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John McGrath [TeamB] wrote:
> On 10/20/2004 at 9:11:12 AM, Paul Furbacher [TeamB] wrote:
> 
> 
>>>1.  Why is XYLayout to be avoided?
>>
>>Because, unlike Delphi, you potentially run
>>your application on any platform.  Are the
>>fonts sizes, etc., the same on a Mac, Linux,
>>and Windows?  
> 
> 
> This seems to imply that variable sizes is not an issue for Delphi or
> native Windows applications, but that is not the case.  You can change
> the DPI setting for your display (under Display Properties | Settings |
> Advanced | General | DPI Setting), and text will render larger than it
> "normally" does.  I have run across a number of Windows programs that do
> not deal with this properly, causing labels to overlap, etc.

Oh, nitpick, will you! (Smileys needed?)
You are right, but no one wants to admit
that 99% of Windows programs fail in this
regard.  (Am I exaggerating with that number?)
Maybe the Delphi API needs a TGridBagLayout class?


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Paul Furbacher (TeamB)

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