>Is there a standard for the size of forms in a system. Is 800 X 600 the standard or 640 X 480? Or does this depend on user needs.
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>Thanks
Of course it depends on the users' needs. But with 640 x 480, you have very limited screen space - and 800 x 600 works well on a 14" monitor.
What I do, for use of the program in our company, is to test for resolution on startup. The user gets a warning, but can continue to work, as follows:
if sysmetric(1) < 800
MessageBox("We recommend a minimum resolution of 800×600." + CRLF + "You can continue working, but the space on screen will be limited.", MB_OK + MB_ICONEXCLAMATION,;
"Insufficient resolution")
endif
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