Form design

[Middlemarch]

When designing a Form I find setting width and height a right pain.


I can use MoveSize but trial and error finding the parameters is necessary
I find it can be dragged in design mode and closed. Then it opens correctly the next timer - but do any more designing and that is all gone.


Is it possible to make that size stick?


Alternately, can the size and position dragged to be known, so it might be entered into the MoveSize instruction?


The Form is unbound with PopUp set yes. No scrollbars, Nav or record selectors.

[CJ_London]

Just closing the form won’t save its position, you need to save it as well

[davegri]

Trial and error, trial and error. It can be especially daunting on a main form with a tab control containing subforms. Those scroll bars just keep showing up...

[isladogs]

I have an example app https://isladogs.co.uk/move-forms-controls which provides all possible info about a selected form (far more than you actually need here!)



You could import form frmFormInfo into your app together with any required code . . . or just use the relevant parts of the code

[Micron]

I copied this long ago from somewhere but am not sure who to give credit to. It might have been Albert D. Kallal
Try this

I would set the forms "auto center" property to yes.
I would set the forms "auto re-size" property to NO

Now, size the form exactly the way you want, and then save the form (use ctrl-s to save the form).

Now, flip the form into design mode, and change the border style to "thin". Flip back...ctrl-s.

This means that you, or your users will NOT be able to change the form size unless it is in design mode (as a general rule..that is how I design ALL my forms anyway).
So, really, to control this max/min issue, and control the size, you don't need any code...but you do have to pay attention to the forms settings.

If you don't want you, or users to min/max the forms, then you can remove this option in the forms properties setting. Just change the min/max Buttons setting to "none". If the this "min/max buttons" form setting is none, then even if a form on top is maxed, when you return to the previous form, it will NOT be maxed since the min/max buttons setting is gone!

[Middlemarch]

All very useful, Thank you everyone.

[Middlemarch]

Micron, following your suggestions... get to step 3 and size (by dragging) the Form before Saving with ctrl-s.
Then you say flip back to design mode, but I'm already in design mode after setting the properties. Should I not be?
After flipping from design to Form view the Form becomes full screen.
Have I missed something? Should I set PopUp to yes at some stage?

[Micron]

No, you would be in form view when sizing. He should have said that I guess. Set the properties in design view (1st 2 lines) then flip to form view, size and save. Then the rest.
I might have a hand written version of it. I'll look for it later and see if it's any better.