>>>>>>I would like to have a background image that is always displayed when my application is running. Is the _Screen.Picture the correct way of doing this? How do I make sure the image always fills the viewing area of my application window?
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>>>>>Yes, _SCREEN.Picture is the simplest way, however if you want your image to be positioned, stretched, etc. then you should add image object to _SCREEN.
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>>>>Thanks Edward,
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>>>>If I add an image object to _SCREEN, how do I get it to automatically resize when the screen gets resized?
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>>>I don't see natural ways to do this. Surely, you can apply timer, but it's too much. Basically, it's not a good idea to give _SCREEN any serious functionality, just because we cannot control it efficiently (no events).
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>>Could you base your entire app on a top-level form? Then you would have the flexiblilty to resize, etc...
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>>Are we talking VFP 5.0? If not, disregard...
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>>Joe
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>We are talking VFP 5.0. I am using the Codebook framework and the app is based on an application object.

So can you do what I suggested? I have never used or even seen the Codebook framework, but I would think that instead of putting everything (forms, menu, etc.) on the _SCREEN object, you could put it on a top-level form and gain the functionality that you desire.

Joe