Actually, I have.

Unfortunately the system they are coming from is a unix character 
based system where an 80 character by 24 line screen takes up their 
entire monitor. A number of the users are complaining that they 
can't read the default font sizes, and while I told them that's all 
I can do, I was hoping to find an easy solution.

Paul

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Nate Beck" <n...@...> wrote:
>
> After thinking about it for a minute... now I'm understanding what 
you're
> saying. You want to actually ZOOM in, make them larger.
> Have you tried taking the easy way out and telling the people to 
change
> their monitor resolution? :D
> 
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Nate Beck <n...@...> wrote:
> 
> > ... If you're using constraint based layout... how is there a 
problem?  A
> > component taking 100% of the width of it's container will always 
scale to
> > fit that container.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:27 PM, aceoohay <pa...@...> wrote:
> >
> >>   While that example does allow you to maximize a panel, it 
does not
> >> expand the contained objects.
> >>
> >> If it did what I need the buttons <set video visible> and <set 
video
> >> enable> would become much larger than they were originally when 
the
> >> maximize button was clicked.
> >>
> >> I should have mentioned that I have done searching, and can 
find the
> >> expanding panel in many places, but nowhere can I find code that
> >> will force the objects in a container to increse in size by n%.
> >>
> >> Paul
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%
40yahoogroups.com>, "Nate
> >> Beck" <nate@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Doing a quick google search for, "flex maximize, minimize 
panel"
> >> > Returns loads of examples of what you're trying to do I 
think...
> >> >
> >> > http://www.comtaste.com/DashboardExample/DashboardExample.html
> >> >
> >> > and
> >> >
> >> >
> >> 
http://blog.comtaste.com/2008/12/how_to_use_the_flex_dashboard_1.html
> >> >
> >> > Right?
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 11:17 AM, aceoohay <pauls@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Hello?
> >> > >
> >> > > Is anyone out there?
> >> > >
> >> > > Any ideas?
> >> > >
> >> > > Paul
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%
40yahoogroups.com><flexcoders%
> >> 40yahoogroups.com>,
> >> > > "aceoohay" <pauls@> wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > The systems that I write are traditional data entry types 
of
> >> > > systems.
> >> > > > I do everything within panels within modules. I have had 
users
> >> ask
> >> > > if
> >> > > > they could expand the size of the panel in order to read 
them
> >> better
> >> > > > due to poor eyesight, high res monitors and the like.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Are there any existing panel like components that allow
> >> expanding,
> >> > > > while making the contained objects larger?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Contained objects generally include label, textinput, 
textarea,
> >> > > > combobox, etc... Font sizes would need to be increased, 
etc.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Paul
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> > Nate
> >> > ----------------------------------------
> >> > http://blog.natebeck.net
> >> >
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nate
> > ----------------------------------------
> > http://blog.natebeck.net
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Cheers,
> Nate
> ----------------------------------------
> http://blog.natebeck.net
>


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