Ok.
Let's take nice example.
Single property of Delphi Object Inspector line equivalent to control
like TIB_Control with height = 18 (You can check it)
Font('MS Sans Serif',8) Ctrl3D(True).
TIB_Edit needs 21(!!!) pixels for same.
Interface of Delphi optimized for our comfort. (I no need huge property
lines).

Regards,
Ramil

""Marco Menardi"" <mmenaz@...> wrote in message
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> Maybe there is something I'm missing.
> Ok, I complitely forget about Autosize! My foult.
> Then I experimented with Autosize = False in IB_Edit and IB_Currency.
> In a form with Arial 10, scaled = true, I've some data bound IB_Edit
> with Height = 24. I put a IB_Edit with Font (Tahoma,8),
> Ctrl3D(False),Heigth(15). At runtime it switches to Height 19. With
> Font size = 6 (you can't read it!), at runtime it swithces to 16. I
> think that it switches to the minimum necessary to show the selected font.
> In another form with Tahoma 10, I've put a IB_Currency with height set
> to 18, 3D true, unbound (no datasource/field specified). It does not
> resize (don't ask me why!), but you can not use it since nothing is
> displayed (too narrow for the font size).
> In the data bound form I've then set height to 35, and it was resized
> :(. The same does not happend in the no data bound form (IB_Currency
> or IB_Edit, but IB_Edit does not work unbound).
> Since your problem is make the controls smallest you can, this
> considered, I think that IB_Edit, with Autosize = True behaves like
> all the other VCL controls, and with Autosize = False gives you the
> smallest dimensione useful for display text.
> Or I'm missing something again? ;)
> Thanks
> Marco Menardi
>
>
> --- In IBObjects@yahoogroups.com, "Ramil Khabibullin" <khabibr@m...>
> wrote:
> > Hi Marco,
> > I agree with you what it related to the VCL part (ancestors).
> >
> > About height = 35 for TDBEdit and TEdit - try same with
> AutoSize=False...
> > We can control it!
> > I need stylish, compact form. User must see more information at once.
> > Grids with 'Tahoma' font and DefaultRowHeight=15 looks great,
> > but large Edits don't harmonize with that style.
> > Font(Tahoma,8), Ctrl3D(False),Heigth(15) is much better.
> > It only my opinion and maybe someone else.
> > I look at the code in depth but is not fully successfully while.
> > I find that problem hiding in property assignment sequence in ancestors
> > tree.
> > Height changed by TCustomEdit.AdjustHeight in StdCtrls.pas.
> > AdjustHeight don't called when AutoSize=False, but AutoSize assigned
> > later when Height and between it something entail AdjustHeight
> calling, Font
> > assignment for example.
> > Simple obvious solve I find, it is assignment AutoSize to False by
> default
> > in
> > TIB_Edit sources, it prevent automatic Height calculation.
> > For me it more than enough, but backward compatibility lost for
> others...
> >
> > Regards
> > Ramil
> >
> > ---"Marco Menardi" <mmenaz@l...> wrote in message
> > > I've had a look at the code, but seems something related to the VCL
> > > part (ancestors). Since the VCL TDBEdit and TEdit has the same
> > > behaviour (try height = 35, for instance), I suppose it's something by
> > > design that can't be changed without impacting TIB_Edit in a
> > > unreasonable manner.
> > > TIB_Edit is a "onle line only" edit control, so it's height adjusts
> > > based upon font size or other "environmental" factors. For me, it
> > > works very well as is.
> > > regards
> > > Marco Menardi
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In IBObjects@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Hope" <paulhope@a...> wrote:
> > > > Ramil
> > > >
> > > > I had a reply from Jason - saying that he wasn't sure how to solve
> > > it - so
> > > > as far as I know it is towards the bottom of a pile of things to
> do ;-/
> > > >
> > > > I had a quick look at the source but couldn't quite follow it. It
> > > appeared
> > > > to me that it always does a get metrics and resizes the control
> > > according to
> > > > the font with no facility to override this if it has been set
> manually.
> > > >
> > > > Maybe someone else feels brave enough to have a look ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > Paul
> > > >
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > > > Anyone have decision of inveteracy problem of TIB_Edit?
> > > > > I'm talk about TIB_Edit Height problem.
> > > > > Here extract from old messages of IB Objects support list:
> > > > > "...
> > > > > look at the problem with
> > > > > the changing height of TIB_Edit (and other controls)
> > > > > during runtime vs edit time?
> > > > > (Set to 18 height at desingtime and switches to
> > > > > 20 during runtime. Even when constraints set in design)
> > > > > ...." by Steve Fields, Jul 18, 2001
> > > > >
> > > > > "...
> > > > > I set my IB_Edit height to 17 and Autosize to false. They
> stay like
> > > > that
> > > > > in
> > > > > the IDE but appear as 19 high when the app runs? Is this a bug
> > > or can I
> > > > > control it?
> > > > > ..." by Paul Hope, Aug 6, 2002
> > > > >
> > > > > Or I miss something and this explicit problem was fixed?
> > > > > Any help appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > With best regards,
> > > > > Ramil Khabibullin
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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