"RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
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> Hello to all, and happy new year!
>
> I have this application that someone wrote that I'm
> sort of checking out. The forms look fine in design
> mode, but when I run the application, it crops off
> the bottom of almost every form. I haven't figured
> out yet if there's a pattern to it. I compared two
> forms -- one that looks okay and one that gets cropped,
> and aside from the size and the accept button and
> the cancel button, their properties are identical.
> I don't see anything in the code that is modifying
> the size of the form, either.
>
> The forms are all displayed as dialogs, if that matters.
>
> Has anybody seen something like this before, or
> do you have any ideas how I can figure out how to
> fix it?
>
> I talked to the original author of the application,
> and it looks fine on his screen and on other people's
> screens who have looked at the application.
>
> I'd appreciate any advice you can offer me.
> BTW, I'm using VB2005.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Robin S.
>

"Stephany Young" <noone@localhost> wrote in message
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> Maybe you should have asked Santa for a nice brand spanking new
> monitor :)
>
> Seriously though ...
>
> What happens if you plug another monitor into your computer? If it
> still happens then it would be more likely to be a problem with your
> video card than your monitor.
>
> You might want to try tweaking whatever video card and/or monitor
> settings you can find - like refresh rate etc.
>
> Apart from that it's like 'how long is a piece of string?'.
>
>
> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
> news:KP6dnRUGup9zOgjYnZ2dnUVZ_h2pnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Hello to all, and happy new year!
>>
>> I have this application that someone wrote that I'm
>> sort of checking out. The forms look fine in design
>> mode, but when I run the application, it crops off
>> the bottom of almost every form. I haven't figured
>> out yet if there's a pattern to it. I compared two
>> forms -- one that looks okay and one that gets cropped,
>> and aside from the size and the accept button and
>> the cancel button, their properties are identical.
>> I don't see anything in the code that is modifying
>> the size of the form, either.
>>
>> The forms are all displayed as dialogs, if that matters.
>>
>> Has anybody seen something like this before, or
>> do you have any ideas how I can figure out how to
>> fix it?
>>
>> I talked to the original author of the application,
>> and it looks fine on his screen and on other people's
>> screens who have looked at the application.
>>
>> I'd appreciate any advice you can offer me.
>> BTW, I'm using VB2005.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Robin S.
>>
>
>

"RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
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> Darn, I was hoping that would help, but it didn't. My laptop's
> resolution is 1400x1050. It does an extended desktop onto my
> second (20.1") monitor that is 1680x1050. It displays the same
> way on both monitors.
>
> Here's a weird thing: it doesn't do it on applications that *I* develop.
>
> Here's a weirder thing: I created a new form, set the size to the
> same as his. Then I copied all of his controls onto my new form,
> then copied all of the code-behind that he had written into my new
> form, and made sure all of the [size] and [location] information for
> the form and controls matched. Then I changed the other code to call
> my form instead of his, and it looks fine.
>
> I compared the Designer.vb files, and the size of all the controls
> is different (even though I copied his and pasted them into mine).
> And as for the form settings, the AutoScaleDimensions and ClientSize
> are different. All of the sizes in the properties and controls for
> both forms is the same; it's only different in the generated code.
>
> After mucking around with it, I found if I move a control on the
> screen, or change anything on the screen (even if I change it back)
> and then save the form, it regenerates the Designer.vb file and
> the AutoScaleDimensions goes from (6.0!, 13.0!) to (8.0!, 16.0!).
> And the client size changes (634, 455) to (845, 560).
>
> Note that none of the properties displayed for the form in
> design mode have changed.
>
> (insert Twilight Zone music here)
>
> Is there some way to regenerate the designer.vb files other than
> changing each form (there are a lot of them)? (Rebuilding the
> solution doesn't do it, in case you're wondering).
>
> Does this mean if I want to deploy an application on a computer
> with a higher resolution than mine, I will have to handle the
> sizing in the code?
>
> Can I now justify buying a 30" monitor? Or should I just hook
> my laptop up to my 42" plasma monitor/tv? Wow. Just think of the
> real estate. Hmmmm.
>
> Robin S.
> ---------------------------
>
> "Stephany Young" <noone@localhost> wrote in message
> news:e6LHqW6KHHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Maybe you should have asked Santa for a nice brand spanking new monitor
>> :)
>>
>> Seriously though ...
>>
>> What happens if you plug another monitor into your computer? If it still
>> happens then it would be more likely to be a problem with your video card
>> than your monitor.
>>
>> You might want to try tweaking whatever video card and/or monitor
>> settings you can find - like refresh rate etc.
>>
>> Apart from that it's like 'how long is a piece of string?'.
>>
>>
>> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
>> news:KP6dnRUGup9zOgjYnZ2dnUVZ_h2pnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>> Hello to all, and happy new year!
>>>
>>> I have this application that someone wrote that I'm
>>> sort of checking out. The forms look fine in design
>>> mode, but when I run the application, it crops off
>>> the bottom of almost every form. I haven't figured
>>> out yet if there's a pattern to it. I compared two
>>> forms -- one that looks okay and one that gets cropped,
>>> and aside from the size and the accept button and
>>> the cancel button, their properties are identical.
>>> I don't see anything in the code that is modifying
>>> the size of the form, either.
>>>
>>> The forms are all displayed as dialogs, if that matters.
>>>
>>> Has anybody seen something like this before, or
>>> do you have any ideas how I can figure out how to
>>> fix it?
>>>
>>> I talked to the original author of the application,
>>> and it looks fine on his screen and on other people's
>>> screens who have looked at the application.
>>>
>>> I'd appreciate any advice you can offer me.
>>> BTW, I'm using VB2005.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Robin S.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Stephany Young" <noone@localhost> wrote in message
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> Damn ... Lucian got in before I did ...
>
> Yes, it will be ye olde 'Large Fonts'. Note that 560 pixels wide is
> approximately 125% of 455 pixels wide and also that 120 dpi is 125% of
> 96 dpi.
>
> Have a look at the AutoScaleMode property of the form and have a read
> up on that property in the documentation.
>
>
> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
> news:GrudnSjCUv4UJAjYnZ2dnUVZ_hynnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Darn, I was hoping that would help, but it didn't. My laptop's
>> resolution is 1400x1050. It does an extended desktop onto my
>> second (20.1") monitor that is 1680x1050. It displays the same
>> way on both monitors.
>>
>> Here's a weird thing: it doesn't do it on applications that *I*
>> develop.
>>
>> Here's a weirder thing: I created a new form, set the size to the
>> same as his. Then I copied all of his controls onto my new form,
>> then copied all of the code-behind that he had written into my new
>> form, and made sure all of the [size] and [location] information for
>> the form and controls matched. Then I changed the other code to call
>> my form instead of his, and it looks fine.
>>
>> I compared the Designer.vb files, and the size of all the controls
>> is different (even though I copied his and pasted them into mine).
>> And as for the form settings, the AutoScaleDimensions and ClientSize
>> are different. All of the sizes in the properties and controls for
>> both forms is the same; it's only different in the generated code.
>>
>> After mucking around with it, I found if I move a control on the
>> screen, or change anything on the screen (even if I change it back)
>> and then save the form, it regenerates the Designer.vb file and
>> the AutoScaleDimensions goes from (6.0!, 13.0!) to (8.0!, 16.0!).
>> And the client size changes (634, 455) to (845, 560).
>>
>> Note that none of the properties displayed for the form in
>> design mode have changed.
>>
>> (insert Twilight Zone music here)
>>
>> Is there some way to regenerate the designer.vb files other than
>> changing each form (there are a lot of them)? (Rebuilding the
>> solution doesn't do it, in case you're wondering).
>>
>> Does this mean if I want to deploy an application on a computer
>> with a higher resolution than mine, I will have to handle the
>> sizing in the code?
>>
>> Can I now justify buying a 30" monitor? Or should I just hook
>> my laptop up to my 42" plasma monitor/tv? Wow. Just think of the
>> real estate. Hmmmm.
>>
>> Robin S.
>> ---------------------------
>>
>> "Stephany Young" <noone@localhost> wrote in message
>> news:e6LHqW6KHHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Maybe you should have asked Santa for a nice brand spanking new
>>> monitor :)
>>>
>>> Seriously though ...
>>>
>>> What happens if you plug another monitor into your computer? If it
>>> still happens then it would be more likely to be a problem with your
>>> video card than your monitor.
>>>
>>> You might want to try tweaking whatever video card and/or monitor
>>> settings you can find - like refresh rate etc.
>>>
>>> Apart from that it's like 'how long is a piece of string?'.
>>>
>>>
>>> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
>>> news:KP6dnRUGup9zOgjYnZ2dnUVZ_h2pnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>> Hello to all, and happy new year!
>>>>
>>>> I have this application that someone wrote that I'm
>>>> sort of checking out. The forms look fine in design
>>>> mode, but when I run the application, it crops off
>>>> the bottom of almost every form. I haven't figured
>>>> out yet if there's a pattern to it. I compared two
>>>> forms -- one that looks okay and one that gets cropped,
>>>> and aside from the size and the accept button and
>>>> the cancel button, their properties are identical.
>>>> I don't see anything in the code that is modifying
>>>> the size of the form, either.
>>>>
>>>> The forms are all displayed as dialogs, if that matters.
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody seen something like this before, or
>>>> do you have any ideas how I can figure out how to
>>>> fix it?
>>>>
>>>> I talked to the original author of the application,
>>>> and it looks fine on his screen and on other people's
>>>> screens who have looked at the application.
>>>>
>>>> I'd appreciate any advice you can offer me.
>>>> BTW, I'm using VB2005.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>> Robin S.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
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>
> "Bruce W. Darby" <kra***@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
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> That sounds like a great idea! You have to pay the shipping, though,
> which will be $250. Paypal or cashier's check?
>
> LOL,
> Robin S.

"Bruce W. Darby" <kra***@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Bruce W. Darby" <kra***@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:R7OdnWj58ZvnjgvYnZ2dnUVZ_rSjnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>
>>> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
>>> news:GrudnSjCUv4UJAjYnZ2dnUVZ_hynnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>> That sounds like a great idea! You have to pay the shipping, though,
>> which will be $250. Paypal or cashier's check?
>>
>> LOL,
>> Robin S.
>
> Only $250.00??? A steal at any price.... uh.... checks in the mail????
> hehehehe

"Lucian Wischik" <lu***@wischik.com> wrote in message
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> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote:
>>I have this application that someone wrote that I'm
>>sort of checking out. The forms look fine in design
>>mode, but when I run the application, it crops off
>>the bottom of almost every form.
>
> I wonder if it has to do with
> Display>Properties>Settings>Advanced>Fonts (120dpi/96dpi) ?
>
> They're a common reason for dialogs to look wrong on different
> systems.
>
> --
> Lucian