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   Bjorn Sagbakken to Liz McGuire   
   Re: Scale a paradox form   
   25 May 07 17:45:18   
   
   From: bjo-sag@online.no   
      
   Thanks again.   
      
   Bjorn   
   "Liz McGuire"  wrote in message   
   news:4655d95a$1@pnews.thedbcommunity.com...   
   > IMO, the resolution is less important than storing the app size and   
   > position when the user closed it.  This way you can always open the app in   
   > the position and size the user prefers.   
   >   
   > That said, look at sysInfo() in ObjectPAL help - it has resolution   
   > information.  (I only use this to determine whether or not to maximize   
   > Paradox.  If the resolution is 800x600 or less, I maximize; otherwise, I   
   > explicitly size and position it to take up a portion of the screen.)   
   >   
   > FWIW,   
   >   
   > Liz   
   >   
   >   
   > Bjorn Sagbakken wrote:   
   >> Thanks a lot Liz,   
   >>   
   >> In the back of my head I was discussing with myself something like that.   
   >> With your pin-pointed information I tested this with success. Already I   
   >> have established a user-profile table for various settings, like printers   
   >> other stuff. Now I think I will add a registration for preferred   
   >> screen-resolution.   
   >>   
   >> But is there a way to detect the user's desktop resolution so this can be   
   >> done automatically?   
   >>   
   >> Bjorn   
   >>   
      
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