I really like to use “automatic” style sheet for all my forms. There’s also automatic (additional) which is great for smaller text 11
On Sun, 11 Nov 2018 at 09:43, Robert ListMail via 4D_Tech < [email protected]> wrote: > For many projects, I’m working with a larger team where the precise size > of fonts and other stylesheet details are already decided. In this case, > I’m designing new forms and optimizing some old ones via Windows 10 (for a > legacy application that looks like it ran on a Mac Plus) and I wanted to > make a wise choice about an approach with respect to: stylesheets; optimal > fonts and sizes for each platform and what to do about form scaling, if > anything. I’ve never thought much about the form scaling feature of 4D but > it seems like scaling is always in effect with a default of "Windows to > Mac (75%)”. > > Form Scaling... Is this still a thing? :) > > While converting a v11-based structure to v17 that started life on a Mac > many years before, I noticed that most forms seemed rather small on Windows > (currently the only destination platform but I don’t want to exclude Mac > clients). At first, the 133% increase in form size seemed seemed to fit the > bill (if not slightly large). One issue I noticed is that the glass button > graphics are obviously scaled beyond the bitmap (meaning that these buttons > only look sharp at 48X48 and all standard 4D buttons are this size). I’ve > never noticed scaling artifacts on other projects. > > V17 Default Stylesheet > Windows 7 & 8 (Segoe UI, 12 point) > Windows Classic (MS Sans Serif, 12 point) > OS X (Lucida Grande, 13 point) > > Regarding the default stylesheet, what is “Windows Classic” and what > stylesheet would Windows 10 use? > > Which Windows fonts and sizes do you find optimal for your 4D > applications? Do you use explicit stylesheets? Do you use automatic > stylesheets too? Scaling other than 133%? I saw recently where 125% was > considered optimal. I appreciate your thoughts on modern, high-quality form > design. > > Thanks, > > Robert > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** -- Regards, Wayne ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
