Mircea;

Buttons are fine for a limited (simple or a few forms) application. One such interface using buttons is called a “switchboard” and is basically a form with the required number of buttons on it. The buttons are arranged from “the most important on top” to “exit” on the bottom. Typically the “switchboard” form takes up less than 25 % of the monitor’s screen and the buttons stretch almost the entire width of the “switchboard” form. Six buttons is a typical number but not a hard rule.

I have seen and created “switchboard” applications in FoxPro, Visual FoxPro, Visual Basic and Access, to name a few development tools used for that purpose. There is always a requirement to do things the way the customer wants. Sometimes we are allowed to “suggest” different ways to accomplish a given task.

Personally, I like to fulfill the customers needs. That may take on a good deal of planning and discussion. There is never “one way” to do anything. First you have to know the facts and reality. :)

Tom

>Hi all,
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> How do you think about the ideea to develop an application based just on buttons and no menus ? Can be those interfaces more understandable because of better visibility of all option toghether? Whitch could be the main reason for doing all things from menus ?