Standard field "Heights" ?? (Forms to big for screens)

[Mel]

Having trouble making our Forms fit on screens for users who run low
res (600x800 or whatever)

Can any of you suggest any tips? (Other than eliminating some of the
data fields

Looks like default heights for...
Field = 0.2083"
Field Title = .1667"

I've reduced Field Height to .166 and changed "Special Effects" to
'Flat" (default is "Sunken)

I've used Format | Align to snug all the fields & titles up against
each other.

I'm using Command Buttons on some forms to "popup" additional data...

Thanks for any help.

Mel

 

[Rick Brandt]

Having trouble making our Forms fit on screens for users who run low
res (600x800 or whatever)

Can any of you suggest any tips? (Other than eliminating some of the
data fields

Looks like default heights for...
Field = 0.2083"
Field Title = .1667"

I've reduced Field Height to .166 and changed "Special Effects" to
'Flat" (default is "Sunken)

I've used Format | Align to snug all the fields & titles up against
each other.

I'm using Command Buttons on some forms to "popup" additional data...

For the most part you need to design with the lowest resolution you intend to
support in mind. For 800 by 600 that means forms no wider than 7 inches and no
taller than 4 inches (give or take). Often you will need to make heavy use of
TabControls and pop-up forms to make this work well.

There are code methods and utility add-ons that will resize forms based on the
user's resolution. However; in my opinion what those are really good at is
making forms larger on higher resolution displays (not needed at all), and not
so good at making forms smaller at lower resolutions (an actual legitimate
requirement).

You could of course try them and see if they meet your needs. One of the
commercial offerings is called Shrinker/Stretcher (or similar) and it does
provide a free download that lets you see how it works. Obviously in such a
sample app they are careful to build forms where the feature works at its best.

 

[Mel]

Thanks Rick.

TabControls (which I just learned about) is the way to go I think...
so I agree with you on the resizing software addons.

Thanks for the help.

Mel