[AccessD] Change resolution of forms

Rocky
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Andy Lacey
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
> Sent: 13 November 2003 01:15
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Change resolution of forms
> 
> 
> I originally created the forms on a machine whose screen res 
> was set to 640 x 480.
> 
> But there's got to be a way to escape from this trap without 
> re-creating the forms all over on the 600 x 800 machine.
> 
> Rocky
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John W. Colby" <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 5:03 PM
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Change resolution of forms
> 
> 
> > Rocky,
> >
> > The reason this is happening (I think) is that in order to 
> use the old 
> > ADH code (I used it myself) you had to design for the smallest 
> > resolution,
> i.e.
> > you manually edited the controls down to that size (or set 
> it all up 
> > actually using 640x480).  I know of nothing that will go in 
> and resize 
> > everything for you, though there may be tools like that.
> >
> > John W. Colby
> > www.colbyconsulting.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of 
> Rocky Smolin 
> > - Beach Access Software
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 4:13 PM
> > To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject: [AccessD] Change resolution of forms
> >
> >
> > Dear List:
> >
> > I have an application which I developed many years ago on a machine 
> > with a screen of resolution 640 x 480.  I used the ADH 
> resizing code 
> > so the form would fill the screen regardless of the target machine 
> > resolution.
> >
> > I don't use that resizing code in my apps anymore and I 
> would like to 
> > abandon that now in this app and go with a straight 800 x 
> 600 which is
> what
> > my screen is set to.
> >
> > But the 640 x 480 resolution seems to be a part of the form somehow 
> > and
> each
> > of the controls as well because if I copy over the controls, they 
> > don't
> size
> > correctly on my 800 x 600 screen.  They appear smaller as 
> they would 
> > when you put a 640x480 form or control on an 800 x 600 screen.
> >
> > Plus any new forms I've added to this app recently original 
> in 800 x 
> > 600
> and
> > that's fine.
> >
> > Is there a simple way to make these old forms all 800x600?
> >
> > MTIA,
> >
> > Rocky Smolin
> > Beach Access Software 
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