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    #16
    RE: Survey (Maximize It?)

    I agree with Jeff. No doubt thre are situations for several smaller screens in view at the same time, but I deal with folks who screw up a sure thing. Yes, these are educated folk. One even told me that you have to put it at a 3rd grade level. That's how easey it should be. Full screens with pop ups and dialogs. The oooooonnly way to go.
    At least most of the time.

    kenn
    TYVM :) kenn

    Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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      #17
      RE: Survey (Maximize It?)

      My experience is that the more educated the user the more likely they will screw up the application. They think they a smart so they don't have to ask questions until after the computer gets insulted enough to get up and walk off the desk.
      I like maximize because my application is easier for the user with the form having all the field for the task assignment visible at one time on one screen.

      Bob Sullivan

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        #18
        RE: Survey (Maximize It?)

        It's Monday morning following this posting and I'm grateful for all the help.

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          #19
          RE: Survey (Maximize It?)

          Let us know what you've concluded.

          kenn
          TYVM :) kenn

          Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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            #20
            RE: Survey (Maximize It?)

            Personally, I find it easier to work at the "max". Most of my users like things simple and this seems to work for them. There wasn't anything I found compelling here one way or the other. I won't being changing anytime soon. It's nice to know I'm not alone. Thanks again.

            Tom Scholis.

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              #21
              RE: Survey (Maximize It?)

              Tom,
              Another view. It depends. If most of your forms are full page forms and look good with any screen resolution, then running everything maximized makes sense. But if you open a form that you want to run at less than full screen, you have to open as a dialog or popup. Both of these types have limitations, such as no access to menus and toolbars.

              Some developers don't use menus and toolbars, but I find that most users who use windows programs regularly have become somewhat dependent on them, so I usually use then.

              If your app has some full size forms and some small forms, running the forms at restore size may make more sense. Then each form opens at it's own specified size and the user has access to menus and toolbars and can switch forms just by clicking on any open form. I don't worry about a user having access to anything "hidden" since most of my apps run from a main menu that always remains open in the background. If it is closed, a5 closes. Another concern is that a form (like a menu) will not fill the window if the user maximizes A5. It is possible to create a script or function that will resize the form to fill the available window, so that doesn't have to be a problem either.

              Everyone has their own ideas and style. Whatever works for you. I usually force A5 to a specific size which is almost full screen, and then size forms to fit and run at restore size. No one has had a problem with it yet.

              Jerry

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                #22
                RE: Survey (Maximize It?)

                I do the same. I also hide forms when I don't want a user to have access to them so they have to go down the road I want them to take.

                Bill
                Bill Hanigsberg

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                  #23
                  RE: Survey (Maximize It?)

                  I have program at work that opens minimize and if you click
                  the maximize button in the upper right corner, the program
                  rewrites or redraws the screen so that everything looks as
                  though it was suppose to be maximized. If you click again
                  it will redraw and make all the items small to fit. I talked
                  to the programmer and he said there was a dll file that did
                  this. I think it is written in Vbasic and Access as the
                  files have a .mbd (or something like that)Anyway I can access
                  the dbf files with Access.

                  Jerry

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                    #24
                    RE: Survey (Maximize It?)

                    supersize it

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