RE-POSITIONING Avatars in Client

I am in need of some help. I have asked here before but never got a correct solution to my problem.

I'm in need of some help to keep multiple picture boxes aka avatars in their positions as the form is re-sized.

You can view an image of the client below....

http://i54.tinypic.com/10qhvfm.png

As you notice the avatars positions... I need them to remain in those positions no matter what resolution the client is at.

Thanks.

Can you elaborate on "those positions"? The two on the right you want to stick to the right edge, but what should happen with the others? As the main screen gets bigger should they reposition proportionally (by percentage) or what? Maybe you can attach another image with the window much larger showing the avatars at positions you want them at.

Yes, they will re-position proportionally with percentages always remaining in the same position on the screen. Basically they will move, however they will still be seen in the same position on the screen as they were before no matter the size of the client window.

I would have some code for you to look at, but I don't even know where to start with this kind of function. (sadly)

Lets say the checkered background container is called picBack, the two on the right are called picAvatar1 and picAvatar2. Those are easy, on Form_Resize you simply do

Code:

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'before this you need to resize picBack too in relation to form's width

picAvatar1.Left = picBack.Width - picAvatar1.Width
picAvatar2.Left = picBack.Width - picAvatar2.Width

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For the others you need to decide ahead of time where they will be placed percentage wise. If the user can drag and drop it into position, after dropping you would do something like this to get the value (this is the same for all of them so I'll just use a picAvatarA as an example.

Code:

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'since we need to keep a different value for each avatar, we'll utilize the Tag property to keep it there
picAvatarA.Tag = Int((picAvatarA.Left * 100) / picBack.Width)

'then in form resize you use that like this
picAvatarA.Left = picBack.Width * Val(picAvatarA.Tag) / 100

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You're the man.. I have it working for the client side avatar, but not for the others.... Here's what I have.

Code:

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Private Sub picAv_MouseUp(Index As Integer, Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
 On Local Error Resume Next
 If Button = vbLeftButton And Chatter(0).userID = Index Then
   
    mMove.EndIt
   
    picAv(Chatter(0).userID).MousePointer = vbDefault
    AddToINI App.Path & "\Data\Settings.ini", "myXY", "  myXY", picAv(Chatter(0).userID).Top & Chr$(58) & picAv(Chatter(0).userID).Left
   
    Chatter(0).userY = picAv(0).Top
    Chatter(0).userX = picAv(0).Left
   
    Chatter(0).userYOld = Int((picAv(Chatter(0).userID).Top * 100) / picBox.Height)
    Chatter(0).userXOld = Int((picAv(Chatter(0).userID).Left * 100) / picBox.Width)
   
    doSend picAv(Chatter(0).userID).Left & Chr$(58) & picAv(Chatter(0).userID).Top, user_Move

 End If
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Resize()
 If Me.WindowState <> vbMinimized Then resizeForm
 
    If Chatter(0).userID <> "" Then
      picAv(Chatter(0).userID).Top = picBox.Height * Val(Chatter(0).userYOld) / 100
      picAv(Chatter(0).userID).Left = picBox.Width * Val(Chatter(0).userXOld) / 100
    End If
   
    For l = 1 To picAv.ubound
        If l <> Chatter(0).userID Then
          picAv(l).Top = picBox.Height * Val(Chatter(l).userYOld) / 100
          picAv(l).Left = picBox.Width * Val(Chatter(l).userXOld) / 100
        End If
    Next
End Sub

        '''' AVATAR MOVEMENTS ''''
        Case liveProtocol & Chr$(user_Move)
            Dim moveArray() As String
                moveArray() = Split(Mid$(sckBuffer, 5), Chr(58))
                                 
                picAv(moveArray(1)).Move moveArray(2), moveArray(3)
               
                Chatter(moveArray(1)).userY = picAv(moveArray(1)).Top
                Chatter(moveArray(1)).userX = picAv(moveArray(1)).Left
               
                Chatter(moveArray(1)).userYOld = Int((picAv(moveArray(1)).Top * 100) / picBox.Height)
                Chatter(moveArray(1)).userXOld = Int((picAv(moveArray(1)).Left * 100) / picBox.Width)
               
                checkAvatar moveArray(1)
               
                Erase moveArray()

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