Creating applications for different screen sizes

[thiago777]

I ran to the problem that after creating my app in a 1024x768 monitor and running it in a lower resolution (800x600), the texts of the buttons and labels where not appearing completly/correctly.

Is there a way to assure that your application will be compatible with most used monitor resolutions?

thanks!

[kenobewan]

I usually design for the lower resolution, however you can check toe resolution in JS. HTH.

[thiago777]

"toe resolution in JS. HTH."

JS HTH ..what is that ??

[thiago777]

I usually design for the lower resolution, however you can check toe resolution in JS. HTH.

What do you mean with toe resolution in JS?

[kenobewan]

Screen resolution can be detected through JavaScript. "Toe" was a typo for the.

[thiago777]

Sorry if I didnt mention before, but this is a VB app!
thanks!

[kenobewan]

Is that vb or vb.net?

[thiago777]

Its Vb.net, with Microsoft Visual Studio..

[dip_developer]

Its Vb.net, with Microsoft Visual Studio..

you can use the Screen object to set height / width of your Form like....

 
Form1.Height=Screen.Height 
Form1.Width=Screen.Width
 

and for setting any control location or height or width dont use absolute referencing.......... dont use any hard coded value like.....

 Button1.Location=New Point(10,10)

rather use

Button1.Location=New Point(Me.Location.X-10,Me.Location.Y-10)

[jigsmshah]

winforms has a property called AutoScroll or autoscrollbar,try to set it to true.
else set scroll bar to true.this will work.
MSDN has some articles that mentoins about a property,i am right now cant remember,but that didnt work for me.
like we had a winforms app and users were using that app at different resolutions.So the users were not able to reach most of the buttons,so if u provide a scroll bar then user can scroll down to the buttons.
Hope this make sense an di am sure this will solve ur problem
do let me know if u need anything else.
Regards
Jignesh