Is it possible to copy and paste multiple controls or is this on the wishlist? It seems that when I select multiple controls and then copy and paste them to a new location, some of the pasted controls are not visible. The only way I can get to them is to select them in the properties drop down box and then delete them using the "X" at the right of the drop down box. Selecting the hidden controls this way still doesn't make them visible, but I can delete them. Copying and pasting single controls works fine.
Thanks again....sorry for so many questions :-)
Gary
Hi Gary,
In FireFly 2 when you copy/paste multiple controls then, yes, sometimes they can appear to be hidden but in fact they exist outside of the current visible Form client area. Usually, adjusting the size of your Form will allow you to see the pasted controls. This can be a bit of a pain sometimes but it is usually just a quick resize, move the controls, and then resize your Form back again.
Ok...that helps. I hadn't tried enlarging the form to see if they existed.
Is this something that will be changed in FF3?
Out of curiousity, are FF forms compatible with the VB designer? It appears that the file suffixes are similar, but I no longer have VB installed to try. Just curious.
Thanks,
Gary
Hi Gary,
Cut and pasting of controls seems to better and smoother in FF3. The thing with pasting controls is that FireFly tries to retain the relative positioning of the controls to each other and this sometimes causes the controls to appear off the visible Form.
FireFly forms are 100%... not ... compatible with Visual Basic. Maybe I should have picked a different file extension. :)
Quote from: TechSupport on January 26, 2009, 12:56:16 PM
FireFly forms are 100%... not ... compatible with Visual Basic.
Thats probably a GOOD thing there :-) Stay as far away from that bloat as possible :-)