It won't run in 40 column mode? I feel evil suggesting this when 1280x1024 is the norm these days.
--Tim ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of aceoohay Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 8:59 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Expanding size of panel, and its contained objects. Actually, I have. Unfortunately the system they are coming from is a unix character based system where an 80 character by 24 line screen takes up their entire monitor. A number of the users are complaining that they can't read the default font sizes, and while I told them that's all I can do, I was hoping to find an easy solution. Paul --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Nate Beck" <n...@...> wrote: > > After thinking about it for a minute... now I'm understanding what you're > saying. You want to actually ZOOM in, make them larger. > Have you tried taking the easy way out and telling the people to change > their monitor resolution? :D > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Nate Beck <n...@...> wrote: > > > ... If you're using constraint based layout... how is there a problem? A > > component taking 100% of the width of it's container will always scale to > > fit that container. > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:27 PM, aceoohay <pa...@...> wrote: > > > >> While that example does allow you to maximize a panel, it does not > >> expand the contained objects. > >> > >> If it did what I need the buttons <set video visible> and <set video > >> enable> would become much larger than they were originally when the > >> maximize button was clicked. > >> > >> I should have mentioned that I have done searching, and can find the > >> expanding panel in many places, but nowhere can I find code that > >> will force the objects in a container to increse in size by n%. > >> > >> Paul > >> > >> > >> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > >> <flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com>, "Nate > >> Beck" <nate@> wrote: > >> > > >> > Doing a quick google search for, "flex maximize, minimize panel" > >> > Returns loads of examples of what you're trying to do I think... > >> > > >> > http://www.comtaste.com/DashboardExample/DashboardExample.html > >> > > >> > and > >> > > >> > > >> http://blog.comtaste.com/2008/12/how_to_use_the_flex_dashboard_1.html > >> > > >> > Right? > >> > > >> > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 11:17 AM, aceoohay <pauls@> wrote: > >> > > >> > > Hello? > >> > > > >> > > Is anyone out there? > >> > > > >> > > Any ideas? > >> > > > >> > > Paul > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > >> > > <flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com><flexcoders% > >> 40yahoogroups.com>, > >> > > "aceoohay" <pauls@> wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > The systems that I write are traditional data entry types of > >> > > systems. > >> > > > I do everything within panels within modules. I have had users > >> ask > >> > > if > >> > > > they could expand the size of the panel in order to read them > >> better > >> > > > due to poor eyesight, high res monitors and the like. > >> > > > > >> > > > Are there any existing panel like components that allow > >> expanding, > >> > > > while making the contained objects larger? > >> > > > > >> > > > Contained objects generally include label, textinput, textarea, > >> > > > combobox, etc... Font sizes would need to be increased, etc. > >> > > > > >> > > > Paul > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > > >> > Cheers, > >> > Nate > >> > ---------------------------------------- > >> > http://blog.natebeck.net > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Cheers, > > Nate > > ---------------------------------------- > > http://blog.natebeck.net > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cheers, > Nate > ---------------------------------------- > http://blog.natebeck.net >
