Screen Resolution

Hi,
What is the most common screen resolution that most windows users set?

I have trouble with resizing windows forms, on different screen resolutions, and I wounder if there is a solution out there to this problem and if Microsoft will implement a new way to replicate resize behavior across different screen resolutions.

thanks

Yeah , there are different properties provided by Microsoft to do this like Anchor, Dock with the help of which controls adjust themselves according to the form size, and you can also set the forms initial state to maximized.

Hope this helps..

I would think the most common would be 1024x768 these days, but with more and more widescreen lcd's being used who knows.

Adding to the above post...
You could also listen for when the form is resized then grow the components you want to grow by how much the form is resized.

SecretSoftware wrote:

Hi,
What is the most common screen resolution that most windows users set?

I have trouble with resizing windows forms, on different screen resolutions, and I wounder if there is a solution out there to this problem and if Microsoft will implement a new way to replicate resize behavior across different screen resolutions.

thanks

We still see about 15-30% running 800x600 so I don't think we can up our native site dimensions to 1024 x 768 just yet.

1024x768 sucs!

My favorite resolutions are 1400x1050 (my tablet) and 1680x1050. Perfect resolutions for work!

Does the resolution affect graphic card memory consumption? If you choose a higher resolution does it mean the card uses less or more memory, or it does not matter? What about repainting?

My screens, in order, are:
1280x1024
1280x1024
1680x1050
1280x1024
1400x1050
1600x1200 (CRT)

Most of my users at work use 1024x768; for some reason people outside the IT sector seem less apt to like more information at once.

I use 1280x960 (CRT, so that's the correct aspect ratio). My laptop is unfortunately limited to 1024x768.

Pretty much every "average user" I know who has an LCD screen had it set to the wrong (non-native) resolution until I corrected it for them (usually followed by them saying "wow, that looks so much better, I didn't know you could do that!", then I turn on ClearType at which point they usually look at me like I'm some sort of wizard)

Sven Groot wrote:



I use 1280x960 (CRT, so that's the correct aspect ratio). My laptop is unfortunately limited to 1024x768.

Pretty much every "average user" I know who has an LCD screen had it set to the wrong (non-native) resolution until I corrected it for them (usually followed by them saying "wow, that looks so much better, I didn't know you could do that!", then I turn on ClearType at which point they usually look at me like I'm some sort of wizard)

I've done that so many times, but you forgot another common thing that happens after that. They then say "I can't read that, it's too small".
That's why most people have their LCDs set to a non-native resolution.
This is the biggest reason why CRTs are still more versatile that LCDs.

According to the Channel 9 Poll:

[Link]

1280 * 1024 is by far the most popular. I suppose that is to be expected until widescreen monitors start becoming much more populars with Dell, and other manufacturers on the more mid-range/basic computers; 17" and 19" monitors usually have a native resolution of 1280*1024 I suppose.

Angus Higgins

dentaku wrote:

I've done that so many times, but you forgot another common thing that happens after that. They then say "I can't read that, it's too small".
That's why most people have their LCDs set to a non-native resolution.

Hasn't happened to me yet (don't know enough old people I suppose ). Of course, the solution to that is not to decrease the resolution, but to change the font size and/or DPI settings.

Sven Groot wrote:



dentaku wrote:I've done that so many times, but you forgot another common thing that happens after that. They then say "I can't read that, it's too small". That's why most people have their LCDs set to a non-native resolution.

Hasn't happened to me yet (don't know enough old people I suppose ). Of course, the solution to that is not to decrease the resolution, but to change the font size and/or DPI settings.

I was working in a university, and lots of the employees in the information systems department (basically the computer department that runs the whole network) ran at 1024*768 on nice Dell 17" monitors; I was slightly shocked that they did this, but one person I replaced a computer for commented that he found it much easier to read; and he wasn't exactly an old man, I don't think he even wore glasses.

Angus Higgins

Angus wrote:



Sven Groot wrote:  dentaku wrote: I've done that so many times, but you forgot another common thing that happens after that. They then say "I can't read that, it's too small". That's why most people have their LCDs set to a non-native resolution. Hasn't happened to me yet (don't know enough old people I suppose ). Of course, the solution to that is not to decrease the resolution, but to change the font size and/or DPI settings.

I was working in a university, and lots of the employees in the information systems department (basically the computer department that runs the whole network) ran at 1024*768 on nice Dell 17" monitors; I was slightly shocked that they did this, but one person I replaced a computer for commented that he found it much easier to read; and he wasn't exactly an old man, I don't think he even wore glasses.

Angus Higgins

The only problem is that changing DPI settings in XP can break apps.

The unix machines at my university have flat panels whose native resolution is 1280x1024, but the system is configured and locked at 1024x768.  Every time you log in you have to sit through a 5 second message from the screen telling you to adjust your display, but you are prevented from doing so.

dentaku wrote:



Sven Groot wrote:  I use 1280x960 (CRT, so that's the correct aspect ratio). My laptop is unfortunately limited to 1024x768. Pretty much every "average user" I know who has an LCD screen had it set to the wrong (non-native) resolution until I corrected it for them (usually followed by them saying "wow, that looks so much better, I didn't know you could do that!", then I turn on ClearType at which point they usually look at me like I'm some sort of wizard)

I've done that so many times, but you forgot another common thing that happens after that. They then say "I can't read that, it's too small".
That's why most people have their LCDs set to a non-native resolution.
This is the biggest reason why CRTs are still more versatile that LCDs.

Yeah getting the right settings and cleartype can make ahuge difference.

the "too small" can often be fixed with a few small chnages to make sure that the baseline resource size is set to the right size.

SecretSoftware wrote:

Hi,
What is the most common screen resolution that most windows users set?

I have trouble with resizing windows forms, on different screen resolutions, and I wounder if there is a solution out there to this problem and if Microsoft will implement a new way to replicate resize behavior across different screen resolutions.

thanks

there is at least one msft press book on windows forms that will help you out.

look at the properties of controls:

Minsize
Maxsize
dock and anchor.

flow layout panel, grid layout panel

margin and padding

also containers like the panel generaly have an "autoscroll" setting.

match up the above bits and you can make most forms re-size for most displays from 800x600 to 1600x1200

some times you need to play with them a bit, see what the min-size can be and such...

also there are some third party "resize" controls that can help.
sometimes they are great, other times they get in the way.
depends...

and then there is Avalon / wpf that are the next-step in windows GUI and look to be amzingly great when used right.