One thing I use it for is programmatically setting the height of menu buttons. I find the default size to be too large for a busy form, so I set the height to the formattedHeight of the text of the button. I have a utility that "drops" a field, button or menu onto a card and links it to a SQL column in a table that the card is linked to.
Bob On Feb 8, 2012, at 1:26 PM, Howard Bornstein wrote: > Given this, the only value I can see for formattedHeight is that it > guarantees that the field will provide "sufficient" room to display the > type. That's about it. And even that breaks down with large type sizes and > small margins. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
