Hi Tim,
On Nov 21, 2008, at 3:03 PM, Tim Mansour wrote:
I think the salient sentence in the help is:
The following object coordinates are given in pixels relative to
the bottom-left corner of the FileMaker menu bar: (bounds, left,
right, top, bottom ... )
Then it's a documented 'feature'. [Note: Oh well. When all else
fails, read the instructions....more closely.]
By comparison, the Info palette describes distances from the edge
of the layout.
So if you're translating layout-relative coordinates to menubar-
relative coordinates, then yes, the results can be different sizes
on Mac and Windows. For starters, Mac OS has a fixed size window
title whereas it can be altered by the user in Windows.
Although it all sounds messy from a DDR perspective, I can't say
it's really posed a problem in my years of programming...
An interesting report. Much appreciated. And it sheds SOME light on
the method to this madness. [Note: I blame Windows! Natch....]
Regards,
Chuck(le)
