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I am packaging a solution as a standalone using the access 2003 runtime
license in Visual Studio. Everything is sussessfull and it installs on a
clean computer just fine (A computer without Access). I need to know how to
add code to set the users machine to a specific resolution during setup (1200
x 1600). Also could use some help in installing a specific font during same
install.
Thanks in advance,
Bart
 
DaBartman said:
I am packaging a solution as a standalone using the access 2003 runtime
license in Visual Studio. Everything is sussessfull and it installs on a
clean computer just fine (A computer without Access). I need to know how to
add code to set the users machine to a specific resolution during setup (1200
x 1600). Also could use some help in installing a specific font during same
install.
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It would take a series of API calls to do that. However,
programmes that do that kind of thing to someone else's
computer stand the risk of being the main attraction at a
local lynching party.
 
I suppose I just assumed that I would be asking the user's permission
beforehand and if they gave me permission then I would make the change. Oh
well, when I assume I make an "ass" out of "u" and "me". Probably won't be
the last time I find my foot in my mouth.

How 'bout the second part of my question concerning installing a specific
font if the user's machine does not currently have it installed? Some help
here would be most appreciated. Don't think a lynching party would be
forthcoming for this one.

Bart Moss
 
Sheesh, I got so excited about the screen issue, I missed
the font question. Before I give you the bad news about
that, I think your form size issue is best addressed by
designing your UI on an 800x600 screen or whatever your
lowest resolution user has. A big pain, but you gotta work
with what they have.

OK, installing fonts is not a lynching offense, but you
might be seeing a lot of lawyers if you don't have a license
to distribute the font. Unfortunately, every font (except
homemade ones) are copyrighted by its author or the company
that owns it. Installing is trivially easy, but almost
always illegal. I had to investgate this problem several
years ago and found that even the fonts distributed with
Windows 98 were owned by a third party. The one I was
interested in was available at $5,000 for 20,000 licenses,
but you needed a team of accountants and lawyers to make the
deal. I hope the one you want to use is available as part
of an inexpensive package or that your client already has a
copy.

Sorry to be the one to rain on your parade, but what do you
want me to say :-(
 
Yikes!! I had no idea about the font issue. Seems kinda unfair as the font in
question is one that normally ships with XP. Don't know what happened to my
friends fonts (Several seem to be missing). It is a condensed font and the
one XP substituted is too long so some of the data and labels do not fit.
Matbe the solution would be to change the font at my end to another condensed
one that does fit. Thanks for the idea of redesigning the interface at a much
lower res. Lotta work, but what the hell, I like doing this shit anyway.
Bart

Marshall Barton said:
Sheesh, I got so excited about the screen issue, I missed
the font question. Before I give you the bad news about
that, I think your form size issue is best addressed by
designing your UI on an 800x600 screen or whatever your
lowest resolution user has. A big pain, but you gotta work
with what they have.

OK, installing fonts is not a lynching offense, but you
might be seeing a lot of lawyers if you don't have a license
to distribute the font. Unfortunately, every font (except
homemade ones) are copyrighted by its author or the company
that owns it. Installing is trivially easy, but almost
always illegal. I had to investgate this problem several
years ago and found that even the fonts distributed with
Windows 98 were owned by a third party. The one I was
interested in was available at $5,000 for 20,000 licenses,
but you needed a team of accountants and lawyers to make the
deal. I hope the one you want to use is available as part
of an inexpensive package or that your client already has a
copy.

Sorry to be the one to rain on your parade, but what do you
want me to say :-(
--
Marsh
MVP [MS Access]

I suppose I just assumed that I would be asking the user's permission
beforehand and if they gave me permission then I would make the change. Oh
well, when I assume I make an "ass" out of "u" and "me". Probably won't be
the last time I find my foot in my mouth.

How 'bout the second part of my question concerning installing a specific
font if the user's machine does not currently have it installed? Some help
here would be most appreciated. Don't think a lynching party would be
forthcoming for this one.
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Hey Bart, before you go off changing the fonts in every
bleeping control, check if your friend has the font on her
Windows install disks. Alternatively, for one copy to an
individual's system you can just say bleep the lawyers and
copy the file. My concern about font licensing issues is
more aimed at you selling your program, you being paid to
create it for a company to use, or even you making it
available on the web for free.

On the resolution issue, if you really like redesigning a
bunch of forms, go for it. But I would try to talk your
friend into changing her resolution permanently. Failing
that, consider just buying her a bigger monitor ;-)
 
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