[CMDDrake]

Greetings,

I am writing a software for work in Microsoft Visual Studios 2010. I am currently trying to place a image of the logo at the top of the software and keep it centered when form is maximized. I seem to be able to keep the buttons i make move along with the size of the form to expand outward or inward, but the picturebox is not as easy for me.

So I was hoping for help in setting the photo to move, staying centered above the controls with the rest of the form as the window size changes.

[Anthonidas]

you just have to calculate the central point within the resizing event and set the picture position to it.
look here: http://msdn.microsof...rol.resize.aspx

[Momerath]

You need to consider two things. First, where is the center (horizontally) of the form and second, the offset of the picturebox from the center. You need to offset the picturebox because if you just put the corner at the center, it will be on the right side of the center line (think about it ).

So, you need the width of the form, divide that by two to get the center. Then you need the width of the picturebox, also divided by two. Subtract that from the form center, and that's where the corner of the picturebox should be.

[Michael26]

Does the Control.Resize event works for Maximize and Minimize?

[lucky3]

To the OP: it sounds like WinForms project, but if you decide to move to WPF, resizing and positioning would be a piece of cake.

[tlhIn`toq]

lucky3 is right that WPF would make this a lot easier. And since it is all equally new to you why not just start with WPF as it is the future of Windows programming and WinForms is the past?

But if you are stuck doing this in WinForm you can also look at the .Anchor property. By default it is set to Left and Top. But you can turn on Right as well so a control tries to maintain spacing on both sides.

[CMDDrake]

I can't easily switch to WPF, we have a half year's worth of code invested in winforms.

Momerath i'll try that out and post back once i do it.

tlhIn`toq: i had anchor set to left top and right, it didn't work

[Skydiver]

This pseudo code maybe helpful:

pictureBox.X = (pictureBox.Parent.Width - pictureBox.Width) / 2;

Something similar can be done with the height.