Form size problem on PC?

[RandomCoder]

I agree that the PC view should match the Device without needing to tweak it.

Almost all my coding is done on the device, and I often find that when the code is run on the PC it looks nowhere near as good.
One of the most recent examples of this was my EditableTable whereby I spent a lot of time lining the TextBox up perfectly with the Table Cell but then on the PC the TextBox position was out of place

Regards,
RandomCoder.

[Erel]

I understand it and agree.
When you run Basic4ppc on the desktop, it uses the .Net Framework and all the sets of windows controls. There are some small differences that prevent it from being a perfect match.
Still, if you like you can use Microsoft standalone emulator (search the forum, it was discussed) to see how it will look exactly.
There are also advantages of targeting the full framework and not an emulator as the debugging is much faster (compared to debugging with an emulator or device with Visual Studio).

[agraham]

Originally Posted by Erel

When you run Basic4ppc on the desktop, it uses the .Net Framework and all the sets of windows controls. There are some small differences that prevent it from being a perfect match.

Yes, it's inevitable that there will be visual differences in the controls between the PC and device but it is still desirable to have the client area on the PC runtime to match the layout area in the PC Designer to match the client area on the device. That they don't is my concern.

The control differences matter less to me. If TextBoxes line up on the PC runtime then they will line up on the device, even if they look different.