Razzak: Thank you very much for pointing me in a fruitful direction.
I will play and experiment; and when I've got it down I'll report back with a step-by-step for the community. Thanks! Bruce > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Support for Multiple-Display Workstation? > From: "A. Razzak Memon" <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, February 14, 2009 7:04 am > To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) > At 07:20 PM 2/13/2009, Bruce Chitiea wrote: > >Mr. Memon: > > > >At some point, might the main modules (R:Base Explorer, R:>, R:BASE > >Editor) and development environments (forms, reports, etc.) be freed > >from the main R:BASE window for distribution across two or more > >displays in a multi-display environment? > Good Saturday morning Bruce, > Thanks for the suggestion. > Actually, we have looked into the possibility of modularizing each > option of currently designed and fully integrated RBG Main Window. > However, the ability to run multiple sessions, and the options to > customize the startup window, may provide the desired results. > Please refer to "Startup Parameters" under Reference Index section > of Help. > Help | Reference Index | Reference Topics | Startup Parameters > In addition, you may also look into "Startup Options" of Database > Explorer to further customize the available features of R:BASE for > Windows. > Upcoming R:BASE eXtreme 9.0 (64/32) offers a few more options. > >I know that the Help window may be placed anywhere; and even made > >to span multiple displays. And individual windows within the R:Base > >environment may be stretched beyond the horizontal extents of the > >home display and scrolled sideways on that one display. But these > >can't be dragged and dropped to other displays. Or - I suspect - > >I'm missing the switch. > As you know, the Help window and all associated help modules are > external files, and are LAUNCHed as separate windows, on demand. > With the ability to run multiple sessions, customizing the startup > parameters/options, and the support of multiple displays, I hope > you can achieve the results you are looking for. > >Your support is way beyond the industry norm already, but wouldn't > >that be cool? > Thank you! > There is always room for improvement. The best is yet to come. > Very Best R:egards, > Razzak.
