[AccessD] A2003 Tab Control

Hi

Sorry to barge in on a thread, but I'm with Gustav.  The very first VB
project I took responsibility for at the start of my career forced the user
into 640x480 (few years ago now).  Unfortunately, I had to do phone support
for said project and a lot of the calls were from users wondering what was
going on.

The other thing to consider is that the API's necessary to do this are
fairly dirty and will in a few cases screw something up along the line, or
hide desktop icons off the screen.  Particularly if the user has other apps
open when they start yours.

Cheers
Tom


-----Original Message-----
From: Gustav Brock [mailto:Gustav at cactus.dk] 
Sent: 28-Apr-2005 13:10
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003 Tab Control

Hi Virginia

Like Brett I will warn you too to proceed with this. Changing the
display settings for pure cosmetic reasons is very serious, it may not
be possible at all (due to lack of user rights), some users will be
ready to kill you for delivering such an amateur "I own it all and to
He.. with your settings"-app, and you will not be able to reset the
settings if the user has made changes not saved in a theme.

Now don't say you haven't been warned ...

/gustav

>>> HollisVJ at pgdp.usec.com 04/28 1:45 pm >>>
 
That makes sense. I will make sure I turn it back on when they close
the
dB. Most users probably wouldn't notice at all, few other databases
around (in Access anyway). But setting it back is a good idea. Thanks.
 
Virginia
 
***************
If I may respond...
 
I agree with Brett, if your apps are working in an environment where
your users are going to be aware of what's happening and be concerned
about
it. 
 
If not - the options are all yours!
 
Dan Waters
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
<http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd> ] On Behalf Of
Brett Barabash
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 3:55 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: RE: [AccessD] A2003 Tab Control
 
If I may be so bold...
 
Automatically changing another user's global settings to suit your
application's needs is considered by many (like myself) to be very
intrusive, and generally a poor practice.
 
However, there are valid reasons for needing to do this (I think you
may
have touched upon one).  In this case, I would strongly suggest
keeping
track of the user's original settings when your app launches and
restoring them when it closes.
 
Otherwise, be prepared for the confused users asking you why their
other
Access apps look "different" since they ran yours.

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