Windows App Resolution

Question

I have a windows app that runs correctly in my PC that is 96DPI but when I use it on a PC that has 120DPI the forms transform and all their components scramble.

How can I fix this?

Thanks.

Answer 1

It sounds like you need to use dynamic layout in your forms. You can use AutoSize, Docking/Anchoring, Padding, Margin, TableLayoutPanel, FlowLayoutPanel, etc, to structure your form so the actual positioning of your controls is done at run-time instead of compile-time. That way, your form will retain its layout even when the DPI is different. "Programming Microsoft Windows Forms" by Charles Petzold is a good book on Windows Forms. Chapter 3 of that book is full of information about how to use dynamic layout.

Answer 2

if you mean you have the source for the application (development question) you can check the DPI setting of the display the application is running on and re-format your interface as needed depending on the resolution.

If you mean that you have a compiled application from somewhere else and you don't have the source code for it you can set your resolution to 96 DPI.

Hope that helps.