State of form

[earlrainer]

Hi guys,

nobody likes the user interface of the applications i make...somebody complains of the placements,somebody of the color,some say too many controls have been placed on the form and they dont need all of them...etc.

so i was thinking ,how about giving the user a chance to redesign the form as they want.

this means i give them the exe,but then they are free to move the controls around the form,place them wher they like,change their color etc..

so when i close the application i just save the state of the form and restore it next time i start the program.

can anyone tell me how i can achieve this.is there any tutorial anywhere which will of us?

Thanks guys.......

 

[svanels]

Earl making a user interface is also an art, but you can't satisfy every user.

You should consider using Controlbars for giving the user ability to move with the controls arround.

About the colors, if you start digging to deep I think you will end up spending more time mixing colors then implementing essential stuff in your application. An example is all of the skins which are available for media-players, winamp and other related things.

Send me your e-mail and I sent you the guidelines I use for making my forms. S. van Els
SAvanEls@cq-link.sr