[AccessD] Facelift for my App

Well since we're in IMO mode, I personally deem the greatest thing about
A2K7 to be the NavBar. I have wanted the ability to deliver that in an
Access app for ages, and not found a way to do it. You can customize that
and present a "tree" of your own design, eliminating completely the default
setup. And IMO this interface is beautiful.

Yes I don't particularly like the default ribbon, and I don't know much
about customizing it, so I just minimize it. But when I do so, I
particularly love the way I can move through the Nav pane and open several
forms and they automatically become tabs. And then I can generate a RunTime
when I'm happy, and the user gets amazing flexibility in the end product.
And besides, the RunTime has all the modern look and feel of A2K7, which
you're not going to achieve with cheap tricks about flattening buttons etc.

After delivering an app to a ministry in Ontario, I rewrote it in A2K7 on my
own time and sent them a copy. They were blown away. I didn't even bill
them, but they were so blown away they sent me a check anyway.

A.

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 8:33 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Rocky:
>
> IMHO:
> 1. Lighter colours are better than darker colours.
> 2. The only serif fonts should be used in titles.
> 3. Pretty buttons are currently in vogue.
> 4. Outlines should be thin and light and if possible with curved corners.
> 5. All objects should have space around them.
> 6. A bit of graphic would go a long way to make the page look more
> sophisticated.
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
> Beach Access Software
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 7:30 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: [AccessD] Facelift for my App
>
> Dear List:
>
> This must be my day to ask for help.  I want to give one of my apps a
> facelift - change the colors, fonts, controls - stuff like that - to look
> more moderne.
>
> So I guess I'm looking for some web sties that might have some screen shots
> of forms from which I could get some ideas.
>
> The current app forms can be seen at
> http://www.e-z-mrp.com/ss_mainmenu.htm.
> So you can see what I mean - functional but not beautiful.
>
> What colors do you all favor for backcolors and forcolors?  Fonts?
>
> Any suggestions welcome.
>
>
> MTIA,
>
> Rocky Smolin
>
> Beach Access Software
>
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