Form BorderStyle

[gfk]

This is probably a really stupid question (to those who already know), and I should have figured this out long ago, but that's the disadvantage of figuring out VB for yourself.

Regarding forms, what is the difference between each of the BorderStyle settings, and under what circumstances should each be used in preference to others?

For example, I can't tell the difference between FixedSingle and FixedDialog.

Someone explain!

[Spawny]

hi,

Its fairly easy to understand. If you select each you will notice the difference on the form graphically.

just look in the help files under
Borderstyle Property and it explains each one. As for which is best for what, I would say it depends on your application i.e whether you want a user to have access to resizing the form or minimising the form etc.

Mike



[Edited by Spawny on 06-26-2000 at 08:35 AM]

[SteveCRM]

Some don't have minimize buttons, and some don't have icons. Try them all and see what they have. Sometimes you don't want forms like password forms to be minimized, so you change the borderstyle.

[gfk]

Ah, so it doesn't really affect the form itself - it's just kind of a shortcut to enable/disable certain features.

Ok, got it. Cheers.

I think that the difference between the FixedDialog and the FixedSingle is that when you specify No Icon for the Form, the FixedSingle displays a Windows Icon and the FixedDialog omits the Icon. Also, I believe that it has a ticker boarder but am not quite sure on this one.