That is basically it - What I was not aware of small and large fonts appear to be separate from the DPI in XP. Changing the fonts in W2K will change the DPI, but I changed the fonts in XP with no affect on the DPI.
Regards Paul McKenzie Analyst Programmer SMSS Ltd. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daryl Marsden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 2:48 PM Subject: RE: [DUG] XP Help > DPI=96 would work because that will be the setting on the design machine. I > know on Win2000 the DPI setting is driven by the system font size. A > display setting (advanced). I've had trouble with users having a size > different to the designed form DPI. The only way I could be sure of visual > components staying in the same relative position on the form was to set the > forms Scaled property to false leaving the AutoSize false as well. My form > is sizable and has components Anchored in various combinations of top, > bottom, left and right. Your problem I suspect is the same as I had with > Scaling. Scaling is applied relative to the form's designed DPI when the > form is created. This is the PixelsPerInch property of the form. If you > change this property then Scaled switches to true and it will scale itself > even on the designers machine - you should see results as I did of incorrect > positioning. 96 DPI I suspect is what most computers are set up with these > days on 1024x768 and Small Font. But some of my users complain that what I > design is too small for them to see on screen (do they need glasses?). > Perhaps I need to enlarge the font as designed but then those users usually > have 800x600 desktop and the form gets too big to fit. How do you win? > > > Visit us online at http://www.ecan.govt.nz > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > The contents of this email and any attachments are not formal > policy of Environment Canterbury, unless otherwise stated. > ********************************************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
