Alex: I don't think I follow what you're describing, but I will privately email you with a zip file that I put together that has various examples of different front-end forms. I always send this to clients and ask them to choose what front-end menu they like the best. If you use an .rba application, however, I'm not sure what kind of front-end menus that allows...
Karen > Hello, > > I've made my own very functional application within R:Base (V8) over the > past few months, but I've been bugged by all the dead space within the > application window. I've seen that I can set up gradients and use > background images, but that doesn't really appeal to me. When I first > started using the application designer, I assumed that application > components (forms, report previews, etc.) would perhaps be contained > within the initial menu window, utilizing that dead space. Is this > possible? It could even be a full-screen application with some form of a > taskbar to manage R:Base windows. (Maybe with the ability to snap > commonly used components into place within the application window?) > > I've looked at the sample application that is part of the Tutorial which > came with Turbo V-8, and it is basically similar to what I have created: > a plain-jane white box with a few menu choices at the top, and windows > that pop up external to the application. For a good example, imagine > R:Base, which has its own internal taskbar. > > Does anyone have an example of a self-contained application they've > created, or perhaps a suggestion for a different direction I should aim? > > Thanks, > > Alex Sisk > DiMark Inc > (407) 786-432
