Re:MDI and multiple forms (OpenInsight Specific)
At 21 OCT 1997 01:47:48PM B Cameron wrote:
I still can't seem to get the way MDI forms are to be used. (I couldn't get parallel parking either until someone showed me a trick)
I have a app that I am converting from AREV.
I have 12 forms that are basically initial data entry forms for 12 files.
I would like one window/form that on the menu bar has an item that lists each table form. From that the user selects the table to edit/update which would launch that form (i.e. CAR_MAINT).
I would like the menu to stay the same for each form and have all options apply to each form. (eg. the sysedit window in windows)
Is this the correct way to use MDI's or am I completly off track?
If so, are then any specfic flag I need to set? How do I get all windows to pop up the same size. And… and.. and..
At 21 OCT 1997 05:44PM dsig (SigSolutions) wrote:
I would suggest not using MDI but instead creating a form with the menu, buttons etc which you want standard for each window.
Then create each of your windows using the original as the base of the window (template).
dsig
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At 21 OCT 1997 05:56PM Aaron Kaplan wrote:
You'll need to remove the menus on the MDI children. They are becoming the default menu as the child is activated.
What you'll want to do is add the basics to the MDI frame's menu (Read, Save, Delete, etc) but send them to @MDIACTIVE instead of @WINDOW.
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