Set Resolution of the Main Window

[Charles Tam]

I would like to set the screen display resolution (e.g. 1024x768) of the main
MS Access Window, such that, all users would be able to experience the
application in a common window resolution.

 

[Marshall Barton]

I would like to set the screen display resolution (e.g. 1024x768) of the main
MS Access Window, such that, all users would be able to experience the
application in a common window resolution.

It's a tough problem if you havn't designed your app to work
at your user's lowest resolution. But changing their screen
settings is more likely to get you lynched than solve this
problem.

There are a couple of products on the web that will
dynamically set your form properties to scale your stuff to
a user's screen resolution. I think one is called
ShrinkerStreacher and another is included with the Access XX
Developer's Handbook books.

 

[Rob Oldfield]

i.e. rule 1 of setting up Access forms. Set screen res to 800 x 600

(...though there are still 1% of users still using 640 x 480 apparently)

And Marsh is right.... they would indeed lynch you.

 

[Charles Tam]

Thanks for the inputs. I would like to fix the MS Access Windows size to
1024x768 even for users with higher resolution size. Any ideas. Note that
all users' minimum size is 1024x768.

i.e. rule 1 of setting up Access forms. Set screen res to 800 x 600

(...though there are still 1% of users still using 640 x 480 apparently)

And Marsh is right.... they would indeed lynch you.

 

[Ron Weiner]

Boy you are just asking to be run out of town on a rail wearing a tar and
feathers suit.

If I undestand you correctly you want your app to take my Dual monitor 2560
X 1024 resolution screen (spread across 2 monitors) down to 1024 x 768
(presumbly also spread across two monitors). Let me assure you if your app
worked that way I would only run your app one time, and you'd get a
nastygram from me. There is no good reason I can think of for any
application to mess with the video resolution in this day and age.

If your app is designed to operate well in a 1024x768 environment than why
will it not work just as well in a 1280x1024 or larger environment?

Listen to the advise given by Marshall abd Rob.

Ron W

Thanks for the inputs. I would like to fix the MS Access Windows size to
1024x768 even for users with higher resolution size. Any ideas. Note that
all users' minimum size is 1024x768.

 

[Charles Tam]

Thanks for your inputs and comments.

Boy you are just asking to be run out of town on a rail wearing a tar and
feathers suit.

If I undestand you correctly you want your app to take my Dual monitor 2560
X 1024 resolution screen (spread across 2 monitors) down to 1024 x 768
(presumbly also spread across two monitors). Let me assure you if your app
worked that way I would only run your app one time, and you'd get a
nastygram from me. There is no good reason I can think of for any
application to mess with the video resolution in this day and age.

If your app is designed to operate well in a 1024x768 environment than why
will it not work just as well in a 1280x1024 or larger environment?

Listen to the advise given by Marshall abd Rob.

Ron W