controls and form sizing

[VbRon399]

on some computers my controls and other objects on my forms become jumbled(wrong location(s)) and it is caused by the display Font size setting. how do you setup a form and controls to adjust when different resolutions and font sizes are used?

[kpmc]

Use the TableLayoutPanels and docking.

When opening the form i set these properties

            Dim MatrixForm As New frmMatrix(Me)
            MatrixForm.Height = Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Height - 75
            MatrixForm.Width = Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Height - 75
            MatrixForm.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen
            MatrixForm.Location = New Point(10, 10)
            MatrixForm.ShowDialog()

[VbRon399]

Use the TableLayoutPanels and docking.

When opening the form i set these properties

            Dim MatrixForm As New frmMatrix(Me)
            MatrixForm.Height = Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Height - 75
            MatrixForm.Width = Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Height - 75
            MatrixForm.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen
            MatrixForm.Location = New Point(10, 10)
            MatrixForm.ShowDialog()

I checked that out and it's not my problem. the combo boxes and textboxes for example actually changed locations until I decreased the font size of the display and this was in a laptop computer. the actual size of the form is not an issue.

[dday9]

I started programming in Visual Basic .NET, but when I started web development I got very jealous of how much more aesthetically pleasing it was. Now whenever program in Visual Basic .NET I do the following:

• Change the Form's font to Segoe UI, 16px
• Add a TableLayoutPanel to structure the layout
• Allow "container" controls (such as Panels, GroupBoxes, etc.) to be auto-resized and for them to grow or shrink

It takes a little bit longer to design the Form, but it looks a lot better and it is much more consistent throughout deployment.

[VbRon399]

I started programming in Visual Basic .NET, but when I started web development I got very jealous of how much more aesthetically pleasing it was. Now whenever program in Visual Basic .NET I do the following:

• Change the Form's font to Segoe UI, 16px
• Add a TableLayoutPanel to structure the layout
• Allow "container" controls (such as Panels, GroupBoxes, etc.) to be auto-resized and for them to grow or shrink

It takes a little bit longer to design the Form, but it looks a lot better and it is much more consistent throughout deployment.

I checked that out and it's not my problem. the combo boxes and textboxes for example actually changed locations until I decreased the font size of the display and this was in a laptop computer. the actual size of the form is not an issue.

[dday9]

Can you post a picture of before and after the resizing occurs?

[VbRon399]

Can you post a picture of before and after the resizing occurs?

it's on a customers laptop computer so it's not easy but I will try to re-create it on my laptop.

[jmcilhinney]

It's likely a DPI issue. You can change the AutoSizeMode (I think) of the form from Font to Dpi and that may give some relief. Windows Forms was developed before high-DPI monitors became common though, so there may be some situations where you just can't make a form look good in every case. WPF, which was developed from the ground up with this sort of thing in mind, avoids these issues.

[VbRon399]

It's likely a DPI issue. You can change the AutoSizeMode (I think) of the form from Font to Dpi and that may give some relief. Windows Forms was developed before high-DPI monitors became common though, so there may be some situations where you just can't make a form look good in every case. WPF, which was developed from the ground up with this sort of thing in mind, avoids these issues.

I tried the DPI and it had no effect.

[VbRon399]

what is WPF?

[VbRon399]

what is WPF?

I searched on the internet and I found WPF.