c# gui scaling

[poymode]

Hi,

I'm new to C# and I am currently making some sales tracking system. I have a big problem with its user interface.

You see, I have this Form and I put controls in it, specifically a TabControl.
My Form's size is at 1024x768. My TabControl's size is near the Form's width but leaving margins on both sides. Its height doesn't matter at the moment. Now, when I run my program it shows up a 1024x768 user interface, looking clean and good. When I maximize it, the User interface maximizes but the TabControl remains the same thus making a bigger margin on the right side.

I have read about scaling and but It isn't clear to me.

Please help. =)

[BigEd781]

Use the Dock and Anchor properties. If you want the tab control to resize horizontally and from the bottom down, set the anchor to left, right, bottom.

[rliq]

The other alternative is... Design your App for a certain size and remove the Maximise button. Eg: Windows Calculator.

[BigEd781]

The other alternative is... Design your App for a certain size and remove the Maximise button. Eg: Windows Calculator.

That is a very lazy solution...

If it makes sense to resize the window, users should be able to.

[rliq]

I agree, but it is not always applicable to all applications.

[BigEd781]

That's true. Many of the manufacturing utilities that I write do not have sizable dialogs.

[poymode]

Cheers to BigEd781 and everyone.

Anchoring is pretty flexible. =)