Robert, I think it depends on whatever static objects are on the form. If you've got an object that is not set to move, that will form the boundary for resizing purposes. If you have more than one page on the form, it will take into account objects on ALL pages.
HTH Pat On 17 June 2017 at 17:08, Robert Livingston via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > I am confused by an apparent restriction. > > Mac os > > 4D version: 16 R2 > > When I create a list view (say 1400 pixels wide) and it is resizable then > the user can grab the right lower corner and resize the window. If they > make it very narrow then more and more information of the various listed > records gets hidden. If they make it very wide, the rightmost field expands > to take advantage of the space made available. This is fine and expected. > > My problem is with a button in the header. In the design environment, I > set it at the upper right of the window. I set its property to Horizontal > Sizing: Move. > > If I make the window, very wide then the button keeps up traveling to the > right as I would want. > > If I start to make the window narrow, then at first the button behaves as > I would like. It travels to the left so as to stay in view. But then it > "stops" and as I make the window narrower, it disappears from view. I am > not making the window some bizarre extremely narrow thing. There is nothing > in the header that is "in the way" > > Is there some setting that I do not understand that I have applied to make > the button refuse to move further to the left? How does 4D decide just > where it is going to stop letting the button move as the user shrinks the > window? > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** -- ************************************************* CatBase - The Database Publishing Solution tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 w: http://www.catbase.com skype: pat.bensky ************************************************* ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
