"tomb" wrote:

> pcnerd wrote:
>
> >I created a demo program with a status bar & status bar label on the form.
> >When the program runs, it's maximized. When I move the mouse over the form, I
> >can see the X & Y coordinates changing on the status bar label. Here's the
> >problem. I have a 19" LCD monitor with a resolution of 1280 by 1024. When the
> >program runs & the mouse is in the upper-left corner, the X & Y coordinates
> >are 0,0. When the mouse is in the lower-right corner, the X & Y coordinates
> >are 1279,941. OK, if someone installs this program (I know that it really
> >doesn't do anything.) on his computer & he has, say, a 17" CRT monitor with a
> >resolution of 800 by 600, will the resolution on the form still be 1279 by
> >941 or will it be 800 by 600? I want to be able to do graphics programs like
> >fractals & stuff & I want the resolution on the form to be independent of the
> >monitor size. Is that possible? Thank you.
> > 
> >
> You can change your own resolution and test it.
>
> T
>

"tomb" wrote:

> pcnerd wrote:
>
> >I created a demo program with a status bar & status bar label on the form.
> >When the program runs, it's maximized. When I move the mouse over the form, I
> >can see the X & Y coordinates changing on the status bar label. Here's the
> >problem. I have a 19" LCD monitor with a resolution of 1280 by 1024. When the
> >program runs & the mouse is in the upper-left corner, the X & Y coordinates
> >are 0,0. When the mouse is in the lower-right corner, the X & Y coordinates
> >are 1279,941. OK, if someone installs this program (I know that it really
> >doesn't do anything.) on his computer & he has, say, a 17" CRT monitor with a
> >resolution of 800 by 600, will the resolution on the form still be 1279 by
> >941 or will it be 800 by 600? I want to be able to do graphics programs like
> >fractals & stuff & I want the resolution on the form to be independent of the
> >monitor size. Is that possible? Thank you.
> > 
> >
> You can change your own resolution and test it.
>
> T
>

"tomb" wrote:

> pcnerd wrote:
>
> >I created a demo program with a status bar & status bar label on the form.
> >When the program runs, it's maximized. When I move the mouse over the form, I
> >can see the X & Y coordinates changing on the status bar label. Here's the
> >problem. I have a 19" LCD monitor with a resolution of 1280 by 1024. When the
> >program runs & the mouse is in the upper-left corner, the X & Y coordinates
> >are 0,0. When the mouse is in the lower-right corner, the X & Y coordinates
> >are 1279,941. OK, if someone installs this program (I know that it really
> >doesn't do anything.) on his computer & he has, say, a 17" CRT monitor with a
> >resolution of 800 by 600, will the resolution on the form still be 1279 by
> >941 or will it be 800 by 600? I want to be able to do graphics programs like
> >fractals & stuff & I want the resolution on the form to be independent of the
> >monitor size. Is that possible? Thank you.
> > 
> >
> You can change your own resolution and test it.
>
> T
>

"Chris Dunaway" wrote:

> pcnerd wrote:
> > As I previously stated, I have an LCD monitor. If I change the resolution,
> > everything will get fuzzy. Is there any other way to test it?
>
> If the program is maximized, it should be displayed as the resolution
> of the system on which it is running.
>
> You can check the Screen.PrimaryScreen property to get the primary
> display screen. Or you can use Screen.AllScreens to get all the screens
> in an array.
>
>

"pcnerd" wrote:

>
> > If the program is maximized, it should be displayed as the resolution
> > of the system on which it is running.
>
> That's what I thought. I had a 17" CRT monitor & I played around with
> classic VB graphics. I figured that the XY coordinates on a form are
> independent of the resolution & you confirmed it. It doesn't matter what the
> screen size or resolution are. That's a good thing to know. Thank you.
>
> "Chris Dunaway" wrote:
>
> > pcnerd wrote:
> > > As I previously stated, I have an LCD monitor. If I change the resolution,
> > > everything will get fuzzy. Is there any other way to test it?
> >
> > If the program is maximized, it should be displayed as the resolution
> > of the system on which it is running.
> >
> > You can check the Screen.PrimaryScreen property to get the primary
> > display screen. Or you can use Screen.AllScreens to get all the screens
> > in an array.
> >
> >

"Dennis" wrote:

> Just trying to understand you correctly.  Do you mean that on your 17"
> monitor that if you change the screen resolution to 800 x 600, the mouse X,Y
> in the lower right hand corner still shows 1279, 941?
> --
> Dennis in Houston
>
>
> "pcnerd" wrote:
>
> >
> > > If the program is maximized, it should be displayed as the resolution
> > > of the system on which it is running.
> >
> > That's what I thought. I had a 17" CRT monitor & I played around with
> > classic VB graphics. I figured that the XY coordinates on a form are
> > independent of the resolution & you confirmed it. It doesn't matter what the
> > screen size or resolution are. That's a good thing to know. Thank you.
> >
> > "Chris Dunaway" wrote:
> >
> > > pcnerd wrote:
> > > > As I previously stated, I have an LCD monitor. If I change the resolution,
> > > > everything will get fuzzy. Is there any other way to test it?
> > >
> > > If the program is maximized, it should be displayed as the resolution
> > > of the system on which it is running.
> > >
> > > You can check the Screen.PrimaryScreen property to get the primary
> > > display screen. Or you can use Screen.AllScreens to get all the screens
> > > in an array.
> > >
> > >

> No, I set my 17" CRT monitor to a resolution of 800 by 600.
>
> Last year, I got a new PC & a new 19" LCD monitor. My 19" LCD monitor has a
> resolution of 1280 by 1024.
>
> When I run the program on my 19" monitor, the form is maximized. The X & Y
> coordinates at the upper-left are 0,0. At the lower-right, they are 1279,941.
>
> It makes sense that the resolution on the form is independent of the size of
> the monitor. I guess that VB adjusts the resolution of the form to correspond
> to the resolution of the monitor. If I had to create a different program to
> run on every conceivable monitor size & resolution, I'd go crazy. Thank you.
>
> "Dennis" wrote:
>