> > My applications are currently developed on W98. Screens are 800x600.
> >
> > Happy days are now gone. The application has to work on any resolution setting.
> >
> > I'd like to code my application to detect the user resolution setting and adjust each form to fill the screen e.g. to 1024x768.
> > However, in doing so, I'd ideally like the controls to proportionally reposition.
> >
> > I've been scouring the archives on this forum and have tried a number of the suggestions.
> >
> > I've tried Sizer2. Its great for 95% of my work, but in some screens with a large number of objects, some lose their relative alignment and in some cases can overlap.
> >
> > I've tested the reschange.scx from the STRUCT download. However, I don’t want to change the user resolution setting.
> >
> > If there's a solution for doing so, I'd settle for proportional repositioning, so the screen is always filled.
> >
> > However, I'd like to take advantage of longer and wider list controls as would be possible with the higher resolution.
> > This would mean a) repositioning but NOT resizing controls (e.g. command buttons)
> > b) repositioning AND resizing list controls and image controls.
> >
> > Ive been playing with sysmetric(1) and sysmetric(2) to detect the user screen resolution, then repositioning and resizing EACH control accordingly, by hard coding the top, left, width and height properties.
> > It works perfectly on my W2000 computer and on XP.
> > But… it’s a massive undertaking to hard code every screen in my application, for every possible screen resolution.
> >
> > Is there an easier way?
> >
> > George
> > ideasforgardens.com
>
>
> VFP9 controls have a new Anchor property. Check it out here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_foxhelp9/html/525f5ff6-eb50-4608-b63b-87b9b601f68d.asp. You may want to upgrade!
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> Eric den Doop
> www.foxite.com - The Home Of The Visual FoxPro Experts

Thanks for the very prompt reply Eric.
I've been studying the VFP V9 anchor property, and it does indeed offer absolutely every alternative imaginable when resizing.
I haven’t had the pleasure of using V9. As I understand it from the hyperlink article, the programmer has to assign an anchor value for every single control on the form.
This is necessary to allow the positioning options and complete flexibility.
In V9, does the anchor property show up under the Layout tab on the Properties box, e.g. similar to Fontsize?


George