Background in Access Interface - space between toolbar and statusb

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Hi, pardon me but I just can't seem to tolerate the dull, bleak grey area
that Access throws up at me (database window is hidden).

I want to fill it up with something more interesting when no forms are
opened; else, want my forms fit just right into the slot without showing the
grey area.

Can it be done ? Many many thanks in advance.
 
Sreedhar said:
Hi, pardon me but I just can't seem to tolerate the dull, bleak grey area
that Access throws up at me (database window is hidden).

I want to fill it up with something more interesting when no forms are
opened; else, want my forms fit just right into the slot without showing the
grey area.
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Here's a download that does it:

http://www.lebans.com/changemdibackground.htm
 
I can't thank you enough !

And, can you please tell me how to make my forms fit exactly into the screen
without leaving any space on the screen and also without inviting scroll bars
?

Thank you,Thank you,Thank you.
 
Sreedhar said:
I can't thank you enough !

And, can you please tell me how to make my forms fit exactly into the screen
without leaving any space on the screen and also without inviting scroll bars?
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I don't know what it is, but I'm sure there is some very
tricky/complex way to do that. Why not just Maximize the
form?
 
I've seen a commercial application based on AccessRuntime in which the forms
when opened are windowed exactly to fit the screen.
The obvious advantage over simply maximizing the form, as I perceive, is
that popup forms filtered through buttons on main form remain windowed, i.e.
neither minimized nor maximized, thus facilitating the user with a better
view of both forms.
However, as you say it is very complex to obtain this effect, I may have to
design forms slightly smaller than the screen size so as not to bring out the
scroll bars.
But, that presents a problem with screen resolutions on different machines.
Can I honour the user's settings while retaining the aesthetics of my form ?

Hope I am not asking too much.
 
Sreedhar said:
I've seen a commercial application based on AccessRuntime in which the forms
when opened are windowed exactly to fit the screen.
The obvious advantage over simply maximizing the form, as I perceive, is
that popup forms filtered through buttons on main form remain windowed, i.e.
neither minimized nor maximized, thus facilitating the user with a better
view of both forms.
However, as you say it is very complex to obtain this effect, I may have to
design forms slightly smaller than the screen size so as not to bring out the
scroll bars.
But, that presents a problem with screen resolutions on different machines.
Can I honour the user's settings while retaining the aesthetics of my form ?
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Screen resolution is always a problem regardless of anything
else. You should design your forms for the lowest
resolution your users have. If a user has an extra high
resolution, making the form fill the screen doesn't do
anything except show more background gray around the
controls so doing this has no significant value.

You're right about other, non maximized forms messing up
when another form is maximized, so I guess that rules that
out.
 
Actually, I'm not too enthusiastic about actual DESIGNING of the forms. I
want to figure out a way to programmatically re-do / re-size the form at run
time by retrieving the screen resolution settings of the User's machine.
 
Sreedhar said:
Actually, I'm not too enthusiastic about actual DESIGNING of the forms. I
want to figure out a way to programmatically re-do / re-size the form at run
time by retrieving the screen resolution settings of the User's machine.
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You do not want to create your own code to do this. It
would probably take more time than the project you want to
use it on.

Personally I think these things are a waste of time and
effort, but if that's what you insist on, check this:
http://www.mvps.org/access/general/gen0002.htm

I have heard that they all(?) handle simple forms fairly
well, but there are situations where the concept comes
apart.
 
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