Sorry - there are no shortcuts here. The truth is that there is no automatic way to resize a form for a different screen size and have everything in the right place and at the right size.
While you are at it, you might as well think about rotated screens - 240x320 and 320x240. >Thanks, George, I never thought of that. Is there a magic bullet that >can adjust the sizes of the forms in a project or would I have to go >through each one and resize? Would resizing the forms also adjust the >objects contained therein? Could the entire project be ported to 8.0 to >solve the problem and would that then also be compatible with other >devices? Thanks for your insights. > >Jim > > > >--- In [email protected], "George Henne" <g...@...> wrote: >> >> Two things: >> >> 1. What size screen did you design your app for? If it is for the usual >> 240x320, it will not look right on the Treo, which has a different >> screen size - it's square and 240 x 240. Your program needs to allow for >> this and adjust the objects as needed. >> >> 2. RunTimeFat.ARM42.exe is only for devices that do not use Windows >> Mobile. It will not work on the Treo. You might want to have a look at >> NS Basic/CE 8.0 which makes all of this much easier. >> >> >Here is a message I received from a user of my application designed with >> >nsb-ce 6.5: >> > >> >"Installed PocketCogo to my Palm Treo 700 wx with Windows Mobile 6 >> >professional CE os 5.2.1620 build18125.0.42. >> >The Processor is: PXA272-312Mhz Memory is 57.38 Mb with an 4 GB sdhc >> >memory card. The program executes but does not allow me to see full >> >screen after Pocketcogo.nsb is doubled tapped. The file for install is >> >RuntimeFat.ppc.exe with activesync. Is there a solution to re-size >> >screen? Screen size is 2.5" x 2.5" diagonal." >> > >> >I then sent him RunTimeFat.ARM42.exe and this is return message: >> >"The RuntimeFat.42ARM.exe gives me a windows error message to send to >> >Microsoft." >> > >> >Any ideas anyone? >> > >> >Jim Schuchert >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >------------------------------------ >> > >> >Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > >------------------------------------ > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nsb-ce" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nsb-ce?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
