Adjust Control Size Automatically

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I have a form containing numerous controls linked to memo
fields in a table. To make the user experience easier I
need to have the form controls automatically adjust in
height based on the amount of data to be displayed
(similar to the Can Grow property on a report). Due to the
number of controls involved I can't just 'draw' larger
controls, and scroll bars are cumbersome. Is there a way
to mimic the Can Grow report property?
 
TJ said:
I have a form containing numerous controls linked to memo
fields in a table. To make the user experience easier I
need to have the form controls automatically adjust in
height based on the amount of data to be displayed
(similar to the Can Grow property on a report). Due to the
number of controls involved I can't just 'draw' larger
controls, and scroll bars are cumbersome. Is there a way
to mimic the Can Grow report property?
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There's nothing that will do this automatically for form
controls, but you can use Stephen Lebans' TextHeightWidth
function (www.lebans.com) to calculate how tall a text box
needs to be in order to not need a scroll bar.

Be careful with this kind of user interface though. If the
stuff on a form jumps around too much, users will have a
hard time finding the data they're interested in. A little
can improve your UI, but lot can make make a mess of it.
 
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