[AccessD] Better Access GUI

[John Colby]

LOL. I have to say I think web apps look fugly, but it is the norm now.  I
would say all you can do is to make the controls flat, make the colors
washed out.  Make it as ugly as you can figure out how to be.

I would also say that your task is really to sell the app and its
advantages over a web app.  Sell how quickly you can get things done vs the
competition.  If the look is going to nix a sale then do you really want to
sell into that?  You will spend the rest of your life adjusting the look.
If you can't sell the functionality then sell to the next client.  Or move
on to java (ick) or some such.  The only advantage of a web app is the
ability to operate over the web.  And if they need that then Access is not
the best tool anyway.

On Sat, Nov 11, 2023 at 11:26 PM David Emerson <newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz> wrote:

> They are comparing it to web based applications where the text controls
> have rounded edges, and some drag and drop functionality for interacting
> with Google maps.
>
> Yes, I know they are different beasts but if the users don't like it they
> are not going to pay for it ☹
>
> Yes, I also am looking for something that has the ability to handle the
> extensive business logic of the database.
>
> Ideal would be to be able to do it all in Access (so I don't have to pay
> someone else to do the programming).  Does anyone have any examples where
> they have modernised the look of Access forms (we are not interested in
> Reports).
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD <accessd-bounces+newsgrps=dalyn.co.nz at databaseadvisors.com>
> On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2023 11:23 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving <
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> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Better Access GUI
>
> My thought too.
>
> An Access FE is not just forms (whcih can pretty much be designed to look
> like anything you want), what  about the reports and business logic which
> are part of the FE if you go to another FE technology?
>
> On 11 Nov 2023 at 18:51, John Colby wrote:
>
> > I would ask to see what they are comparing it against.
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 11, 2023 at 6:21PM David Emerson <newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Listers,
> > >
> > > I have an application that is being marketed to large corporations.
> > > The comment that often gets in the way of a sale is that the GUI
> > > looks outdated compared to other more modern applications they are
> > > using.
> > >
> > > Apart from the "It doesn't need to look pretty to be functional"
> > > argument, does any one have any suggestions for alternative
> > > Front-ends to Access?  I wouldn't be looking to learn how to program
> > > them myself, but would like some suggestions so that when I seek a
> > > company to do the conversion I know a bit about what they might be
> > > offering.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > David Emerson
> > > Dalyn Software Ltd
> > > Adelaide, Australia
>
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