What Wesley is saying seems like a good starting point. I haven't heard of this type of behavior before. But a uniform scaling of all components and all of their text at the same time will be a challenge... sidenote: I'm on a mac, so if I can't read something, I just use the Command+Option+8 shortcut to enable accessibility, and then Command+Option+= to zoom in.
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Wesley Acheson <wesley.ache...@gmail.com>wrote: > For all the children try using percentage widths and heights, I don't > really know about the font of things. Maybe you could increase the font > size by giving everything a font size attached to a variable. Or try using > CSS to benefit from Cascading rules? > > Regards, > > Wesley Acheson > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 11:07 PM, aceoohay <pa...@compuace.com> wrote: > >> 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, 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:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of aceoohay >> > Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 8:59 AM >> > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.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% <flexcoders%25> >> 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%<flexcoders%25> >> 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%<flexcoders%25> >> 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 >> > > >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> -- >> Flexcoders Mailing List >> FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt >> Alternative FAQ location: >> https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 >> Search Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups >> Links >> >> >> >> > > -- Cheers, Nate ---------------------------------------- http://blog.natebeck.net
