Floating message box

[jaikaoliver]

Hi guys can I have a message box that resemble a callout to be floating message under a timer event for as such information like licence timeline notice or previous logged in user

 

[Dreamweaver]

Do You mean a hidden form as thats what I do for my current user plus preferences?

Edit: Disregard Above.

your looking to have a form say in top left of screen that is always on top I did play with something like that years ago but never got it working, I may be wrong but you can't with a access form, you may be able to with another type of form like a VB one but didn't think it worth the time so moved on.

mick

 

[jaikaoliver]

Do You mean a hidden form as thats what I do for my current user plus preferences?

Edit: Disregard Above.

your looking to have a form say in top left of screen that is always on top I did play with something like that years ago but never got it working, I may be wrong but you can't with a access form, you may be able to with another type of form like a VB one but didn't think it worth the time so moved on.

mick

I'm looking for a form with rounded corners or irregular border to display the message as a call out would do

 

[Deleted member 147267]

AFAIK, there is no Access control that has a rounded corner option. If you can settle for square corners, you can hack something together with a label that covers a form with no border but sizing for any particular block of text would be a problem. Then there is the control tip text property, but it can be wonky and I've never tried to 'force' it to display any text, which is probably what you'd need to do. Usually control tip text only shows when you mouse over a control - if Access feels like it at the time.

The only way I can think of that will give you rounded corners is an image in an image control. Maybe you could use that on a borderless form and lay over a label with invisible border, in which case resizing for text should not be an issue.

 

[theDBguy]

I'm looking for a form with rounded corners or irregular border to display the message as a call out would do

I wonder if that's already included in @isladogs' attention seeking demo. If not, maybe he would be willing to add it.

 

[deletedT]

I'm looking for a form with rounded corners or irregular border to display the message as a call out would do

You can open a form in Access with rounded corners if you like.

UtterAccess.com

www.utteraccess.com

Or a more improved version here:

Forms: Shaped Forms