Sorry, it sounds like I've misunderstood what you were saying - I thought they were saying the 80 column display they already had wasn't large enough and that was the reason for your re-write. Nevermind :)
________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of aceoohay Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 9:08 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Expanding size of panel, and its contained objects. Tim: I am not sure I understand? What I need is the ability to expand a panel, and all of its contained objects such as textinputs, labels, comboboxes and the like. Paul --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Tim Rowe <tim.r...@...> wrote: > > It won't run in 40 column mode? > > I feel evil suggesting this when 1280x1024 is the norm these days. > > --Tim > > ________________________________ > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of aceoohay > Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 8:59 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Expanding size of panel, and its contained objects. > > > 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<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com>, "Nate Beck" <nate@> 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 <nate@> 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 <pauls@> 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<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.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<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.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 > > >