Problem with Grid Width

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Brian.Chizever

Problem with Grid Width
Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:43 PM (EST)

Michael,

Just a guess, but are you using the <where> property or the <size> property?

For all APL+Win forms and controls the <size> property is the client area (without borders, scroll bars, titles, etc) while the <where> property is the size including the non-client area (external size).

I don't use the grid so this is only a guess.

-Brian



Rex.Swain

Problem with Grid Width
Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:07 PM (EST)

In my experience, it is a mistake to assume that "the rows are 12 pixels and colums 19 pixels". What I do is create the grid, set the number of rows and columns, set the cell formats and fonts, then query the actual height and width with

   h„+/Œwi 'xRowSize' ((-¼Œwi 'xHeadRows'),¼Œwi 'xRows')
   w„+/Œwi 'xColSize' ((-¼Œwi 'xHeadCols'),¼Œwi 'xCols')

and then set the size accordingly.

This technique will help you handle users with various screen resolutions, possible "large fonts", and etc.