>My recommendation is to develop using a resolution at least one step higher than the resolution for which you develop. This makes form development much easier. If this is not possible:
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>Go to menu Tools/Options/Forms/Maximum design area and set it for the resolution you want your app to use (in your case 800x600). In the form designer you'll be able to scroll the form both horizontally and vertically. It's still a little difficult to work like that because there may be a lot of scrolling, but it's much better than coding by hand.

With the right video card, you can do a similar trick setting up a virtual desktop; ATI and Diamond both have drivers that will allow you to define a video desktop larger than you can comfortably display on your monitor; as an example, you could easily set up a virtual desktop at 1600x1200, display it at 800x600 and scroll the desktop to get to things like property sheets while still being able to see your 800x600 form unobstructed. A 4MB video card can easily support a virtual desktop of 1280x1024 at 16-bit color depth; with an 8MB card, a virtual desktop of 1600x1280 at TrueColor depth is possible.

Of course, a big monitor would let you run at high resolution without any scrolling, and with decent 17" monitors (for me, that translates to running comfortably at 1024x768 or 1152x864 without eyestrain) well under $400, and 21" monitors (I can run at least 1280x1024, or 1600x1200 on DiamondTron type tubes like the Iiyama Vision Masters), on a 21" tube) on now below the $1000 mark, it's worth spending some money for a better desktop, given enough desk space.

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>Finally: IMHO, there's no question that it's better to use the Form designer than to forms code by hand.
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>Vlad
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>>Just like to know, do I still write code or use the visual tool like the form designer to create my application in vfp 5.
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>>Because, my application is meant for 600X800 resolution in full screen mode. In the form designer, I can't see the whole form and some of the control that I place, does that mean that i had to create a class and based my sub-form from it. I had tried to use the form designer, and still had to manually code to place the individual control on the form, it is tedious and time consuming.
>>Please advise.
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>>Finally, just like to know, the best way to create a application is to use the visual tool or by code. Thank in advance.