"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
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> "Alex Glass" <force***@hotmail.com> schrieb:
>>I have created a winforms application and I designed it with the normal
>>display settings, (96DPI) however, when I set the font settings to 120
>>DPI, my application text labels look all messed up.  Does anyone know a
>>work-around for this problem?
>
> Take a look at the documentation of the form's 'AutoScale' property.
>
> --
> M S   Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B   <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

"Charles Law" <bl***@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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| Hi Herfried
|
| If my experience is anything to go by, I think the OP will be sadly
| disappointed by the AutoScale property. It just does not do what it says
on
| the tin.
|
| For example, labels get truncated and controls become scrunched up. I have
| not found a way to make this work, and I have spent a lot of time trying.
|
| Charles
|
|
| "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
| news:%23YwWemjeFHA.1600@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| > "Alex Glass" <force***@hotmail.com> schrieb:
| >>I have created a winforms application and I designed it with the normal
| >>display settings, (96DPI) however, when I set the font settings to 120
| >>DPI, my application text labels look all messed up.  Does anyone know a
| >>work-around for this problem?
| >
| > Take a look at the documentation of the form's 'AutoScale' property.
| >
| > --
| > M S   Herfried K. Wagner
| > M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
| > V B   <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>
|
|

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Jay_Harlow_***@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Charles,
> Just out of curiosity: are you designing using Large Fonts or Small Fonts?
>
> I have a couple of Windows Forms apps that I've designed on a monitor
> running 1600 by 1200 with 120 DPI setting. That when run on lower
> resolutions with 96 DPI look fine.
>
> Are you dynamically adding controls, or is every thing done at design
> time.
>
> Have you tried .NET 2.0 yet? It has improved support for AutoScale.
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/ey6t55zx(en-us,vs.80).aspx
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/h3kyk1we(en-us,vs.80).aspx
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/fw0ta176(en-us,vs.80).aspx
>
> I have not done a lot with the above properties yet.
>
>
> I'm curious more to know about any "gotchas" I should be aware of in my
> stuff.
>
> Hope this helps
> Jay
>
>
> "Charles Law" <bl***@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:eYQbTKveFHA.3160@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> | Hi Herfried
> |
> | If my experience is anything to go by, I think the OP will be sadly
> | disappointed by the AutoScale property. It just does not do what it says
> on
> | the tin.
> |
> | For example, labels get truncated and controls become scrunched up. I
> have
> | not found a way to make this work, and I have spent a lot of time
> trying.
> |
> | Charles
> |
> |
> | "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
> | news:%23YwWemjeFHA.1600@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> | > "Alex Glass" <force***@hotmail.com> schrieb:
> | >>I have created a winforms application and I designed it with the
> normal
> | >>display settings, (96DPI) however, when I set the font settings to 120
> | >>DPI, my application text labels look all messed up.  Does anyone know
> a
> | >>work-around for this problem?
> | >
> | > Take a look at the documentation of the form's 'AutoScale' property.
> | >
> | > --
> | > M S   Herfried K. Wagner
> | > M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> | > V B   <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>
> |
> |
>
>

"Charles Law" <bl***@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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| Hi Jay
|
| I am designing on 96 dpi, and when I run on my laptop at 120 dpi I get the
| problem.
|
| I am dynamically adding controls, but I got the same problem when using
| controls added at design time. What I found was that if I just ran the app
| on the laptop things went skewie, but if I opened the form in the designer
| on the laptop and then ran it was ok. This suggested to me that the
designer
| detects the change in resolution and changes the positions and sizes of
| controls at design time. This, of course, didn't help me at runtime.
|
| As it happens, my remit is not to design for large fonts, so I gave up
| trying to make it work. It just remains a problem for me on my laptop.
|
| I haven't tried .NET 2.0 yet. I don't really have the time at present, and
I
| wouldn't be allowed to deploy anything built with it by my clients anyway,
| so I will start the minute it is released properly (in November, I
| understand).
|
| Charles
|
|
| "Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Jay_Harlow_***@msn.com> wrote in message
| news:uxpTvFyeFHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
| > Charles,
| > Just out of curiosity: are you designing using Large Fonts or Small
Fonts?
| >
| > I have a couple of Windows Forms apps that I've designed on a monitor
| > running 1600 by 1200 with 120 DPI setting. That when run on lower
| > resolutions with 96 DPI look fine.
| >
| > Are you dynamically adding controls, or is every thing done at design
| > time.
| >
| > Have you tried .NET 2.0 yet? It has improved support for AutoScale.
| >
| > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/ey6t55zx(en-us,vs.80).aspx
| > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/h3kyk1we(en-us,vs.80).aspx
| > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/fw0ta176(en-us,vs.80).aspx
| >
| > I have not done a lot with the above properties yet.
| >
| >
| > I'm curious more to know about any "gotchas" I should be aware of in my
| > stuff.
| >
| > Hope this helps
| > Jay
| >
| >
| > "Charles Law" <bl***@nowhere.com> wrote in message
| > news:eYQbTKveFHA.3160@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| > | Hi Herfried
| > |
| > | If my experience is anything to go by, I think the OP will be sadly
| > | disappointed by the AutoScale property. It just does not do what it
says
| > on
| > | the tin.
| > |
| > | For example, labels get truncated and controls become scrunched up. I
| > have
| > | not found a way to make this work, and I have spent a lot of time
| > trying.
| > |
| > | Charles
| > |
| > |
| > | "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
| > | news:%23YwWemjeFHA.1600@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| > | > "Alex Glass" <force***@hotmail.com> schrieb:
| > | >>I have created a winforms application and I designed it with the
| > normal
| > | >>display settings, (96DPI) however, when I set the font settings to
120
| > | >>DPI, my application text labels look all messed up.  Does anyone
know
| > a
| > | >>work-around for this problem?
| > | >
| > | > Take a look at the documentation of the form's 'AutoScale' property.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > M S   Herfried K. Wagner
| > | > M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
| > | > V B   <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|