Resize Custom Dialog Box

[Blaze]

Anyone know how to resize a scripted custom dialog box so that it doesn't need to be stretched in order to see all of the text. In other words it opens at it's maximum needed sizing?

Thanks,

Blaze

[SlimJim]

It's a "sticky" setting but I'm not sure how sticky. For example, run your dialog, use the resizer to make it the size you want, then next time you use it is the same size. Shut down the file open it again and run it , it is still the same size. However, at least in Windows, I think these dialog box size settings are stored in the User key of the registry which I guess means that for another user/machine etc the box will revert to the size that they have set.

[Blaze]

Right, I was aware of that condition - I was looking for a little more hands on control over it than the sticky settings. You bring up an interesting point about the registry settings - anybody have any thoughts on setting that via scripting?

Thanks,

Blaze

[BrentHedden]

I'm not aware of any way to control these boxes. I've looked into this a while back, and came up with nothing. If it's true about setting the value in the registry, Then you can compare a 'before' and 'after'. I'm not aware how to change registry values inside of FM, though.

You can reset the boxes by selecting Edit-Preferences-General-Reset dialog sizes and positions. But that's not quite what we're looking for exactly, and only band-aids the problem.