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Chris_E
Hi all,
I've a problem that I need advice on concerning unassociated labels on
a form that cause the form to flicker or repaint on unassociated label
mouseover.
I have designed my form with care, it has around twenty controls on it
(text boxes, option groups, command buttons and so on), and each
control has a clear, associated description label.
For layout purposes I then placed "box shapes" around some of these
controls to 'group' them into logical user data entry sets (such as a
"Customer Details" area of the form and a "Project Information" area).
It's only for prettiness but I think the GUI is helped by it. I then
use a "Label" control to give the box the descriptive title so the
user knows what each group of controls is for.
Now... when you create a new label an association error is presented
but, as each existing control already has a valid label and because
the "box shape" is not avaiable for association, even when I choose
"Show All Controls in the Current Section", the result is that when I
mouse over these unassociated labels, the form repaints or flickers.
Grrr!
The only way round this that I've found so far is to NOT use a label
at all, but to use a "Text Box" control and set its Control Source as
the descriptive title of the box. As least this way the thing doesn't
cause the whole form to flicker when I mouseover it.
I really wanted to use labels though as this IS a label idea, not a
textbox control. So I wonder, what I can do now?
Any good ideas chaps?
Chris
I've a problem that I need advice on concerning unassociated labels on
a form that cause the form to flicker or repaint on unassociated label
mouseover.
I have designed my form with care, it has around twenty controls on it
(text boxes, option groups, command buttons and so on), and each
control has a clear, associated description label.
For layout purposes I then placed "box shapes" around some of these
controls to 'group' them into logical user data entry sets (such as a
"Customer Details" area of the form and a "Project Information" area).
It's only for prettiness but I think the GUI is helped by it. I then
use a "Label" control to give the box the descriptive title so the
user knows what each group of controls is for.
Now... when you create a new label an association error is presented
but, as each existing control already has a valid label and because
the "box shape" is not avaiable for association, even when I choose
"Show All Controls in the Current Section", the result is that when I
mouse over these unassociated labels, the form repaints or flickers.
Grrr!
The only way round this that I've found so far is to NOT use a label
at all, but to use a "Text Box" control and set its Control Source as
the descriptive title of the box. As least this way the thing doesn't
cause the whole form to flicker when I mouseover it.
I really wanted to use labels though as this IS a label idea, not a
textbox control. So I wonder, what I can do now?
Any good ideas chaps?
Chris