Dialog controls and display settings

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Greg Lovern

Normally I keep my Windows display text size setting at 125% (in
Windows 7, Personalize | Display).

But if I lay out a userform with controls while on that computer, then
run it on another computer with the default setting (100%), text seems
to become bigger, or maybe the controls holding them become smaller.
Anyway, text is cropped in labels, listboxes get vertical scrollbars
they don't have on my computer, etc. Controls carefully laid out to
work together, such as an edit box right next to a listbox item named
"Other:", are positioned all wrong relative to each other.

Why would the text seem to get bigger when going to a smaller text
size setting?

And, what's the best practice when developing for use by others on
other computers? Default 100%? Smaller than 100% to cover users who
may have their Windows text size set smaller?

Aside from leaving gobs of white space, is it possible to make text in
dialog controls look the same size regardless of the Windows text size
setting?


Thanks,

Greg
 
Greg Lovern formulated on Saturday :
Normally I keep my Windows display text size setting at 125% (in
Windows 7, Personalize | Display).

But if I lay out a userform with controls while on that computer, then
run it on another computer with the default setting (100%), text seems
to become bigger, or maybe the controls holding them become smaller.
Anyway, text is cropped in labels, listboxes get vertical scrollbars
they don't have on my computer, etc. Controls carefully laid out to
work together, such as an edit box right next to a listbox item named
"Other:", are positioned all wrong relative to each other.

Why would the text seem to get bigger when going to a smaller text
size setting?

And, what's the best practice when developing for use by others on
other computers? Default 100%? Smaller than 100% to cover users who
may have their Windows text size set smaller?

Aside from leaving gobs of white space, is it possible to make text in
dialog controls look the same size regardless of the Windows text size
setting?


Thanks,

Greg
Click to expand...

I have the same issue with some of the dialogs in my CAD software. I
believe the best practice is to develop at 100% because users will then
be responsible for any mishaps that arise due to customizing their
display output. <just my opinion!>

OT; FWIW>
Another issue I used to have was always having to change font settings
for controls. I eventually figured out that added controls inherit the
userform's font when created. Solution: set userform font before doing
anything else!
 
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