Posted 07 April 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!
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Posted 07 April 2009 - 01:27 PM
AlexG788, on 7 Apr, 2009 - 12:58 PM, said:
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!
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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if you change form property
of window state to maximized it will take the size of the end-users screen
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 05:24 AM
Jayman, on 7 Apr, 2009 - 02:37 PM, said:
I think you are looking for:
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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Posted 08 April 2009 - 01:33 PM
zhaynes, on 8 Apr, 2009 - 12:36 PM, said:
this should work in vb 2008
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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Posted 22 June 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
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Posted 22 June 2009 - 11:41 PM
yangma, on 22 Jun, 2009 - 09:40 PM, said:
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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can you post a printscreen with your project?
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Posted 23 June 2009 - 01:07 AM
yangma, on 23 Jun, 2009 - 07:40 AM, said:
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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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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