Datepicker Today Button - Windows 7

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   Everyone: 

We are noticing a problem with the "Today" button of the Datepicker control - when running under Windows 7. This is obviously a problem related to the font size increase automatically applied by Windows 7. Take a look at figure 1 (running under Windows XP) and figure 2 (running under Windows 7).

Any suggestion on how to correctly compensate for the disparity?

Thanks

Giorgio Vidali
Automated Business Designs, Inc. 

Figure 1 - running under Windows XP

Figure 2 - running under Windows 7

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gvidali Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 April 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote gvidali Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Datepicker Today Button - Windows 7 Posted: 20 January 2010 at 4:19pm
	Everyone: We are noticing a problem with the "Today" button of the Datepicker control - when running under Windows 7. This is obviously a problem related to the font size increase automatically applied by Windows 7. Take a look at figure 1 (running under Windows XP) and figure 2 (running under Windows 7). Any suggestion on how to correctly compensate for the disparity? Thanks Giorgio Vidali Automated Business Designs, Inc. Figure 1 - running under Windows XP Figure 2 - running under Windows 7

mdoubson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 17 November 2008 Status: Offline Points: 1705	Post Options Post Reply Quote mdoubson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 January 2010 at 3:06pm
	Could you just increase your dialog height and picker height?

gvidali Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 April 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote gvidali Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 January 2010 at 9:49am
	Mark, Increasing the picker height has the side effect of re-centering the drawing of the calendar - leaving some white space at the top... which is not particularly eye-pleasing when running under Windows XP. We have solved the issue by removing the "today" button and replacing it with a link just below the date picker -- and the result is actually better looking... Thanks Giorgio Vidali

mdoubson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 17 November 2008 Status: Offline Points: 1705	Post Options Post Reply Quote mdoubson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 January 2010 at 4:16pm
	This is not exact that I mean - I think about if - else case depends on OS