>>I am not criticizing what works for you but personally I >can't imagine going back to hand coded GUIs or cut & paste. >Do you need a time travel visa to do that? ;-)
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>I thought so at first. But I have come to realize I have also gained some other advantages.
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>1. I have a re-sizeable form including controls. Due to the use of sizers.
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>2. I can add properties/attributes to a control.
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>3. I can define my own events and have a finer control on any event than I did with VFP.
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>4. I have a universal way to access MySQL, Postgres, MsSQL, FireBird (Oracle can be used if required)
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>5. And the most import I run my code on Windows, Linux, and Mac without changing anything.
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>I still add code to methods like lostfocus, gotfocus, etc... Just you do for VFP. Dabo patterned it self after VFP.
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Sounds like Dabo has some nice stuff in it. I was not criticizing the entire framework. It's just the thought of developing GUIs without a graphical designer tool that gives me the heebie jeebies.

You (or someone) mentioned Ed changed jobs. Do you know where he is working now?