Resizing code

[John Winterbottom]

Has anyone seen any generic code to re-size controls on a form when the
form resizes, not simply stretching them per ADH or Peters Software, but
using the width and height properties to actually see more information? I'm
thinking primarily of lists and contuous subforms here. I have never seen
much point simply making the form and it's controls bigger. But code that
could dynamically change the height and width of a list box, together with
the adjusting the column widths property as the form resizes would be very
useful, and I dont think too difficult, even for someone of my limited VB
coding skills. Just wondered if anyone already has such a thing before I go
off and write my own.

[Trevor Best]

Re: Resizing code

John Winterbottom wrote:[color=blue]
> Has anyone seen any generic code to re-size controls on a form when the
> form resizes, not simply stretching them per ADH or Peters Software, but
> using the width and height properties to actually see more information? I'm
> thinking primarily of lists and contuous subforms here. I have never seen
> much point simply making the form and it's controls bigger. But code that
> could dynamically change the height and width of a list box, together with
> the adjusting the column widths property as the form resizes would be very
> useful, and I dont think too difficult, even for someone of my limited VB
> coding skills. Just wondered if anyone already has such a thing before I go
> off and write my own.
>
>[/color]

I usually modify the ADH code to look for somthing in the tag, then say
for listboxes, resize it but don't resize the fonts, for subforms,
resize the subform control but not the form itself, etc.

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[John Winterbottom]

Re: Resizing code

"Trevor Best" <nospam@localho st> wrote in message
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> John Winterbottom wrote:[color=green]
> > Has anyone seen any generic code to re-size controls on a form when the
> > form resizes, not simply stretching them per ADH or Peters Software, but
> > using the width and height properties to actually see more information?[/color][/color]
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> > could dynamically change the height and width of a list box, together[/color][/color]
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> > the adjusting the column widths property as the form resizes would be[/color][/color]
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> > useful, and I dont think too difficult, even for someone of my limited[/color][/color]
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> > coding skills. Just wondered if anyone already has such a thing before I[/color][/color]
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> > off and write my own.
> >
> >[/color]
>
> I usually modify the ADH code to look for somthing in the tag, then say
> for listboxes, resize it but don't resize the fonts, for subforms,
> resize the subform control but not the form itself, etc.
>[/color]

Thanks Trevor - this will work? I had no idea. I will abandon my pathetic
attempts at writing a resize class and go and dig out my ADH code samples..