Vertical lines won't stay put!

[JeanneG]

I have a couple simple vertical lines separating two sections on an input
form. They look swell on my monitor. When others view the form on different
monitors the lines are not in their original position. Other elements on the
page, such as a clip art image, stay in their relative postions. Why do the
lines wander, and how can I make them remain in place between the two
sections, no matter what the screen resolution or monitor size?

 

[Mark A. Sam]

Jeanne,

Are you using the Line tool from the toolbox or a keyboard character like
underscore ( _ ) or dash ( - )?

God Bless,

Mark A. Sam

 

[JeanneG]

I'm using the line tool. I've also tried using the rectangle tool to put in a
skinny tall box. Neither stays put.

 

[Mark A. Sam]

I think I recall this happening to me sometime long ago. I suggest that you
create a new form, similar to the problem form. Create the lines and see if
they are still out of whack. If not then your form is corrupt. Then you can
try to correct the problem by decompiling the database (make a copy first),
then compact and repair. If you are using Access98 then it is repair and
compact. If that doesn't fix it, then make a new form and try copy and
pasting the controls a few at a time, testing as you go along. It may be
one control causing the problem, and you may discover it this way.

Please post back and let me know.

God Bless,

Mark A. Sam

 

[JeanneG]

I want you to know that I appreciate your response, Mark. I'm overwhelmed
with more getting this and other reports into production on a deadline and
I'll probably have to just remove the wandering lines for the first
implementation. When I get a chance to deal with this cosmetic issue I'll try
your approach and let you know how it comes out.

Thanks.

 

[Linq Adams via AccessMonster.com]

You don't say what Access version(s) or Operating Systems you're runnng this
on. Are you possibly using Windows XP Theme or Windows Classic Theme for some
machines? Access 2003 had a lot of graphics problems if XP Theme is used, and
perhaps this is another one. It can be eradicated by right-clicking your
Windows XP desktop, choosing Properties, and setting the Theme to "Windows
Classic." If this corrects the problem, but you want to keep your XP Theme,
the SP3 service pack for Access is said to solve the problem. If you install
SP3, be sure and install its hotfix as well. SP3 itself had a bunch of bugs.
You cannot solve it by deselecting Use Windows Themed Controls on Forms under
Tools | Options | Forms/Reports in Access 2003.

You're apparently running your app on machines with different screen
resolutions If you're running them "as is" i.e. without using a form resizer,
and nothing in the first paragraph applies to your situation, I'd tend to
agree with Mark that this is probably a corruption situation. In version
2003/SP2 I cannot reproduce the problem, moving between resolutions.

If you *** are *** using a form resizing hack, it could be responsible. All
that I've ever used or read about come with the caveat that they work better
when the app is developed in the lowest target screen resolution then re-
sized upwards. The best I've ever come across, from Jamie's Software, has
problems with some graphical things, if I remember correctly.