form acting strange

[Guest]

I have made forms for resolution 1024x768. Now my friend got a new monitor
with resolution 1280x1024. The forms look still quite like on the screen
1024x768. I also made new forms with resolution 1280x and they look like the
screen resolution were 1024. It looks like Access doesn't understand new
resolution.
How is this possible??

 

[Rick Brandt]

I have made forms for resolution 1024x768. Now my friend got a new
monitor with resolution 1280x1024. The forms look still quite like on
the screen 1024x768. I also made new forms with resolution 1280x and
they look like the screen resolution were 1024. It looks like Access
doesn't understand new resolution.
How is this possible??

How different are you expecting them to look? They should look the same except
that they take up less of the screen as a percentage. If his display is larger
there would be little difference.

 

[Guest]

I'm expecting that if the form looks OK on my display, it should also look OK
on the other display with same resolution, but it doesn't. It looks like the
other access doesn't "understand" the new , bigger resolution. Forms are
quite too big on the other display, the difference is not little.

"Rick Brandt" kirjoitti:

 

[Rob Parker]

I don't know what you were expecting, but it seems to me that you might have
a basic misunderstanding of Access forms and their size attributes, and
screen resolutions and how they relate to size. An Access form is
independent of screen resolution - Access does not have any "understanding"
of screen resolution. The form, and each control on it, has a fixed size,
set in inches or cm (depending on your regional settings), and converted
internally to twips (1440 per inch, or 567 per cm). At higher screen
resolutions, a given size object (control) will occupy a smaller percentage
of the screen, as Rick Brandt explained in an earlier post.

However, there is (at least) one other factor which may cause a visual
difference in what is displayed on-screen, for a given resolution. If the
display is changed to a different dpi setting (generally via the display
setting for font size - small font equates to 96 dpi, large font to 120 dpi,
and other settings are generally possible), then systems which have the same
resolution, but different dpi settings, will display Access forms/controls
at different sizes (expressed as percentage of screen size). A control or
form will appear (approximately) 20% larger on a screen of the same
resolution set to 120 dpi rather than 96 dpi.

HTH,

Rob

 

[Rick Brandt]

I'm expecting that if the form looks OK on my display, it should also
look OK on the other display with same resolution, but it doesn't. It
looks like the other access doesn't "understand" the new , bigger
resolution. Forms are quite too big on the other display, the
difference is not little.

Did you use a font that he doesn't have on his PC perhaps? Windows would then
make a best guess for a substitute and could be making a poor choice. Also,
does he have the font size set to something other than normal (or the DPI
Setting)? Is he using a non-standard Windows theme?

A higher resolution setting should result in a smaller form on the screen (as a
percent of the total screen) so if the form actually appears larger the font
size and DPI settings are good things to look at. These both affect how large
an Access form is displayed.

 

[Guest]

quote: Rob Parker

"At higher screen
resolutions, a given size object (control) will occupy a smaller percentage
of the screen, as Rick Brandt explained in an earlier post."

That I have understood, but the form doesn't fit to other display, although
the resolutions are the same!

"Rick Brandt" kirjoitti:

Did you use a font that he doesn't have on his PC perhaps? Windows would then
make a best guess for a substitute and could be making a poor choice. Also,
does he have the font size set to something other than normal (or the DPI
Setting)? Is he using a non-standard Windows theme?

Font type should be OK! Theme is windows basic! Does it matter when I have
XP and he has 98SE??

A higher resolution setting should result in a smaller form on the screen (as a
percent of the total screen) so if the form actually appears larger the font

Resolutions on BOTH displays are 1280x1024. And the form cannot be seen
totally on the other display, difference is great.

size and DPI settings are good things to look at. These both affect how large
an Access form is displayed.

This DPI setting might be the answer, now I must study how to check this
because I don't know yet.

If this doesn't solve the problem, I will write again!

Thank You!

 

[Guest]

I found that DPI setting in the display configuration. I have 96dpi and I
will check the other display tomorrow.

Thanks again to both of you!

 

[Guest]

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

The problem was really that font DPI- setting. Now both displays are set to
96 DPI and the forms look the same.

Thank You Rob & Rick, now I can sleep again!!