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Hi,

I'm converting my listboxes to xbrowse.
I see that there is more space between the rows in the xbrowse then the listbox.
How can I make them smaller? I already put them on the smallest size with by dragging it with the mouse.

Browse with listbox:


Browse with xbrowse:

Marc

Add this to your xBrowse code :

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oLbx:nRowHeight := 15
 

Turns off the record selector

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oLbx:lRecordSelector := .f.
 

Rick Lipkin

Marc,

If you make them smaller, I would suggest providing a setting for users to make them larger. As we get older our vision gets worse.

Note how large the lines in Excel are.

Regards,
James

Rick,
Thank you for the info.

James,
That is correct that it's easyer to read, in the new version.
The only problem is that you see less info at the same time. In this program it is nice to see more info at the same time.
An option to select a view, is a very good suggestion

James Bott wrote:Marc,

If you make them smaller, I would suggest providing a setting for users to make them larger. As we get older our vision gets worse.

Note how large the lines in Excel are.

Regards,
James

For xbrowse there is no need to provide an option by the programmer.

User can press the mouse button on any horizontal line separator and drag down or up to increase or decrease the row height.

By default, xbrowse is oriented to be friendly to the user. What programmer can do is to restrict that friendliness.

Nages,

For xbrowse there is no need to provide an option by the programmer.

User can press the mouse button on any horizontal line separator and drag down or up to increase or decrease the row height.

That's a nice feature, but I never discovered it and I wonder how many users would. I think it would still be helpful to have an option setting for this, or at least a hint in the option settings about how to do this.

Also, I think it is important to save each users settings so they don't have to set them each time they use the app.

Regards,
James

I used to tell the users ( since decades ), that if you know how to use Excel, you already know how to use my software. That is enough for users to understand. They keep experimenting.

Nages,

I tried dragging the cell height to a new location but when I release the button, nothing happens. I can drag the column width successfully.

I am using FWH 16.02.

Was this feature supposed to be working then, or was it not complete?

James

Due to a bug in 15.12, this feature was not working till 16.02. This was fixed in 16.03 and working again.
It is explained in whatsnew.txt of 16.03.
We sincerely regret the inconvenience.