Cool. You intend to call your forms from the click, but if u got MDI forms the layout is going to get messy. That's why I prefer the menu up on top.
E. >________________________________ > From: Dave Crozier <[email protected]> >To: ProFox Email List <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 9:58 AM >Subject: VFP Metro Interface > >To All, >I was just playing around with VFP last night after having developed my first >metro app in Visual Studio last week and wondered how a Metro style interface >could be developed in VFP. A small video of the results of my deliberations is >at: > >http://www.replacement-software.co.uk/VFP_Metro/ > >I haven't had time to add callouts and commentry etc just yet as the whole >project took up my time (about 4 hours) but I will do once the classes are in >a stable state at which time I hope to have a set of classes made that will >allow Metro buttons and info to be easily put into any VFP App simply by >dragging and dropping a Metro surface onto a form and polpulating it with >Geoups and Items ...(you can see this in the video). > >The result so far are: >1. A scrollable Metro "desktop" so that you can hold more buttons than can ve >viewed on the desktop >2. Metro style buttons that can have the caption in either the centre or the >four corners of the button as well as a relocatable picture on the button. >3. Metro Groups. Consisting of selections of metro buttons that can be dragged >and dropped within the allocated group and re-ordered into a pre-defined >column/row Metro sequence. >4. The ability to drag/drop the Metro Groups around on the desktop >5. The ability to drag/drop Metro buttons around within their parent group in >real time ... and then re-order the group > >The next step is to give the Metro interface a "skinnable colour" property >that will be changeable in real time ... this is done but I haven't had time >to incorporate it as of yet. > >If anyone shows any interest in the video or the development then post on here >with regards to possible enhancements etc. and comments will be gratefully >accepted, good or bad. > >When I have a set of classes in workable form then I intend to post the source >on Codeplex with full source. > >The fox can still run with the best... > >Have fun, >Dave > > >_______________________________________________ >Post Messages to: [email protected] >Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox >OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech >Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox >This message: >http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] >** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the >author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added >to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
