Hi John,

I have a mini-application here called "DESI" that uses the menus in a manner somewhat consistent with Windows standards. This app is available here in the Files section for download.

Like Craig, I don't have a data-centric toolbar and place buttons on the forms themselves for procs specific to that form.

My system menu structure is:

File ->New, Modify, Delete, Print, Print Preview, Page Setup, Close, Close All, Apply, Undo, OK, Cancel, Exit.

Edit ->Undo Edit, Cut, Copy, Paste.

View -> Previous record, Next record, Top of file, Bottom of file.

Tools/Tables ->(All application specific forms)

Window -> Cycle, Cascade, Tile

Help -> Help, Aboout (application name)

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Form buttons are in 2 groups:

1: New, Modify, Delete, Print, Preview

2: Apply, Undo, OK, Cancel

When not editing, the second group only shows a Close button which is the Cancel button with a different caption. The others in the group are invisible. When editing a record, the first group of buttons are disabled (but shown). Buttons which make no sense contextually (like Modify if an empty table) are disabled.

Apply = Save changes
Undo = Revert changes
OK = Save changes and close form
Cancel = Revert changes and close form


>Ever need to say soemthing and can't think of the right words? See title ^ . What I'm trying to say is there a good or accepted 'norm' way of creating an interface for applications in VFP or any data-centric application for that matter?* (Data is the main reason for choosing VFP right?)
>* Notwithstanding customer requests
>
>For example the following questions:
>To Add, Delete, Cancel records -
> Do you use a Records menu? Put commands in the Edit menu?
> Do you always use buttons on your forms for this and/or menu?
> What about a Navigation toolbar?
>To Open a form
> Do you use Open from the File menu?
> Make a Screens Menu?
> Make a form where user picks a form?
>
>I could go on but I'll try to remain brief here. I'm not looking to be the same as everyone else or advocate such an idea but again, for lack of better words, I'm looking for a consistant, logical user interface for my applications. Is there a VFP consortium? lol
>
>Thanks
>John