[AccessD] Hack Requested - Increase Combo Box Button Size?

Michael Welsh mike at welshfam.org
Tue Sep 14 17:03:14 CDT 2004


Chris,
The scrollbars and dropdown arrows are sized by Windows. If you change the
size of the scroll bar in the Display properties, Access changes the size in
all of your forms. Display Properties: Appearance: Advanced: select
Scrollbar, change size (WindowsXP).

Mike 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Christopher
Hawkins
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 12:40 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Hack Requested - Increase Combo Box Button Size?

I thought about that, but...eeeeeeew.  ;)

-C-

---- Original Message ----
From: michael.mattys at adelphia.net
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com,
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Hack Requested - Increase Combo Box Button Size?
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 22:04:36 -0400

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Christopher Hawkins" <clh at christopherhawkins.com>
>To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 6:20 PM
>Subject: [AccessD] Hack Requested - Increase Combo Box Button Size?
>
>
>> I suppose the title says it all.  I know there are various hacks
>for
>> playing with the window sizes of everything, but I need to be 
>> surgical - I am creating an interface for a touch-screen computer, 
>> and it requires the use of a combo box.
>> 
>> I need a way to fatten the combo box button and the scroll bar 
>> buttons.  Has anyone done this before?  Either prewritten code or a 
>> link in the right direction would be appreciated.
>> 
>
>Christopher,
>
>
>If you don't get any other answers, try creating your own using a 
>combination of commandbutton, textbox, and a listbox.
>
>It should be easy enough, if you're familiar with it, to create a 
>WithEvents class to handle click events for Dropdown, Visible, 
>NotInList, etc.
>
>----
>
>Michael R. Mattys
>Mattys MapLib for Microsoft MapPoint
>http://www.mattysconsulting.com
>--
>_______________________________________________
>AccessD mailing list
>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd
>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com
>
Respectfully,

Christopher Hawkins
Software Developer
(559) 687-7591
http://www.christopherhawkins.com


--
_______________________________________________
AccessD mailing list
AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd
Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com




More information about the AccessD mailing list