RodM Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Having both FM12 and FM13 running same screen///  Attach is one screen FM12 is way smaller..MY GOOD SCREEN  developed using 1024x 764 template... command fit window resize does a nice job..  no white border on side   NOW.. when opening using FM13...   same computer screen resolution My screen are NOT EVEN CLOSE..   what is Filemaker doing? (see 2 images attached)  WOW.. what a difference and I am lost to how to fix it?? All my apps developed to date...screens to date are classic.. WILL NOT WORK IN FM13       Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris M Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Are those screen shots from at least a win 7 os? looks like XP.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Decorte Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Sooner or later you'll have to pick a theme and use it. Might as well do it now. Note what FMI has written in the latest release notes about the Classic theme being deprecated soon: http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/14178 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I don't know what causes your problem. If there were any justice in this universe, it would be because your layouts are so ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Otter Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Having both FM12 and FM13 running same screen/// Attach is one screen FM12 is way smaller..MY GOOD SCREEN developed using 1024x 764 template... command fit window resize does a nice job.. no white border on side Perhaps I’m stating the obvious here, but your database windows are completely different sizes. Are each of them the result of the Resize to Fit command? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Smith Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 That was the purpose of his question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Scott Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Hi Rod, Unusual, to say the least! My gut tells me that it's somehow related to the Classic theme (which, as Wim reminded us, is slated for deprecation, and was always meant as a temporary bridge between the old and new layout engines, anyway), but I've never heard of classic-theme layouts changing size like that. Agree with Wim that the solution will probably be to pick a non-classic theme (see the list linked above re future deprecation) and see if that doesn't fix things. In addition to gaining a calmer, more contemporary look* in the process, you'll likely see better performance though leveraging FM13 styles and minimizing local formatting. (*I know, taste is very personal, so feel free to disregard, but since comment has already waded into the topic in post #4 . . . I must admit that the first thing I thought of wasn't the size difference [which I only noticed after the fact]. Instead, I immediately thought of John Geleynse's [Apple director of UI evangelism] phrase at DevCon, when talking about design patterns best avoided — I think his phrase was something like "psychedelic fruit salad.") Mark P.S. Don't give up on 13 yet. There's too much other goodness in there that helps build polished solutions faster than ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodM Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 thanks appreciate all the comments.. yes these screens came from XP, and i have gone through several learning phases, always avoiding themes, they just seemed difficult, or didn't work. Once i remember moving a layout to a theme, crapped out my world.. and needed to restore back to a older version.. so I avoided themes there on. I think moving to 13 will force me to rewrite screens, pick a gentler screens as some said.. . Its just that I like colors to separate my thoughts.. seems easier to support remotely... "see purple button top right" ..I am from the psychedelic fruit salad." days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodM Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 sorry some comments got off criticizing my psychedelic fruit salad,  WHEN the question was regarding a screens sizing problem between versions    Attached is 2 images again... this time I am using Template Expense Report.. this layout screen that I added... a red box to stretch app layout to 1600 px using FM12version  Image  FM12   ..notice it all still fits on my monitor screen  my system resolution is set for max recommended 1680x1020 or something like such  When I fire up FM13.. run same screen... it looks twice the size..          sorry some comments got off criticizing my psychedelic fruit salad,  WHEN the question was regarding a screens sizing problem between versions    Attached is 2 images again... this time I am using Template Expense Report.. this layout screen that I added... a red box to stretch app layout to 1600 px using FM12version  Image  FM12   ..notice it all still fits on my monitor screen  my system resolution is set for max recommended 1680x1020 or something like such  When I fire up FM13.. run same screen... it looks twice the size..        Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Ormond Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 1. I would strongly suggest getting away from developing and deploying in 12 AND 13. Build in 12 deploy in 12. Build in 13 deploy in 13. There are some issues with rendering and how 13 handles the layout CSS is a little different. 2. I have opened a layout in both 12 and 13, and not seen your issue. Edit: Thinking more on this...there is an option in the preferences to "Enlarge Contents to Improve Readability". Is that option checked in 13? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Smith Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Windows only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Ormond Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 This may also be an issue with Windows XP. In Windows 7, when the "Enlarge Contents..." option is one the 100% usually shows like this: *100. But I don't have a Windows XP machine to test that on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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