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On some computer screens, my controls are TOO LARGE???

This may be a very old question but, is there a way with VB.net to
have the controls on a form scale in accordance with the screen
resolution of the deploy computer?

....Or is it best to always design a form to suit the
lowest-common-denominator screen resolution? If so, does Visual
Studio 2005 have a tool that will 'prevent' me from designing form
controls that scale outside of these restrictions?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Jan 7 '08 #1
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The size of Controls in a Windows Forms app is measured in pixels. Screen
resolution represents the number of pixels wide and high of the screen.

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This may be a very old question but, is there a way with VB.net to
have the controls on a form scale in accordance with the screen
resolution of the deploy computer?

...Or is it best to always design a form to suit the
lowest-common-denominator screen resolution? If so, does Visual
Studio 2005 have a tool that will 'prevent' me from designing form
controls that scale outside of these restrictions?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Jan 8 '08 #2

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