Fixed Form Position no Overlaps (1 Viewer)

[MattBaldry]

Hi All,

Is there a way of making a form with a fixed position but not allowing any other forms to over/underlap it? I wanted to have a left sided menu for my modules, and when one is selected a custom ribbon is then loaded.

I know a fixed position can be done, but wasn't sure if I could then make it impossible to move a form over/under this.

Or can forms be restricted to where they can be moved? Like restrict how far left a user can drag them?

 

[MajP]

Can you do a main form with a long subform on the left to be the Menu? Then a larger subform control on the main form that you load objects.
Something like this image. The left is a treeview used a a menu to navigate which form and item to display.

Sub Forms

I am getting a better understanding of forms and sub-forms. I have found that I can hide sub-forms using a command button. My question is, is there a way to make the sub-form popup when the show hide button is selected? I have 7 sub-forms, I was hoping to make navigation a bit more friendly...

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[MattBaldry]

Can you do a main form with a long subform on the left to be the Menu? Then a larger subform control on the main form that you load objects.
Something like this image. The left is a treeview used a a menu to navigate which form and item to display.

Sub Forms

I am getting a better understanding of forms and sub-forms. I have found that I can hide sub-forms using a command button. My question is, is there a way to make the sub-form popup when the show hide button is selected? I have 7 sub-forms, I was hoping to make navigation a bit more friendly...

www.access-programmers.co.uk

Yes, I like this idea.

I will have a look into this as it may work for me.

~Matt

 

[MajP]

Make sure to play with the Anchoring to stretch the menu down and the main subform to stretch it down and across.

 

[gemma-the-husky]

Slightly different. I let users rearrange forms, and store the positions and sizes of each form. So the forms can overlap, but it's up to the user. In some apps the open forms are stored and reopened at startup. It's very useful for some complicated apps.

I also store a list of the open forms in z order, controlled by a small popup form, and the user can use this to bring any desired form to the top, with focus, irrespective of whether it's visible it not. This is useful as the task bar doesn't show all open windows when working on a TS.

 

[arnelgp]

you might also want to look at Navigation Form.

 

[arnelgp]

mr.Azli Hassan has another treeview sample menu.
Microsoft Access (azlihassan.com)