changing screen resolution

[sfarfasrew]

how can i change the screen resolution to 600x800 when the form loads, then back to what the screen resolution was set to before, after the form closes? Is it possible to do this without using a whole lot of code? Thanks.

 

[johnwm]

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[Ed2020]

Hi,

There are Windows API calls that can do this (I'll post after the weekend if you need it). However it is considered bad form to change the user's desktop settings like this unless absolutely neceessary.

Screen resolution problems are not easy to get around in VB. The best answer I have found is to design all your forms to run at the lowest common resolution your users have. That way if they have a higher screen res. the screen will appear smaller, but still be completely visible on the screen without the user having to scroll.

There is code available that will automatically resize and reposition forms and their controls dependant on screen resolution as they open, but the ones I've tried are never as satisfactory as I'd like them to be.

Ed Metcalfe.

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[dglienna]

I've used ActiveResizer, and it works well to reduce the screen from 1024x768 to 800x600. It isn't free, but it's worth it if you have put time into a project and hadn't planned on changing the screen size.

David

 

[tsdragon]

Just a warning: if I downloaded a program that did that to my computer, I would immediately uninstall it, and go looking for a place where I could warn others that it does so to save them the waste of time. It is a VERY annoying thing to do. DON'T do it unless you have a very good reason for doing so.

Tracy Dryden

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[BobRodes]

See thread222-1160327 for other creative things to do to programs like this. (Interestingly, I've just noticed that the thread has the same op! No offence intended, sfarfasrew.)



Bob