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    Screen Layout Design

    This is a pretty mundane question, I think. But, I am curious for a reason.

    When designing forms and their positioning on a computer screen, do most people leave the calling form open or close it, thus avoiding a multitude of open forms on the screen.

    Along with that, I am also curious about those making a living with Alpha application design, what is the typical computer (not mobile) monitor size encountered?

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    Re: Screen Layout Design

    I think the most common is 1024X768 BUT you will need to think about your users to really answer that. I think the best approach is to use a UX and a list control. You can use responsive layouts for the UX itself and multiple layouts for the list control. For me this seems to be the best approach because you can account for nearly all screen sizes as well as portrait and landscape making your application work on almost any device. I posted some responsive layout settings in another thread should be easy to search and find here if your interested. If you design for both from the get go - you'll save yourself a ton of work in the future if you ever decide you want to make it responsive!
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      #3
      Re: Screen Layout Design

      This may help?

      https://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_display.asp
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        #4
        Re: Screen Layout Design

        WOW

        Other certainly seems to be the growing resolution.

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          #5
          Re: Screen Layout Design

          So, when calling forms, and taking into consideration a good user experience, what do most Alpha Designers do?

          Do the leave open, minimize, or close forms when calling? Is there any thing that suggests end users have one preference over another? Larger screen resolution numbers certainly give more options for leaving multiple screens open on the screen. Wouldn't that tend to have a total screen layout looking like a jigsaw puzzle? And I guess leaving them all open would possibly necessitate smaller font resolutions so us old folks have get right next to the screen.

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            #6
            Re: Screen Layout Design

            Since this was posted in desktop. UX is not a normally used solution, Most of my clients use 19" to 22" monitors, so I test all applications on a 17" laptop and feel the client will be compfortable.

            I make a lot of apps and/or repair same.

            I generally do not worry about whether past forms are closed except where a client has limited memory/diskspace.
            Dave Mason
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              #7
              Re: Screen Layout Design

              Thanks Dave.

              Do you leave them open on screen or minimize when deactivated and let the end user "find" them while minimized to reactivate them?

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                #8
                Re: Screen Layout Design

                I leave the little tabs open at the bottom on most apps so user can click to go from one to another, mostly
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                Last edited by DaveM; 03-10-2019, 08:35 PM.
                Dave Mason
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                  Re: Screen Layout Design

                  I only leave the calling form open if it is a form mostly used for searching and displaying data. If the user wants to edit the selected record, I use a pop up form that the user must close when finished to return to the calling form. Navigation is usually restricted on the pop up form. In the case where I have a basic form that calls a more detailed view, then when the detail is opened I close the calling form if it is using the same table.

                  I also have a toolbar that I dock on the right side of the screen to show the open window list instead of using the window bar tabs at the bottom. And I do not use maximized forms ever, instead my windowed forms are sizeable.

                  But then I am a Quickbooks fan and like their UI for the desktop and have tried to mimic some of their features - however QB leaves everything open so the user must specifically close a form.

                  As for resolution, I favor smaller forms with larger fonts between 10-12 pts. But it all really depends on the type of application you are developing.

                  This is how my Payroll app looks when first opened:

                  mydesktop.jpg
                  Last edited by MoGrace; 03-14-2019, 12:45 AM.
                  Robin

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