Modernizing The Microsoft Access Interface!

[Edgar_]

I would rather not use that emulation mode for now

I can confirm that the emulation is the culprit. I removed the entry and I got the error. Setting it to emulate IE11 would work for this approach.

 

[isladogs]

Just to confirm that Edgar's simple demo works fine for me.
I have been using Feature Browser Emulation for over 6 years and recommend others do the same. See my article:

Fix Google maps display issues in Access web browser control

This article explains how to fix Google maps display issues in Access web browser controls

isladogs.co.uk

I have the registry key set to Edge browser emulation - key value = 12001

P.S. Edgar - are either of your Access Latino sessions on JSON yet available on YouTube?

 

[Edgar_]

P.S. Edgar - are either of your Access Latino sessions on JSON yet available on YouTube?

Hey there, Colin, thanks for confirming.

I have not yet uploaded them
Sorry about that, next week I will upload the two.

 

[isladogs]

Hey there, Colin, thanks for confirming.

I have not yet uploaded them
Sorry about that, next week I will upload the two.

I look forward to watching them once they are available

 

[Edgar_]

My technique is to store the html in a long text field. The code contains placeholders to repeat code for each image when VBA is used to create the final html to be assigned to the web control.

Hey there, CJ
Storing snippets in tables is a great way to not rely on external sources, personally I've seen the approaches in action with examples from @MsAccessNL and I've tried them myself in some places too.

Lots can be done with the browser, I hope to see more Access development with it!

 

[accessmoraes]

Hello everyone, I'm from Brazil and as I don't speak English, I'm going to use a translator here.

Regarding interfaces, I tried to improve myself in some layouts similar to those on the web, and my applications are all full screen, here are some examples of them, I hope you like them

 

[Mike Krailo]

Welcome to the forum Jose. I have seen your designs before and was inspired by your work not long ago to create some similar designs myself. That's when I learned about manipulating the transparency of a form to create that look for that popup form. The one thing that was very frustrating to deal with was handling multiple monitor setups so the popup form would not appear on the wrong monitor. There is a lot of creativity that went into your form and application designs. They look great.

 

[Jason Lee Hayes]

I couldn't get any of Daniel's demo files to work at all. No errors, just no menu's as shown on his website. Does it matter what the default browser of the system is? I'm using the Brave browser on Windows 11. I wouldn't think so if it is using the internal web browser control.

I had a menu system that I was working on that looked very close to his first example that doesn't use any html. I unfortunately lost all my source files on the one and only thumb drive that had all my important files on them. It was a lot of work to get it working but the real challenge was making it flexible and easy to recreate or modify.

The individual html files do load on their own and display properly, but not from within the app.

You need to be using the new browser that c

Hello everyone, I'm from Brazil and as I don't speak English, I'm going to use a translator here.

Regarding interfaces, I tried to improve myself in some layouts similar to those on the web, and my applications are all full screen, here are some examples of them, I hope you like them

Hi Jose, glad to see you on this forum pal.... What took you so long lol... Your work is inspiring as always....

 

[Mike Krailo]

You need to be using the new browser that c

As stated in post #21, I got it working and it did not have anything to do with the browser. There was some hard coding in his forms to his html file paths.

 

[Jason Lee Hayes]

As stated in post #21, I got it working and it did not have anything to do with the browser. There was some hard coding in his forms to his html file paths.

Are yes; you would need to change the hardcoded path. On Daniels video it does state this is a requirement! Obviously demo only in its infancy state but sure ideally path & filenames would be stored in a table

 

[isladogs]

@accessmoraes
Hi Jose
I've also seen your designs before at Utter Access forum

I don't know whether you also speak Spanish but if so, perhaps you could discuss the possibility of presenting some of your user interfaces for the Access Latino user group. This has recently been re-launched with fellow AWF member @Edgar_ (Edgar Olivares) in charge. He is based in Mexico

This would give you the opportunity to explain to a wider audience how you achieve these effects.

