Sizing App for Touchscreen Tablet

FSPortal Remote Client

For show operation, you may want to operate lights from a network connected tablet (wired or wireless). The FSPortal Remote Client (right) exposes a simplified user interface (UI) for users who are not trained on FreeStyler.

General comments

All the controls are touch enabled. You just need to adjust their size to your finger preference. The User Interface sizing controls let you resize the app for optimal screen use on any size tablet display. These resizing controls apply to the main program screen only. Resizing is intened for show operation only (not editing sessions) using a network connected tablet. The edit dialogs remain sized at the Windows default sizes.

Sizing controls

General Options

Font Sizes - Using larger fonts changes the size of text related controls.
Button Controls - Buttons are scalable.
Listboxes Size - The height and width of the Cues and Sequences listboxes are scalable.
Hide Toolbars - Hide any toolbars you are not going to use to make more room for the controls you do need. (in the Tools menu)

Figure 1 shows the app base size using default fonts and no scaling on UI controls. This is intended for editing sessions with mouse and keyboard operation.

Figure 1. App Base Size, Default Fonts with No Scaling

Larger Fonts

Set the Fonts in the Options dialog.

Menu font

Controls font

The Controls font sets the font size for the text related controls of the app (text boxes, labels, etc).

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Resize Buttons and Controls

Set the Scale Factor for Controls in the Options dialog. It will resize controls like buttons based on the scale you set. Find a Scale Factor that is a comfortable size for your finger touch.

Figure 2, shows the app window with these size options: Controls Font at Arial 24pt font; Controls/Buttons Scale = 1.7; Listboxes Width Scale = 1.7; Listboxes Height Scale = 1.4 .

Figure 2. App Resized for Touchscreen Tablet

Figure 3. Options for App resize in Figure 2

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