Re: Appearance of Forms/Reports on 2 different computers
- From: "Allen Browne" <AllenBrowne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:51:13 +0900
Re (a), it is possible (though not simple) to use API calls to get the Windows Screen resolution, size of the main Access window (of size of the form's window if it is a popup), screen resolution (DPI), calculate available space, and then resize each of the controls to fill the available space, taking particular care to handle dependencies in order (such as enlarging the option group before enlarging the controls it contains, and moving it small increments and then moving the controls within it so they always remain within the control, remembering that some of those controls may have attached controls themselves, and then handing the next layer such as the pages within a tab control, and so on.)
If that really appeals to you, the details are in chapter 8 of the Access Developers Handbook by Litwin, Getz et al (published by Sybex.)
Re (b), I personally detest applications that assume I bought a large monitor just so they could fill it up! I bought a large monitor so I could fit more things on screen at once, so if you write your application so it fills the entire screen, I certainly won't buy it.
What we do is specify a minimum monitor size you must have to run this app. It used to by 800x600, but most people now have 1024x768. The application is designed for this minimum size. People with a larger monitor have space space they can use as they please.
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Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia
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"cinnie" <cinnie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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greetings
I have an Access application that I need to use at work on a computer with a
large flat-screen monitor, at home with a similar monitor, and on the road
with a lap top. To make things 'look right' I'm always making adjustments to
everything from the size of Forms to the Zoom level of Print Previews.
a) Is there a good way I can indicate the type of monitor I plan to use in a
way that would allow me to code for the corresponding settings?
b) more generally, how is this handled with applications that must be used
with a variety of monitor sizes, screen resolutions, etc.?
thanks in advance
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cinnie
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