Comments on: Target a screen resolution http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/11/05/target-a-screen-resolution/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gordon http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/11/05/target-a-screen-resolution/#comment-42046 Gordon Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:52:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3182#comment-42046 <p>Excellent idea. I run the same resolution as you, but almost all the rest of the people at our work have decent 19? screens that run 1280×1024 natively. However, this doesn't stop many of them driving their monitors in SuperFuzz-O-Vision at 1024×768 or even [shudder] 800×600, claiming that they can "see things better" at those resolutions.</p> <p>While I'm perfectly happy to develop for 1280×1024 or even 1024*768, squashing stuff down so it fits neatly on a 800×600 screen is I think, in 2009, not worth considering.</p> Excellent idea. I run the same resolution as you, but almost all the rest of the people at our work have decent 19? screens that run 1280×1024 natively. However, this doesn’t stop many of them driving their monitors in SuperFuzz-O-Vision at 1024×768 or even [shudder] 800×600, claiming that they can “see things better” at those resolutions.

While I’m perfectly happy to develop for 1280×1024 or even 1024*768, squashing stuff down so it fits neatly on a 800×600 screen is I think, in 2009, not worth considering.

]]> By: Stray__Cat http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/11/05/target-a-screen-resolution/#comment-42004 Stray__Cat Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:53:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3182#comment-42004 <p>Nice script.<br> I simply assume a sensible width and work for that but this approach is cleaner.<br> Thanks for sharing!</p> Nice script.
I simply assume a sensible width and work for that but this approach is cleaner.
Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: hans schraven http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/11/05/target-a-screen-resolution/#comment-42002 hans schraven Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:43:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3182#comment-42002 <p>In Word</p> <div style="overflow: auto; white-space: nowrap;" class="codecolorer-container vb default"><div style="white-space: nowrap;" class="vb codecolorer"><span class="kw1">Private</span> <span class="kw1">Sub</span> UserForm_Initialize() <br>   <span class="kw1">With</span> Application.System <br>     Me.Height = .VerticalResolution * 0.6 <br>     Me.Width = .HorizontalResolution * 0.6 <br>   <span class="kw1">End</span> <span class="kw1">With</span> <br> <span class="kw1">End</span> <span class="kw1">Sub</span></div></div> <p>in Excel</p> <div style="overflow: auto; white-space: nowrap;" class="codecolorer-container vb default"><div style="white-space: nowrap;" class="vb codecolorer"><span class="kw1">Private</span> <span class="kw1">Sub</span> UserForm_Initialize() <br>     Application.ActivateMicrosoftApp xlMicrosoftWord    <br>     <span class="kw1">With</span> getobject(,<span class="st0">"Word.Application"</span>).Application.System <br>         Me.Height = .VerticalResolution * 0.6 <br>         Me.Width = .HorizontalResolution * 0.6 <br>     <span class="kw1">End</span> <span class="kw1">With</span> <br> <span class="kw1">End</span> <span class="kw1">Sub</span></div></div> In Word

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
  With Application.System
    Me.Height = .VerticalResolution * 0.6
    Me.Width = .HorizontalResolution * 0.6
  End With
End Sub

in Excel

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
    Application.ActivateMicrosoftApp xlMicrosoftWord    
    With getobject(,“Word.Application”).Application.System
        Me.Height = .VerticalResolution * 0.6
        Me.Width = .HorizontalResolution * 0.6
    End With
End Sub
]]> By: Harald Staff http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/11/05/target-a-screen-resolution/#comment-42000 Harald Staff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3182#comment-42000 <p>I don't think we have any 640 screens left in the organization. It's there nowadays more to remind me that my users may not run my creations in full screen all the time and that the work should resize so that scrolling is unneeded.</p> I don’t think we have any 640 screens left in the organization. It’s there nowadays more to remind me that my users may not run my creations in full screen all the time and that the work should resize so that scrolling is unneeded.

]]> By: Dennis Wallentin http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/11/05/target-a-screen-resolution/#comment-41999 Dennis Wallentin Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:58:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3182#comment-41999 <p>Rob - Nice approach <img class="wp-smiley" alt=":)" src="http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif"> Personally I use a software shipped with the graphic card that I can easily switch resolution with.</p> <p>Harald - Smart solution but do You still use 640*800? For me it's outdated and gone.</p> <p>Kind regards,<br> Dennis</p> Rob – Nice approach :) Personally I use a software shipped with the graphic card that I can easily switch resolution with.

Harald – Smart solution but do You still use 640*800? For me it’s outdated and gone.

Kind regards,
Dennis

]]> By: Harald Staff http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/11/05/target-a-screen-resolution/#comment-41992 Harald Staff Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3182#comment-41992 <p>I use a more low-tech approach.<br> I've created a besktop background picture with rectangles superimposed. 640*480, 800*600, 1024*768. When creating spreadsheets, forms, webpages, whatever, I resize the app over the rectangles from time to time to see what it looks like. It has been very useful.</p> I use a more low-tech approach.
I’ve created a besktop background picture with rectangles superimposed. 640*480, 800*600, 1024*768. When creating spreadsheets, forms, webpages, whatever, I resize the app over the rectangles from time to time to see what it looks like. It has been very useful.

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