Subject Re: blind programmer getting started with dbase From Rich K <rmkuzma@aol.com> Date Sat, 01 Aug 2015 22:19:55 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Thanks a bunch. Only reason i would like to program in character metrics, it is really easy for me to keep track of what is where on and in my fomr since i cannot use the form designer since my screen reader does not read it. Thanks for the measurements, they make since now. The old dos days i think the screen was about 80 x 25 lines, so will try what you gave me there. Thanks a bunch. Now to tackle my next thing. Looking for the syntax of the onkey command. Any help, thanks a lot. richKen Mayer Wrote: > On 8/1/2015 5:35 PM, Rich K. wrote: > > hello, > > I am a blind dbase programmer in pittsburgh, pa. > > I have been using dbase for windows for about two months. > > I am very familiar with the older dos version , but not the windows version. > > I have some questions on setting up fomrs in the right metric mode. > > I have read as a blind programmer and user it would be optimal to program on a 640x480 pixel form. > > I would like to program on that size form but in the character metrics. > > The form's Metric property can be set to 6, which gives you a setting of > Pixels. Is there a reason you need to use Character metrics? > > You could set the form to a metric of 6, set the height and width as you > require, then set the metric back to character (metric property set to 0). > > This may be tricky if your screen reader can't work with the form > designer, but the idea would be to set the size, open it in the form > designer, change the metric (as defined above), the form designer will > automatically convert the metric to the correct value for height and > width of the form, save it, and it is what you need. > > I just did this: > > Height: 21.82 > Width: 91.43 > > Ken > > -- > *Ken Mayer* > Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase > The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#dUFLP > dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/dBASEBooks.htm