 

[accessmoraes]

Welcome to the forum Jose. I have seen your designs before and was inspired by your work not long ago to create some similar designs myself. That's when I learned about manipulating the transparency of a form to create that look for that popup form. The one thing that was very frustrating to deal with was handling multiple monitor setups so the popup form would not appear on the wrong monitor. There is a lot of creativity that went into your form and application designs. They look great.

Thank you friend, it's always great to be able to contribute in some way

 

[accessmoraes]

You need to be using the new browser that c

Hi Jose, glad to see you on this forum pal.... What took you so long lol... Your work is inspiring as always....

Hi Jason, old virtual acquaintance, I've actually been following this wonderful forum for a long time, but I only now decided to register, I hope to contribute a lot here.

 

[accessmoraes]

@accessmoraes
Hi Jose
I've also seen your designs before at Utter Access forum

I don't know whether you also speak Spanish but if so, perhaps you could discuss the possibility of presenting some of your user interfaces for the Access Latino user group. This has recently been re-launched with fellow AWF member @Edgar_ (Edgar Olivares) in charge. He is based in Mexico

This would give you the opportunity to explain to a wider audience how you achieve these effects.

Hello friend isladogs. It's also a great pleasure. I would be honored by such an invitation, but I don't speak Spanish. But actually my layouts have nothing special, they are VBA codes, the occasional image and a little creativity, nothing more. I'll leave here 3 examples of buttons and a simple gantt schedule. The schedule is an example of another site where I tried to streamline and improve the appearance

 

[accessmoraes]

I'll leave here 3 examples of buttons and a simple Gantt schedule. Programming is an example of another site where I tried to streamline and improve the appearance

 

[Edgar_]

Hello everyone, I'm from Brazil and as I don't speak English, I'm going to use a translator here.

Regarding interfaces, I tried to improve myself in some layouts similar to those on the web, and my applications are all full screen, here are some examples of them, I hope you like them

Beautiful designs, Jose. Echoing Colin's suggestion, I would love to offer you a space in the Access Latino community so you can share how you achieved them using Access's limited interface. You are a source of inspiration, so it would be great. If you wish, you can contact me for this.

Don't worry about the spanish-speaking audience, we can sort that out.

 

[Edgar_]

That's not really appropriate in most corporate environments.

Yes, do not use it in such scenarios without talking about it. They might have other Access apps running a browser control. Being transparent is always better.

By the way, registry key alterations can also be handled at runtime, and measures can be implemented to ensure smooth operation. I believe we should focus on finding ways to make this possible rather than reasons to avoid it. Consider the possibilities: the old browser control isway more customizable than Access and a good framework can be developed to make working with it easier. This way, we can combine the rapid application development (RAD) advantages of Access with the limitless possibilities offered by the browser.

 

[isladogs]

OK. Edgar has read both posts and liked them so perhaps you can have a private conversation and see whether a presentation is feasible. It may be that someone can act as a Portuguese / Spanish translator

EDIT
I hadn’t seen Edgar’s earlier reply or your examples until now. Hopefully something can get organised

 

[GPGeorge]

I'd love to see that presentation, even though my Spanish is mediocre and I don't speak Portuguese. It's a visual presentation after all.

 

[accessmoraes]

Beautiful designs, Jose. Echoing Colin's suggestion, I would love to offer you a space in the Access Latino community so you can share how you achieved them using Access's limited interface. You are a source of inspiration, so it would be great. If you wish, you can contact me for this.

Don't worry about the spanish-speaking audience, we can sort that out.

Hello Edgar, thank you very much for the opportunity, I will do the following, I will soon be putting together a video on the subject, and then I believe we can talk about it. And thanks again for the compliments. I think a topic on Graphical Project Interfaces could also be created here, so we could demonstrate some features of the MS ACCESS tool, focused only on layouts