DWUTKA at marlow.com
DWUTKA at marlow.com
Tue Sep 14 08:54:28 CDT 2004
Access forms, and their controls, do not act like other windows. Typically, on a normal window, every control is a 'child window', and thus can be resized with API's. Access only has ONE control window on the form, which 'shapes' around the active window. It's wierd. Anyhow, I can recommend two 'Non-ActiveX' approaches. One, just put a bigger command button next to the combobox, and have it trigger the DropDown method of the combo box. Two, a little more complex, but would allow you to control all aspests, would be to build your own combo box with labels. The beta version of the MiniCalendar does this, for the Month list. Everything is either a picture or a label, but it 'acts' like a combo box. That would allow you to make the 'button' AND the items bigger. Drew -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Christopher Hawkins Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 5:21 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com 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- 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