B4J Question Resizing all form contents based on screen resolution (best approach?)

[MegatenFreak]

Hi.
I'm designing my software based on a 1366x768 resolution, so when I run it on 1920x1080, for instance, I get a lot of empty space inside the tab pages (other than the fact that everything is so small and harder to read). The idea I came up with was to use Java's setScaleX/Y methods on every single node within the form. But:
1. Though it fixes the size, the locations get messed up, and I'm not sure how to fix that since my nodes are "right-anchored" in the form and the node class itself only recognizes a "Left" property.
2. Is there an easier, hassle-free solution?
Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[Erel]

everything is so small and harder to read). The idea I came up with was to use Java's setScaleX/Y methods on every single node within the form. But:

Sounds like a bad idea.

I've never seen a desktop app scales the text and all other elements when the window is resized.

Use anchors and designer script.

 

[MegatenFreak]

Thanks. I'll try that too. Though it would be more complex, since I adjust most of the properties on the scene (including fonts and their sizes) through code rather than within the layout designer, and I'd have to manually alter table column sizes as well.

 

[MicroDrie]

I'd have to manually alter table column sizes as well.

Erel has thought of everything. In the [B4X] B4XTable - Cross platform, sortable, searchable, customizable table example you can set the column size as wide as you want. When the required screen width becomes too large, you will automatically get a horizontal scroll bar.

 

[MegatenFreak]

Erel has thought of everything. In the [B4X] B4XTable - Cross platform, sortable, searchable, customizable table example you can set the column size as wide as you want. When the required screen width becomes too large, you will automatically get a horizontal scroll bar.

Yeah, XUI views brings amazing options; unfortunately, my app is going to be used on all systems of an entire company, which is full of older systems, and each time I add an XUI view (like the new button, for example) the app crashes on those old systems, which I assumed is probably because their systems and OS is old (some have 32bit Windows XP!) and I could only install an old version of JRE (7, I think).
(In any case, I realized that putting every node inside a pane and scaling that pane scales everything else in correct size and coordinates, but I'll have to see what the project director thinks about that!

 

[Erel]

XUI Views doesn't have any special requirements.

You need to use Java 8u40+ with B4J. It is compatible with Windows 7+ including 32 bit computers.

 

[MegatenFreak]

XUI Views doesn't have any special requirements.

You need to use Java 8u40+ with B4J. It is compatible with Windows 7+ including 32 bit computers.

Then it's probably the Windows XP thing. I need to convince them to ditch that prehistoric OS and install a Windows 7!