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10/08/2007 03:30:02
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Visual FoxPro
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Installation, Setup and Configuration
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Visual FoxPro:
VFP 7 SP1
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01247284
Message ID:
01247303
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I'm with you on this one Tore... I shoot for 1024x768 over 90% of the time.

>>Been thinking about what size window an application should run in.
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>>I set my application to run in maximum size using: _Screen.WindowState=2
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>>It looks good, but takes over the whole screen.
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>>I have been wondering whether one should set the _Screen.Width and Height to a value that depends upon the current screen resolution.
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>>What do you do?
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>>Cyril
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>This will depend on what kind of software you create. Some application, for instance POS programs, will most likely always be used in full screen. But for most applications I design them in 1024x768.
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>Most people who buy bigger monitors with higher resolution, do so in order to have more programs visible. Automatically adjusting the application will be considered an insult by these users. If many usere want it, I make the forms resizable. If you upgrade to VFP9, creating resizable forms is relatively easy.
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