Re: 4GL form won't fit on a screen

Path: emory!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!smfst2 From: smfst2@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Seth M Fuller) Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix Message-ID: <187026@unix.cis.pitt.edu> Date: 7 Oct 91 14:54:07 GMT References: <1991Oct2.233348.27406@vexcel.com> <1991Oct5.171602.13440@StarConn.com> Organization: University of Pittsburgh In article <1991Oct5.171602.13440@StarConn.com> pmahler@StarConn.com (Paul Mahler) writes: >alanb@vexcel.com (Alan Baxter) writes: > > >I want to use a screen form in 4GL for manipulating reseau calibration >reports in a photogrammetric database. The problem is that a reasonably >formatted form won't fit on one screen. > >What's a good way to handle this? It doesn't look like the screen array >was designed for the case where one row won't fit on a screen. Should I >distribute the calibration values over multiple screens and have the >user use a menu to move between screens? Is there a better or more >standard way to handle this? > >Alan Baxter (303)444-0094 alanb@vexcel.com One thing that you could do is have a pop-up window with the rest of the screen in it. You could access the window with a function key in your first screen. In this way you would get as close as possible to have everything on one screen. When the user wanted to edit/view the stuff that wouldn't fit on the first screen it is only a function key away. When the user exits the window his other screen is right there underneath (if you close the window of course). Seth M. Fuller Giant Eagle, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (412)963-6200