Roy Lambert wrote <<

  Malcolm
  
  
  ElasticForm handles most things (including
  DBGrids), wirks in D2006 and is $50. TMS components are
  the only things its let me down on so far.
  
  Roy Lambert
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Roy, I would try it if I could work out how to install the
component!  I downloaded the non-source zip but it only has
info up to D7.  So far I have not managed to work out how
to install it when it has only the .dcu, .dcr and a
register.pas file.  I am using Turbo Delphi Pro (D10).  I
suspect I need the source version .. or am I just
blind/ignorant?

--

David


The good news is Claudia is still there and I've received a workround for the problem with the TMS DBgrid (I've posted it on the TMS ngs).

Roy Lambert

Malcolm


Unfortunately you're right. I do have the source, and I use D2006 so if you want to email me a test project (I do NOT have DevEx but do have TMS components) I'll be happy to compile it for you and send it back.

Roy Lambert

Hi Roy

Thanks for the offer.

In the circumstances I think I will just stick with my
existing code.  It is not really all that hard for the
small number of forms I need to 'expand'.

I found EasySize had a few limitions - probably WAD but not
as I wanted.

Malcolm

Hi Roy,

I am surprised anyone still uses such tools. I used to use ElasticForm years
ago before windows included their accessability options with large fonts
etc. It may be that redesigning your forms would be a more 'standard'
approach these days.

Incidently, we often had issues with ElasticForm at the time. Sometimes
controls would disappear from one pc and not others. I wondered if it was
due to different video cards. Either way, those are tricky issues to resolve
while keeping a happy customer. In the end ElasticForm had to go.

Regards

Trev

"Roy Lambert" <roy.lambert@skynet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:BA046AEF-EED7-492E-8C6E-EF40C082D056@news.elevatesoft.com...
> I've been using ElasticForm (http://home.flash.net/~qsystems/) for years
> to "blow up" forms keeping all the components correctly placed with regard
> to each other and the fonts resized correctly.
>
> I've now bought the TMS components and the two don't seem to like each
> other.
>
> Can anyone recommend a replacement for ElasticForm?
>
> Roy Lambert
>

Trev

The reason I started to use ElasticForm is simple. I designed at 640x480 and wanted people to maximise on their 600x800 posh PCs. Same reason still applies today (with different numbers).


Roy Lambert

ps The only components I ever had disappear were due to old version of some bit of M$ software on W95 pcs when I was developing on W98.