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    Hello Everyone,

    All of a sudden a week or so ago, when in the control panel, and I double click on the Main Menu form, when it opens up, it jumps up the screen about 1/3-1/2 way up from where is should be, and the side bar is activated. On the InInit there is Window Maximize only.

    It works fine when coming from the shortcut on the desk top, or within the program itself, all things are fine. It only happens when comming back from the Control Panel.

    As far as I remember(which is not good), nothing was changed to make this happen.

    Does anyone have a suggestion, where I could go and look, or how to correct it ????

    Thanks Ed

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    RE: Main Menu

    Ed

    The only thing that comes to mind is that the A5 window is smaller than the form size. Try maximizing the A5 window first and see what happens.

    Jerry

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      #3
      RE: Main Menu

      ED,

      You might want to remove >>InInit there is Window Maximize only
      TYVM :) kenn

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

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        #4
        RE: Main Menu

        Thanks Jerry,

        You pointed me in the right direction. I never checked the boxes in File/DateBase Properties, the boxes for Maximize the form, and maximize A5. I was doing it at the form level only. So I checked both boxes, and it seems to have cleared up what was happening. I tried maximize A5 on the InInit in events for the form, but it did not work there, when coming back from the Control Panel(all other times yes though).

        Thanks for the help Ed

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          #5
          RE: Main Menu

          Hi Ken,

          I was writing Jerry, when you posted. That is exactily where I ended up, and it works fine. Thanks

          Ed

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            #6
            RE: Main Menu

            This is my first major project with A5.

            I am up to 30 tables, 35 form, 20 or so reports.

            Now that I have checked these two boxes, do I have to maximize all the forms when each form is designed??

            At this point in time I want all of the forms to open up maximized.

            Thanks for your input..........Ed

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              #7
              RE: Main Menu

              Hello, I should have tagged my last reply here, I think it was hidden in the middle of the post.

              The problem has cleared up thanks to both of you.

              My question now, is, if these two items are checked in "DataBase Properties"(Windows maximize, and A5 maximize), do I need to put Window maximize on each of my forms like I have been doing so far? Or does checking these two items take care of that? To this point in time, I have been putting "Window Maximize" on each form in the InInit event.
              Is this overkill, or is this proper, if I wish all the forms to open Maximized?

              Thanks Ed

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                #8
                RE: Main Menu

                Ed

                If the first form is maximized, then every form that is opened after that is maximized. If you change the size to restore size, then every form, browse, etc will be in that size. The exception is forms opened as dialogs, but that is one way to have most forms full screen and the dialogs a smaller size.

                Jerry

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                  #9
                  RE: Main Menu

                  Hello Jerry,

                  >If you change the size to restore size, then every form, browse, etc will be in that size.

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                    #10
                    RE: Main Menu

                    Ed, it helps me to think 'custom' instead of 'restore'.

                    So, instead of min, max, and restore, I think min, max, custom.

                    -- tom

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                      #11
                      RE: Main Menu

                      Gotcha,

                      Thanks to all of you.

                      Ed

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