picture box doesn't keep its place after stretch

[MarwaAlSagheer]

Hi ...

I have a form with a background and a picture box that displays another image , i set Backgroundimagelayout = stretch for them both, the problem that when running the application the image in the picture box doesn't keep its place , So any advice?

[tlhintoq]

Would it be more accurate to say that the picturebox DOES keep its place, and that is the problem?

Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like the form gets resized, but the picturebox on top of the form stays in its original location, so it looks out of place.

If you want it to stay in a certain location RELATIVE to the form it sits on you will have to relocate the picture box each time the form is resized. Try checking the Form.Bounds after each ResizeEnd event. You can then calculate the new position for the picturebox off of the Bounds.Right and Bounds.Bottom values.

Keep in mind, that if the images are set to stretch, then the images are resizing as well. That means the image in the picturebox will have to resize to match the form, and so the picturebox itself will have to resize to accommodate the resized picture it contains.

[MarwaAlSagheer]

Thanx alot Mr.Tlhintoq

is it posible to solve this problem by using .Net function

this.ScaleControl(new SizeF(15, 30), BoundsSpecified.All);
If yes please explain how can I do that.

[tlhintoq]

Thanx alot Mr.Tlhintoq

is it posible to solve this problem by using .Net function

this.ScaleControl(new SizeF(15, 30), BoundsSpecified.All);
If yes please explain how can I do that.

I've never played with the scale function.
I usually just handle all the moving/sizing with the "resize end" or "size change" events.

It might require some experimentation on your part. Might have to do the placement based on percentages of window width & height. For example: Calculate the position 85% from the left and 75% from the top, then place your top box there.