[RBASE-L] - RE: Windows Large font size and Forms

[Marc]

Dawn

I think you are correct on the color names,  I made a test form with all kinds 
of objects
on it to test which ones change with Themes but I haven't tried changing the 
Windows
settings yet,  I will do so today.

I set the Themes to a var and use the property command in forms to use themes or
NOTHEMES.  I do not use themes much on my computer because it is 4 yrs old
slow and only has 512 Ram and this causes a 1 sec delay when you open the form
and the screen comes up in the default colors until it redraws with the theme 
colors.

Thanks for the Tip
Marc



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dawn Hast 
  To: RBASE-L Mailing List 
  Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 7:55 AM
  Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Windows Large font size and Forms


  Marc
  As far as the colors are concerned, always choose colors for your objects 
using color names, or custom colors (red, cyan, maroon, etc.) vs using the 
'object' type colors (btnface,window,btnhighlight), etc.  Those are controlled 
by the users Windows settings.  Whatever their setting is for buttons is how 
your buttons will display.  If you specify the exact color you want, the 
windows setting shouldn't affect it any.

  Also, I'm not sure if you use themes, the windows large font size might be 
ignored..you'd have to try.

  Dawn
    -------------- Original message from "Marc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: 
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    Hi Emmitt

    This sure makes it hard to developed a vertical app.

    What if a user needs Large fonts to see the screen? 
    Or if a user just loves their color settings in Windows?

    So, it is worth my time trying to make a great looking program
    on my computer when their Windows settings can make it 
    look bad or unusable?

    Maybe if we had a setting on all form objects "Ignore Windows"

    The more I work with Windows the less I like it....Long Live DOS <go>

    Thanks Marc


      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Emmitt Dove 
      To: RBASE-L Mailing List 
      Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:45 PM
      Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Windows Large font size and Forms


      Marc,

       

      I had similar issues when trying to use a Windows font size setting other 
than standard.  I don’t know if the issue is with Windows or with R:BASE (DUH!  
What WAS I thinking???), but I’d recommend you stay with the standard font size 
in Windows.

       

      Emmitt Dove

      Manager, DairyPak Business Systems

      Evergreen Packaging, Inc.

      [EMAIL PROTECTED]

      [EMAIL PROTECTED]

      (203) 643-8022

       

      From: rbase-l@rbase.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc
      Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 4:33 PM
      To: RBASE-L Mailing List
      Subject: [RBASE-L] - Windows Large font size and Forms

       

      Hi

       

      I have a form with several buttons across the top of the page

      and an enhanced tab control below.  Everything works great

      then today playing around with Windows settings I changed

      to large font size and when you view this form in Design mode

      it looks fine but when you do Edit using Form I can't see the

      buttons at the top and the form gets wider and I can't see my

      Exit button I made.

       

      Is there a way to stop Windows from messing up the forms?  

       

      Also, different color settings in Windows can make some things in 

      the forms hard to read.

       

       

      Thanks

      Marc