>>>>Speed is the biggest issue I find in the user interface. There are others such as dockable resizable windows. Just try to make Office 97 style menus/toolbars in VFP--its impossible.
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>>>Vfp6 may give us these, remember that vfp5 preceded Office97...
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>>But the point remains that I cannot diverge too far from the look MS gave FoxPro. In C I could have as cutting edge looking of a program as I want. I could even (gasp...) have a unique look that no other MS app has :-)
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>>So VFP is not superior for creating user interfaces. Its good, but not superior.
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>>Peter
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>We had a MS representative at our User Group meeting last month, and he told us that MS don't want developes to create too *unique* interfaces, they all should go along with Windows interface... :)


That's right...I think we are all writing business apps...standardization is good. It makes the system easier to learn for the end-user.

"In C I could have as cutting edge looking of a program as I want."

Man, I don't have time to worry about things like that. I need to get things done so our company can get things done and we can make money. Period. Unless you are developing entertainment applications (in VFP???), you are wasting you company's money by wasting time trying to change the look of a perfectly familiar, effective interface.

Joe