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Confict of sizing between Desktop design and NoteBook Design
I know this is simple, but I've just plain drawn a blank on how to correct,
been years since I've done it. I've worked on a Access application which of course included forms on my desktop. Then I copied the file over to my new notebook, when I open the same dataform to work on it, the form now does not fit the screen, nothing to do with max or min controls. My VBA command control buttons, which were at the bottom are now off the screen, if I go into subfolders located below the main input form, I can see the tabs, click onto one and the view jumps up and the main data on top is missing then the bottom of the form is now on the screen. -- Mr C |
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Confict of sizing between Desktop design and NoteBook Design
I noticed that nobody answered with a more sophisticated andswer, and so
her're my simpleton one. First, if you having an actual malfunction (vs. just needing scrollbars) you should re-post with more detail on that. If you consider it important to avoid scrollbars, design your screen so that looks OK on the lowest resolution screen / setting that will cover 99% of your users. Probably 600 x 800. You didn't say what resolution your laptop is / is set at. If it's lower than 600 x800, unless it's older than me, you should be able to reset it's resolution up to that. |
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Confict of sizing between Desktop design and NoteBook Design
Ah yes it does have something to do with the resolution
Desktop is 1920x1200 and the notebook is 1360x768. Thus if I am understanding the correction is to make both the DT and the NB both the same resolution. I normally remove all the max and min keys, scroll bars etc. from the finish product. That is why I had the command buttons, that do just about everything taht the end users wanted. -- Mr C "Fred" wrote: I noticed that nobody answered with a more sophisticated andswer, and so her're my simpleton one. First, if you having an actual malfunction (vs. just needing scrollbars) you should re-post with more detail on that. If you consider it important to avoid scrollbars, design your screen so that looks OK on the lowest resolution screen / setting that will cover 99% of your users. Probably 600 x 800. You didn't say what resolution your laptop is / is set at. If it's lower than 600 x800, unless it's older than me, you should be able to reset it's resolution up to that. |
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Confict of sizing between Desktop design and NoteBook Design
On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:59:05 -0700, Mr C wrote:
Ah yes it does have something to do with the resolution Desktop is 1920x1200 and the notebook is 1360x768. Thus if I am understanding the correction is to make both the DT and the NB both the same resolution. No, the answer is to design your forms for the lowest resolution that you intend to use them on. Many professional software developers have huge 26 inch or larger monitors. If they designed apps that filled their entire screen then they would not fit on the screens of those who use their programs. So they don't do that. -- Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP Email (as appropriate) to... RBrandt at Hunter dot com |
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Confict of sizing between Desktop design and NoteBook Design
Just to clarify (because at first glance it doesn't look that way) Rick & I
are essentially saying the same thing, and Rick's post best reflects what you should do, given the new information that you provided. |
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Confict of sizing between Desktop design and NoteBook Design
To both of you sorry I didn't send a reply, but did read your suggestions and
made modifications to the programs just put the finishing touchs on it Tuesday. They called this morning and they now have upgraded not only the monitors, but went to Access 2007. Oh well that is - the norm? To both of you thank-you. -- Mr C "Fred" wrote: Just to clarify (because at first glance it doesn't look that way) Rick & I are essentially saying the same thing, and Rick's post best reflects what you should do, given the new information that you provided. |
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