Re: Application standards w/Forms 5.0???
From: Paul Dorsey <pdorsey.dulcian_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: 10 Dec 1998 02:29:38 GMT
Message-ID: <74nbmi$ha9_at_bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>
Date: 10 Dec 1998 02:29:38 GMT
Message-ID: <74nbmi$ha9_at_bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>
Without rewriting the whole paper...
Please go to my web site (in the publications section) and download the VRAD
paper and the one on 5.0 templates and object libraries.
-- Paul Dorsey Dulcian, Inc. www.dulcian.com 212 595 7223 cary_at_nams.net wrote in message <74mcu4$e5v$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>...Received on Thu Dec 10 1998 - 03:29:38 CET
>Hello,
>
> I need some advice on how to distribute standards using Forms 5.0. My
>development team is in the process of establishing standards for an
>application (fonts, colors, format masks, etc.) but are having trouble
>deciding how to use them effectively. At the moment our standards exist as
>an Object Group of alerts, visual attributes (some sub-classed to a base
>visual attribute), and property classes (many sub-classed to various other
>property classes) in a particular form module. With this hierarchy of
visual
>attributes and property classes, it is easy to quickly change the
>appearance/behavior of the application, which was the intended goal.
>HOWEVER, transfer of our standards to other form modules is proving to be
>difficult. Doing a straight copy of the Object Group destroys the subclass
>parent -> child links. Choosing to subclass the Object Group during the
>transfer doesn't work as desired (subclassing actual instances of text
items,
>for example, has on effect at all). Object Libraries appear to have the
same
>shortcomings. I've also tried transferring the property classes and visual
>attributes individually, but again, no dice. Is there something I am
missing?
> At the moment, the only way I can see to distribute our standards is to
>actually begin development of each form with our standards module. Any
>future changes to the standards, however, will have to be duplicated in
every
>form module. There must be a better way, no? Thanks for any suggestions.
>
>
>Cary
>
>
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