Microsoft Access finally breaks free of its 22-inch form limit
CRT-era restriction dragged into the widescreen age after 34 years
Microsoft has demonstrated that there is life in the old dog yet with an update to the Access relational database management system that addresses a limitation stemming from the days of cathode-ray tube monitors.
The fix, currently in beta and set to roll out in the Current Channel preview by July 21, 2026, removes a 22-inch form-size limitation dating back to the era of cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitors.
It's a weirdly restrictive limitation, considering that widescreen monitors have been around for years, and one that has resulted in some crowded interfaces as designers tried to meet business requirements while bumping up against Microsoft's decree that 22 inches should be enough for anyone.
The restriction also harks back to a different time, when developers had to ensure their forms would work at lower resolutions. The 640 x 480 pixels of...
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