>>>I got an email from a client tonight that I did a basic database app for. They have requested that I make the app more sexy. Mainly the buttons on the forms. They are just mainly rectangular buttons that say "Add", "Edit", Delete, Save, etc...
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>>>Any ideas?
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>>>John Brooks
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>>Pictures - Use BMPs instead of words. Also, IF there's enough space that the form won't be too crowded, use 3-d boxes to set off areas of data entry. That can actually makes a crowded form look LESS crowded by grouping similar areas.
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>>HTH
>>Barbara
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>Thanks,
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>I guess I'll go thru the process of getting the client to agree which button should be which bmp.
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>I'm thinking seriously of doing a combo button with a default prompt on it and a down arrow to the side of the button and when clicked it pulls down a menu listing all the prompts for the button. Similar to how IE4 back button works.
>Whatever button menu item is selected would stay as the button's new default prompt and action.
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>John

Do you have a lot of buttons that could be done that way? My personal opinion is always to keep the forms as simple as possible, and when it isn't possible to have a standard look/feel.