[AccessD] Screen Resolution

I recommended buying reading glasses for all employees.  My suggestion 
was not implemented.  ;-)

John Bartow wrote:
> LOL - Stubborn 'ol coots!
> ;o)
> 
> Have you tried to set their default fonts and icons to large or extra large?
> 
> IME it usually gets them past it. Not all though. Unfortunately most of the
> clients I write apps for aren't local so I don't do onsite support for them.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:59 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Screen Resolution
> 
> LOL.  Even when they do the old folks are likely to complain bitterly about
> trying to go to anything higher.  "We can't read the tiny print". 
>   been there, listened to that.  My clients now have at least 17" 
> screens but are still sitting stubbornly at 800x600.
> 
> John Bartow wrote:
>> I've asked my clients before the couple of application upgrades what 
>> their screen size/resolutions are so that I could utilize more screen 
>> for the purpose of laying out better input forms and such. 
>> Unfortunately all of them replied that they don't have enough large 
>> screens to allow that yet. The majority of their employees are still 
>> using 800x600. Seems that not many of my clients are replacing 
>> monitors until they have to. As I specifically asked in regards to 
>> desktop apps. this doesn't imply they are using web browsers at all. So
> take it as it is.
>> HTH
>> John
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky 
>> Smolin at Beach Access Software
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:07 PM
>> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>> Subject: [AccessD] Screen Resolution
>>
>> Dear List:
>>  
>> Does anyone have any statistics on how many displays are still set to 
>> 800x600 and how many at higher resolutions?
>>
> 
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