Hey folks,
I'm hoping to get a little input on this topic - I know it's a rather general one - and probably one that HAS been discussed in the past. But, since I have been on the list for a few years now - I think it was QUITE a while ago that it was last discussed. We are working on a new system here - I'm essentially spearheading the conversion from an old DOS like system (White text on Blue background) albeit running under Windows - to a true Windows graphical screen designed system. I mentioned this several times recently - including my Screen Hacking (Initial conversion of all screens from PRG's to a Form via Screen Hacking and reading the old PRG's). Now my boss gets on my case today. He claims that the system should have screens that are sizable. Like - if people are working on BIG Monitors - that the screens should be expandable to fill the screen. Of course, doing Data entry like that - means all fields & labels must scale dynamically - and move dynamically. Needless to say - he wants an ENTIRE System converted in MINIMAL time - so, something fancy like that - I told him its just NOT VIABLE! But - I'd like the opinion of others here. Since I'm on a Wide screen monitor - that's 19 inch diagonal - and currently set to 1366x768 - I could design a Form at like 1280x700 - or something like that. Now - I tried to tell my boss that many lower level employees in many companies even still today - will have Smaller screens than the boss. But, my boss & his bro. - both believe monitors are Cheap - and no reason why everyone shouldn't have bigger monitors these days. So - what do you all think? Design screen sizes at something like 1280x700??? And, what if some users at one of our client companies have smaller screens? They will Totally have their database system screens get chopped off - and I think that would SUCK! Maybe making dynamic screens is viable - but, just not so if it takes a TON more work to implement - since he's already bragging to clients that we are working on a new system - making it sound like we could deliver one in a reasonable time. (But - alas - what is reasonable? 1 Yr.? 2Yr's???) Any input appreciate here. Thanks in Advance, -K- --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/C91D77CF809F48C8BE6B54B066129238@Programming2 ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
