how to detect display resolution

[thexero]

hi

i made a program that has to start 100 pixcel left from the right of the screen and 50 pixcels from the bottom

it is rather fustrating when i have users with other screen resolutions to mine

any help

cheers

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

Use the Screen class

You can get the primary screen's height and width and set your form(s) accordingly

Here's a link to the PrimaryScreen member of the Screen class:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.screen.primaryscreen.aspx

 

[JohnH]

My.Computer.Screen is a shortcut to the PrimaryScreen instance of Screen class, Bounds property is the full screen rectangle.

 

[thexero]

i apprechiate the help

but i'm struggling here

any clues

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

My.Computer.Screen is a shortcut to the PrimaryScreen instance of Screen class, Bounds property is the full screen rectangle.

My.Computer.Screen as apposed to Screen.PrimaryScreen?

i apprechiate the help

but i'm struggling here

any clues

What are you struggling with?

 

[JohnH]

My.Computer.Screen as apposed to Screen.PrimaryScreen?

Yes, it's a mental shortcut if you didn't remember where you put it.

Q: I can't find my screen?
Helpdesk: It's connected to your Computer, follow the wires...

The whole My feature is about being an intuitive approach to different code objects and shortcuts for small common code patterns.

 

[thexero]

i need to find the full boundries, thanks for help with that

but i don't know how to take that and chose the section above the system clock

i think i don't put a - but something else, but now sure what

 

[JohnH]

That is the WorkingArea rectangle of the Screen.

 

[thexero]

this bit confuses me

Me.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(5, 5)

i'm not sure what to put here

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

this bit confuses me

Me.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(5, 5)

i'm not sure what to put here

There isn't anything else to put there. All that code does is set your form's top property 5 pixels down from the top of the monitor screen and it sets the form's left property 5 pixels to the right of the screen.

What you need to do next is use the WorkingArea of the Screen.PrimaryScreen (or My.Computer.Screen) to get the screen's width and height so you can set your form's width and height (be sure to subtract 10 from both when assigning the values).

Would you like a small demo for this?

 

[thexero]

i thought i had to put

me.location = workingarea(-100,-50)

or something along those lines

i have attatched a file

that is what i am tryin to achieve automatically with every resolution (i have had to manually set the resolution for mine so fare)

also a demo would be very nice

cheers

 

[JohnH]

How about setting WindowsState to Maximized value?

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

Here's a demo, it simply shows you how to assign the Top, Left, Width and Height of a form with the width and height getting information from the Screen class.

 

[thexero]

wow

i didn't believe that was possible

cheers for the help

i gonna try work on it 2day

 

[thexero]

i been a bit busy lately

but that demo didn't seem very helpful at first

but now i am very grateful you made it for me

it gaves me lots of ideas using

me.top = screen.primaryscreen.workingarea.bottom

so using the opposite to top

and the same with the left

i just want to thank you programmers soo much for helping me out on this

really happy now

cheers