it is the way they are designed in Windows GUI
A text has a different height from a checkbox or a combobox, etc.
Of course you can simulate text coordinates, using different fonts, etc. but then your dialogs will not look like a standard Windows app
Pritpal Bedi implemented a GT driver to do that. FWH uses a different approach to create true Windows looking apps
That is interesting. When creating a resource, I use the same sizes for Static and Edit controls ( Say and Get equivalents ). Then I can place them on the exact same lines. ( I edit the .rc manually, and thus I'm pixel accurate for all placements horizontally and vertically ).
The fonts are inherited from Windows settings. It works quite cleanly. However, it can be a bit more work.
I asked about this because all of the samples define using @ SAY and @ GET and some of the feature alignments depend on those rather than defined dialogs in an .rc.
Tim
James,
Actually I do not want to resize the dialogs, but I've had a few clients think that would be a great idea. I really needed to get some input, do some tests, and then I can respond intelligently.
We will have some interesting issues with future Windows 10 displays. I have a Surface Book with a high resolution monitor. However, Windows likes to adjust the image automatically. I have two display sizes the user can select. The widescreen mode is 1920 x 1080. It looks great on a regular hi-res monitor. However, on the Surface Book, it has major display issues. You can turn off that display resizing on an application, but then it just doesn't fit well to the monitor because the fonts become tiny. So I set the program to the 1024 x 768 size. The problem with that is the data fields are very compressed and for my clients who have "older eyes", they complain it is not as easy to see. It works on the Surface Book, but still, it's all those fields pressed together. The issue is the amount of data that needs to be displayed, and I only have the top half of the screen, because in most cases the lower half is a browse control for the full database.
Pleasing clients is the challenge ... but I try. They are the ones who pay for the support and updates so solutions need to be found.
nPorcentaje := 50; Â //Taken from a user defined configuration file
    nX1 := ( ( ( oDIALOG:nWidth - ( oDIALOG:nWidth * nPorcentaje )  ) / 2 ) / 2 )
    nX2 := ( ( oDIALOG:nWidth / 2 )- nX1 )
    nY1 := ( ( ( oDIALOG:nHeight - ( oDIALOG:nHeight * nPorcentaje ) ) / 2 ) / 2 )
    nY2 := ( ( oDIALOG:nHeight / 2 ) - nY1 )
   Â
    aAdd( Cuadro1 , { nY1 , nX1 , nY1 + ( INT( ( nY2 - nY1 ) * .46 ) ) , ;
       nX1 + ( INT( ( nX2 - nX1 ) * .40 ) ) } )
    aAdd( Cuadro2 , { nY1 + 5 , nX1 + ( INT( ( nX2 - nX1 ) * .40 ) + 4 ) , ;
       nY1 + ( INT( ( nY2 - nY1 ) * .57 ) - 2 ) , nX1 + ( INT( ( nX2 - nX1 ) )- 1 ) } )
    aAdd( Cuadro3 , { nY1 + ( INT( ( nY2 - nY1 ) * .46 ) ) , nX1 , ;
       nY1 + ( INT( ( nY2 - nY1 ) ) ) , nX1 + ( INT( ( nX2 - nX1 ) * .40 )  ) } )
    aAdd( Cuadro4 , { nY1 + 5 + ( INT( ( nY2 - nY1 ) * .57 ) ) , ;
       nX1 + 5 + ( INT( ( nX2 - nX1 ) * .40 ) ) , nY1 + ( INT( ( nY2 - nY1 ) - 5 ) ) , ;
       nX1 + ( INT( ( nX2 - nX1 ) * .60 ) ) } )
    aAdd( Cuadro5 , { nY1 + ( INT( ( nY2 - nY1 ) * .57 ) ) , ;
       nX1 + ( INT( ( nX2 - nX1 ) * .60) ) , nY1 + ( INT( ( nY2 - nY1 ) - 1 ) ) , ;
       nX1 + ( INT( ( nX2 - nX1 ) ) - 1 ) } )
   Â
DEFINE FONT oFont1 NAME 'Verdana' ;
      SIZE 0 , ( 22 * ( Min ( oDIALOG:nWidth / 1680 , oDIALOG:nHeight / 1050 ) ) ) * nPorcentaje ; //To compensate for wide screen and standard resolutions...
      BOLD
@ ( Cuadro1[1][1] + ( Btn1Height * 1 ) + 9 ) , ( Cuadro1[1][2] + ( Btn1Width * 0 ) + Â 8 ) ;
      BTNBMP oBtnF[ 1] OF oDIALOG ;
      SIZE ( Btn1Width - 4 ) , ( Btn1Height - 4 ) ;
      CENTER PIXEL ADJUST NOBORDER ;
      FONT oFont1 ;
      PROMPT "BOTON1"
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Windows 10
FiveWin, One line of code and it's done...
How about EasyDialog of Timm?
Is it apart of EasyReport?
If so, Is it possible to include into Fivewin?
With Respectation.
Antonio,
it is compiled but when I run the example it want a dbf file, wher eI can found it ?
I have not used it so I can't tell you
Surface Book
James,
The Surface Book is actually a notebook computer. Yeah, you can detach the screen and use it as a tablet, but I wouldn't do that with this application. Also, with the pen, you can use handwriting for input and that takes up very little screen space.
The issue is Microsoft's resizing feature and those algorithms are changing as they receive input. Time will tell how it resolves, and how it ends up applying to other Win 10 devices, especially desktops.
Screen shots are difficult, but perhaps lunch soon.
Tim
