> >> > running
> > > >> >> > the
> > > >> >> > wizard?
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> >