PictureBox scaling

[TEN Ware]

I have written an app in VB2005. This app uses a picturebox that is 256x256 pixels. It looks fine on the PC on which the app was developed.

When I run the app on another PC, the picture box looks distorted: it appears elongated vertically, but still is 256x256.

How do I scale this picturebox appear square on different PCs?

[user232k2038]

Try getting the screen size through My.Computer.Screen.PrimaryScreen, and adjust the PictureBox size according to the screen's width and height.

[Killer42]

Try getting the screen size through My.Computer.Screen.PrimaryScreen, and adjust the PictureBox size according to the screen's width and height.

It might be better to get whatever the VB2005 equivalent is of VB6's Screen.TwipsPerPixelX and Screen.TwipsPerPixelY properties.

[TEN Ware]

Try getting the screen size through My.Computer.Screen.PrimaryScreen, and adjust the PictureBox size according to the screen's width and height.

Thanks for the input, but both the PC on which the PB looks ok and the one where the PB appears distorted are set to the same resolution.

[Killer42]

Thanks for the input, but both the PC on which the PB looks ok and the one where the PB appears distorted are set to the same resolution.

That's weird. Does one of them have a wide screen?

[TEN Ware]

That's weird. Does one of them have a wide screen?

No, both are 4:3 aspect ratio. However, the development PC has a regular monitor and the other PC has a LCD flat panel monitor

[Killer42]

No, both are 4:3 aspect ratio. However, the development PC has a regular monitor and the other PC has a LCD flat panel monitor

Well, I suppose one of them must simply have the monitor adjusted so that the aspect ratio comes out a bit different. To be honest, I doubt there's much you can do about it. Unless you want to try and calibrate your program by putting a circle on the screen, adjusting the ratio and asking the user "does it look round yet?"