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Resize Form

Resize Form, resizing to screen dim

AlexG788	7 Apr, 2009 - 12:58 PM Post #1
D.I.C Head Joined: 28 Jan, 2009 Posts: 61 Thanked: 1 times My Contributions	Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to resize a form on load to fit to the user's screen. Many of my users are on laptops, or split screens between laptop and monitor.. I remember in VB6, it was something like form.height = screen.height (or something of the sort)... but I can't find this functionality in VB.NET 2008 Let me know. I'm also trying to wrap everything (multiple screens/forms) into one app, so I wanted to know if anyone was aware of any tutorials on form parent/child relationships... I don't want to keep opening and hiding forms individually without having them packaged in one work area.... Thanks as always!
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prabh	RE: Resize Form 7 Apr, 2009 - 01:27 PM Post #2
D.I.C Regular Joined: 27 Dec, 2008 Posts: 292 Thanked: 8 times Dream Kudos: 25 My Contributions	QUOTE(AlexG788 @ 7 Apr, 2009 - 12:58 PM) Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to resize a form on load to fit to the user's screen. Many of my users are on laptops, or split screens between laptop and monitor.. I remember in VB6, it was something like form.height = screen.height (or something of the sort)... but I can't find this functionality in VB.NET 2008 Let me know. I'm also trying to wrap everything (multiple screens/forms) into one app, so I wanted to know if anyone was aware of any tutorials on form parent/child relationships... I don't want to keep opening and hiding forms individually without having them packaged in one work area.... Thanks as always! hi if you change form property of window state to maximized it will take the size of the end-users screen
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Jayman	RE: Resize Form 7 Apr, 2009 - 02:37 PM Post #3
Student of Life Joined: 26 Dec, 2005 Posts: 8,570 Thanked: 237 times Dream Kudos: 500 Expert In: Everything My Contributions	I think you are looking for: CODE Me.Height = Screen.Height
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AlexG788	RE: Resize Form 8 Apr, 2009 - 05:24 AM Post #4
D.I.C Head Joined: 28 Jan, 2009 Posts: 61 Thanked: 1 times My Contributions	QUOTE(Jayman @ 7 Apr, 2009 - 02:37 PM) I think you are looking for: CODE Me.Height = Screen.Height screen.height for some reason is not a function of VB.NET 2008.... unless I'm not referencing something I should be... when i insert this statement into my code, VS underlines it and says: Height is not a member of system.windows.forms.screen] Also if I select Maximized in the Window State (properties) box, nothing happens, its still the original size
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zhaynes	RE: Resize Form 8 Apr, 2009 - 12:36 PM Post #5
New D.I.C Head Joined: 8 Apr, 2009 Posts: 2 My Contributions	this should work in vb 2008 CODE Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized This post has been edited by zhaynes: 8 Apr, 2009 - 12:37 PM
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microstoc	RE: Resize Form 8 Apr, 2009 - 01:33 PM Post #6
D.I.C Head Joined: 4 Apr, 2009 Posts: 59 Thanked: 5 times My Contributions	QUOTE(zhaynes @ 8 Apr, 2009 - 12:36 PM) this should work in vb 2008 CODE Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized I don't know if this helps, but it seems relevant. 'actual screen dimensions Dim ScreenWidth as Integer = Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Width Dim ScreenHeight as Integer = Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Height 'actual working area (i.e. actual screen dimensions less the taskbar dimensions etc) Dim FormTop as Integer = Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Top Dim FormLeft as Integer = Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Left Dim FormRight as Integer = Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Right Dim FormBottom as Integer = Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Bottom Dim FormHeight as Integer = Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height 'FormBottom-FormTop
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yangma	RE: Resize Form 22 Jun, 2009 - 09:40 PM Post #7
D.I.C Head Joined: 3 May, 2009 Posts: 50	okai...if it is maximized then it fits into the screen..but the control and buttons and textboxes will be there in its original place..how can i move the buttons along with the size of the form... thanks
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zippp	RE: Resize Form 22 Jun, 2009 - 11:41 PM Post #8
New D.I.C Head Joined: 22 Jun, 2009 Posts: 39 Thanked: 4 times My Contributions	QUOTE(yangma @ 22 Jun, 2009 - 09:40 PM) okai...if it is maximized then it fits into the screen..but the control and buttons and textboxes will be there in its original place..how can i move the buttons along with the size of the form... thanks can you post a printscreen with your project?
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TEH	RE: Resize Form 23 Jun, 2009 - 01:07 AM Post #9
D.I.C Head Joined: 30 Jan, 2008 Posts: 72 Thanked: 5 times Dream Kudos: 25 My Contributions	QUOTE(yangma @ 23 Jun, 2009 - 07:40 AM) okai...if it is maximized then it fits into the screen..but the control and buttons and textboxes will be there in its original place..how can i move the buttons along with the size of the form... thanks Take a look at every control properties -box, there should be an anchor- selection. Thius is what tells to your program in witch borders are components anchored, so which border is that which moves the component along.
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yangma	RE: Resize Form 25 Jun, 2009 - 09:31 PM Post #10
D.I.C Head Joined: 3 May, 2009 Posts: 50	thanks ..anchor property was not set accordingly...
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