Size of the Custom Dialog - an option should be given here

[Capt JB]

Hi 

 maybe not exactly the correct place.

 

Trying to update an old database into FMP12..! and I found the same problem, I have several custom dialogs, in my scripts, and still difficulty to have them take a size proportional to the text they hold..!!

 

After I had a several sentences message opened, the next one is of five words and I have to click the resize button (top left) to shrink the message.

 

Is there any trick to have the custom dialog grab a size in accordance with what it contains..??

 

If not (I could'nt find any yet) someone should talk to FMP folks to have that in an upgrade..!!

TIA

[GisMo]

I'm looking for a solution for this too.

[Vaughan]

Hi 

 maybe not exactly the correct place.

 

Trying to update an old database into FMP12..! and I found the same problem, I have several custom dialogs, in my scripts, and still difficulty to have them take a size proportional to the text they hold..!!

 

After I had a several sentences message opened, the next one is of five words and I have to click the resize button (top left) to shrink the message.

 

Is there any trick to have the custom dialog grab a size in accordance with what it contains..??

 

If not (I could'nt find any yet) someone should talk to FMP folks to have that in an upgrade..!!

TIA

 

 

Some things are under the control of the end user: these include the things on the custom toolbar, and the size of the dialog boxes.

 

As developers we have no control over things that are under the control of the user -- by design.

 

Custom dialog boxes are NOT a good solution when the user needs to be given a lot of information. Instead change them to the new floating window that was instrduced in FMP 12.

[Lee Smith]

Have you watched this video? Window

[Capt JB]

OK, so I understand the custom dialog should be reserved to small messages type error message, and informations set into floating windows...!! I'll bet I 've got it. Please let me know if I am wrong.

Thanks