DeclanLyne

I should have mentioned that the video has sound. If you are not in a position to view the video I have attached an image of one of the reports produced.

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Declan

The attached document is taken from the V6 training course and has an example.

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Declan

Second image was corrupted when uploaded. I will try again.

Hi Tom,

I have attached an example that will hopefully show how a background graphic can transform the look and feel of a screen. I dummy up a function with some of your data and in the first screenshot I just used a background colour. The second example is the same screen with a wallpaper graphic. The graphic gives the application a WIndows Vista feel and makes it feel modern.

I also added a company logo (sorry I didn't have yours). If you have the same wallpaper graphic at the back of all screens it makes it very easy to reband the application. If you sell your application to a customer that wants their own graphics and colours you simply need to change 1 graphic.

I added a couple of PROIV boxes to show how you can use the box background colour. This can also be changed in the code so you could change it to red if they were over their credit limit.

I hope hope you find it useful.

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Declan

Hi Tom,

I have to admit I am not a great lover of scaled graphics. I don't know why this feature was ever added to the PROIV client (the three AAA is you don't know) because when you go to the larger sizes the graphics lose definition. The correct way to change the resolution of your PC is to right click on the desktop and select properties.

If you require to use the three AAA then this will not work for you. Whatever size you use for the PROIV client create a background that is larger and do not scale. If you create a really big graphic then even when the user maximises the screen it will not tile the graphic. You can use the extra space for logos etc which I can show show you.

I don't normally reply to that many posts but I am am worried that you are simply putting a background colour at the back of your application. The background graphic is what is going to take your application from being dated to something that looks modern and more importantly something that is acceptable to senior management and users.

I am not a graphic designer but please send me a screenshot of your application and I will show you what it could look like with just a background graphic and some buttons. It is interesting that you are asking about PROIV boxes. They can look great by using different background and foreground colours which I will show you.

I will send you all the graphics for you to use in your application.

Regards
Declan