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c#winformsformsscalingdpi
Mels
Mels

Reputation: 476

Strange behavior in Windows Forms application running at different DPI settings

I have a Windows Forms application (written in vs2010/C# against .NET framework 3.5) with one main form. It was designed at Win7's 100% DPI setting (I believe that's 96 dpi). When switching the computer to 150%, everything appears to scale just fine and all proportions are kept.

However, when I switch to 125%, some of the controls suddenly don't scale and appear to be as big as they would be at 100%. This messes up the whole layout, and hides some controls from the user.

Is there any kind of logical explanation as to the large difference in behavior between the 125% and 150% settings?

Also, is there a quicker way to test this? Having to log off and back in again every time I switch is quickly becoming annoying.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2473

Answers (4)

mastro
mastro

Reputation: 187

With respect to "Also, is there a quicker way to test this? Having to log off and back in again every time I switch is quickly becoming annoying."

Best thing is to use a Virtual Machine with a different DPI settings. You just run your application from the 'real' machine.

Upvotes: 0

Hans Passant
Hans Passant

Reputation: 942197

There's no simple explanation for what you observe.

A cheap way to test this without having to go through the painful login cycle is to change the form's Font property in the OnLoad method:

    protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e) {
        this.Font = new Font(this.Font.FontFamily, this.Font.SizeInPoints * 120f / 96f);
        base.OnLoad(e);
    }

Upvotes: 3

user153923
user153923

Reputation:

Add to John Arlen's post:

You may also want to allow the form to Grow and Shrink, using the AutoSizeMode.

Upvotes: 0

John Arlen
John Arlen

Reputation: 6698

Look at form's AutoScaleMode. It is probably set to Font or Dpi

Upvotes: 2

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