[AccessD] Better Looking Buttons

Charlotte Foust charlotte.foust at gmail.com
Thu Aug 8 15:17:03 CDT 2013


I looked at Alpha Anywhere, but I feel old and cranky when faced with
learning yet another scripting language, even one that's Basic-like.  I
suspect the learning curve for me would be worse than Visual Studio.

Charlotte

On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>wrote:

> Then let Richard and Selwyn know how you feel, Tony. That's the best advice
> I can offer. Incidentally, I am forwarding your message to them.
>
> Arthur
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Tony Septav <TSeptav at uniserve.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey Rocky
> > I bought into Alpha Five and everything Arthur has said is true, it blows
> > the socks off of Access (what ever version). The only problem I find with
> > the company, is once they have you hooked they want you to upgrade to
> their
> > new products at a "price".  I have seen this before and I do not like it.
> >
> > Tony Septav
> > Nanaimo, BC
> > Canada
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> > Sent: August-07-13 11:22 PM
> > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Better Looking Buttons
> >
> > OK - that's the kind of advice I was looking for.  I wanted to go for
> tuba,
> > but it went with a divorce so I dropped that idea.
> >
> > R
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John R Bartow
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 4:24 PM
> > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Better Looking Buttons
> >
> > Were I you, I'd go with a woodwind next ;-)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 6:00 PM
> > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Better Looking Buttons
> >
> > I've got a full Alpha as well as Basic 4 Android.  If I wanted to
> develop a
> > fairly simple app, no database, to deploy on tablet and phone, which one
> > would be best to learn?
> >
> > R
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John R Bartow
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 9:06 AM
> > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Better Looking Buttons
> >
> > Arthur,
> > Good job! I've had a client ask me to upgrade an app "so its work like a
> > browser does".
> > jb
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 7:03 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Better Looking Buttons
> >
> > You are right about that Gustav! I have tended to go for the "URL-like"
> > path in recent apps, and it seems to work. Users surf the net constantly
> > and
> > the more they surf, the better they appreciate my efforts to resemble
> that
> > experience.
> >
> > Speaking of which, you have to check out the trial of Alpha Anywhere.
> This
> > is the killer app for multi-platform (desk, web, tablet, phone)
> > development.
> > You can get a trial at alphasoftware.com. I think there is no better
> > development platform than this.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Rocky
> > >
> > > Except if your current buttons are ugly, which I guess not, you should
> > > advise him to spend his limited time on more important things - items
> > > that will raise productivity for example.
> > > Users want neat not fancy design, and 3D buttons are so much yesterday
> > > - like those of Access 1.x and 2.0. Even Apple with their revised UI
> > > design for the next iPhone knows this.
> > >
> > > I still recall the ugly standard buttons Borland came up with in
> > > Delphi
> > ...
> > > those with a big green checkmark and a big red cross cartoon-style
> > > overlay for the OK and Cancel buttons.
> > >
> > > /gustav
> > >
> > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> > > Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Rocky Smolin
> > > Sendt: 7. august 2013 02:35
> > > Til: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > > Emne: [AccessD] Better Looking Buttons
> > >
> > > Dear List:
> > >
> > > A client writes: "I would like to try and make the various buttons
> > > more three dimensional looking.  Examples from Apple are in Exhibit K.
> > > Can we do something like this?"
> > >
> > > He's looking to give the command buttons a little sizzle.  He's
> > > considering making the app I wrote to run his business into a
> > > commercial
> > app.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > MTIA
> > >
> > > Rocky Smolin
> > > Beach Access Software
> > > 858-259-4334
> > > www.bchacc.com <http://www.bchacc.com/> www.e-z-mrp.com
> > > <http://www.e-z-mrp.com/>
> > > Skype: rocky.smolin
> > >
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