Thanks I am trying to become more familiar with Expression Blend 4 to do the design side of things than hacking XAML. I think that one will always need to do some final adjustments to the XAML anyway.
Regards Peter -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Winston Pang Sent: Monday, 28 February 2011 4:56 PM To: ozWPF Subject: Re: WPF application to allow for different screen resolutions You'll realise over time that, you probably use the designer to visualise the end result, and to assist in generating the more chunkier XAML, but most of the time, you'll go into a habit of cleaning it up yourself anyways, I try to ward away trying to do a layout by dragging and dropping on a design surface. More hand coding of the layout is what I prefer. On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Peter Maddin <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok thanks > > Just have to be careful the designer doesn't add in fixed values for me. > > Regards Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Winston Pang > Sent: Monday, 28 February 2011 4:36 PM > To: ozWPF > Subject: Re: WPF application to allow for different screen resolutions > > Honestly, most of the time you don't have to do too much, it seems to > function pretty well, whether it be resolutions and DPI (apart from > manually positioning windows, you'll need to factor in DPI in the > calculation). > > A rule of thumb that I have read before is, try to limit fix heights > and widths unless that's the requirement or the design, otherwise, > most say you should just let it all stretch out and take up all the > room, and then depend on margins/padding to fix up layout and spacing. > > I think WPF does a pretty good job at handling most of it for you anyways. > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Peter Maddin <[email protected]> > wrote: >> When I developed WinForms applications I did so at a certain screen >> resolution. >> >> Clients use any number of screen resolutions. >> >> When they chose to use a screen resolution that was significantly > different >> from what I was using there were problems with the way controls were >> rendered. >> >> My understanding was that WPF could address this sort of issue. >> >> What should one do to ensure that ones WPF applications will look the > same >> (as much as it is possible) so that any controls resize appropriately and >> textblocks, textboxes scale their font size appropriately. >> >> >> >> My current focus has been getting my application to play nicely with > thread >> that consumes a wcf web service and a loadable COM dll. This is working ok >> and now I need to focus on the GUI side of things. >> >> >> >> I have seen a zoom control in WPFExtensions in CodePlex >> (http://wpfextensions.codeplex.com/) >> >> >> >> Is this an approach I should use or is there a better way? I would like > the >> whole application to be resized not just a user control. >> >> >> >> Any feedback very much appreciated. >> >> >> >> Regards Peter Maddin >> Applications Development Officer >> PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA >> Phone : +618 6396 4285 >> Mobile: 0414 240 307 >> E-Mail : [email protected]; [email protected] >> The contents of this e-mail transmission outside of the WAGHS network are >> intended solely for the named recipient's), may be confidential, and may > be >> privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure in the public interest. >> The use, reproduction, disclosure or distribution of the contents of this >> e-mail transmission by any person other than the named recipient(s) is >> prohibited. If you are not a named recipient please notify the sender >> immediately. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ozwpf mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf >> >> > _______________________________________________ > ozwpf mailing list > [email protected] > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf > > _______________________________________________ > ozwpf mailing list > [email protected] > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf > _______________________________________________ ozwpf mailing list [email protected] http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf _______________________________________________ ozwpf mailing list [email protected] http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf
