Resource Issues for Microsoft Windows
In order to manage system resource usage when running on Microsoft Windows, it may be necessary to deviate from the standards slightly in order to reduce the number of widgets created.
For very large forms that may cause severe resource problems, the following guidelines and suggestions can also be used to lower resource usage:
- Have certain commands available as entries on the Special
menu rather than as buttons on the form.
- Change horizontal scrolling areas into alternative regions
showing only a subset of the columns at a time.
- Reduce the number of windows by using multiple alternative
regions in one window or by improving the window flow.
- Display multiple rows of certain information (primary
key and descriptor fields) and one row of less important information by using
overflow regions or combination blocks.