How to Set the Maximum Design Area for a Form (131540)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q131540 SUMMARY
It is possible to set the maximum design area for the Form Designer in the
Options dialog box. To access the Options dialog box, choose Options from
the Tools menu, and select the Forms tab.
MORE INFORMATION
The maximum design area specifies a maximum size of the form for design
time. Visual FoxPro won't let you size a form to be bigger than the
specified display resolution. It is a good idea to specify the smallest
resolution your users will want, so that your forms are viewable in all
resolutions.
Important Notes to Keep in Mind
Although not covered in the Developers Guide or Help file, if you have a
form open while setting the maximum design area, the setting won't affect
the open form or form set until you close and reopen it. Also, note that
setting the maximum design area affects all forms open during the current
session of FoxPro; if you click the "Set as Default" button, it will affect
all future sessions too.
If you have a form designed with, for example, an 800 by 600 maximum design
area and it fills most of the white design area in that mode, Visual FoxPro
lets you increase or decrease the maximum design area. If you decrease the
maximum design area to, for example, 640 by 480, your form becomes larger
than the design area, and you won't be able to access all of the form until
you close it, set up the proper maximum design area, and reopen the form.
You should set the maximum design area before you use the Form Wizard to
create your form.
REFERENCES
For more information on the Forms tab, please search for it in the Visual
FoxPro Help menu.
Refer to the "Setting the Design Area for a From or Form Set" section in
Chapter 9, "Creating Forms" of the Visual FoxPro Developers Guide.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 2/15/2000 |
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| Keywords: | KB131540 |
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