Form size recommendations

[gogetsome]

Hello, I'm making my first distributed application and need some recommendations for the size of the winforms. Are they basically the same size one would use when creating a web page?

Any thoughts or commnets would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[JohnH]

See the Display Resolution stats down at this page http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

You still should check for usability at 800*600, other than that make it dynamic to support any larger views. (or static)

I would say most screen resolutions used at web is same as those not used at web by public.

 

[gogetsome]

Thanks JohnH for your reply and links. That w3 link is golden!
Would you agree that 800x600 is a safe bet if the window is given a max size of 800x600. Or would this pose a usibility issue? It's been a while since I worked with winforms (I mostly do ASP.Net), but I can lock and dock the objects. I don't see the need to be able to size beyond the recommended 800x600 usability area. Aren't we still stuck designing for the near blind folks of the 800x600 worrld?

 

[JohnH]

If you have a specific reason for the form to not become larger than 800*600 then so it is. Usually windows forms developer thinks the other way around and consider this the minimum size.. and use lock/dock and the different container controls like panels etc to make "the image editing app" working good full screen also at 1600*1200 resolution or higher.

 

[gogetsome]

Thanks again JohnH. Good advice. I will most likely go with the way most winform developers make it happen.