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07-03-2006, 07:50 PM
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How to tell if screen is portrait or landscape.
I am trying to determine if the user is looking at the pda/phone in portrait
or landscape. I found references to using GetSystemMetrics but I cannot see how to add a reference that would enable me to use it. Does anyone have VB code to determine the layout? Thanks Robert |
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07-03-2006, 07:55 PM
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Re: How to tell if screen is portrait or landscape.
Just check the Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea's width and height.
-Chris "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6570C7D9-855D-436F-8122-BB8CA3E24AF1@microsoft.com... >I am trying to determine if the user is looking at the pda/phone in >portrait > or landscape. I found references to using GetSystemMetrics but I cannot > see > how to add a reference that would enable me to use it. Does anyone have > VB > code to determine the layout? > > Thanks > > Robert |
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07-03-2006, 08:16 PM
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Re: How to tell if screen is portrait or landscape.
Thank you!
"Chris Tacke, MVP" wrote: > Just check the Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea's width and height. > > -Chris > > > "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:6570C7D9-855D-436F-8122-BB8CA3E24AF1@microsoft.com... > >I am trying to determine if the user is looking at the pda/phone in > >portrait > > or landscape. I found references to using GetSystemMetrics but I cannot > > see > > how to add a reference that would enable me to use it. Does anyone have > > VB > > code to determine the layout? > > > > Thanks > > > > Robert > > > |
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10-03-2006, 12:41 AM
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Re: How to tell if screen is portrait or landscape.
Use Bounds instead of WorkingArea.
Otherwise, you'll end up treating square-screen devices like the Treo as Landscape instead of Portrait since WorkingArea subtracts out shell stuff like the title bar and menu bar. -- -Robert Levy Program Manager, Consumer Productivity Experiences "Chris Tacke, MVP" <ctacke@spamfree-opennetcf.org> wrote in message news:%23Os$vEiQGHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > Just check the Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea's width and height. > > -Chris > > > "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:6570C7D9-855D-436F-8122-BB8CA3E24AF1@microsoft.com... >>I am trying to determine if the user is looking at the pda/phone in >>portrait >> or landscape. I found references to using GetSystemMetrics but I cannot >> see >> how to add a reference that would enable me to use it. Does anyone have >> VB >> code to determine the layout? >> >> Thanks >> >> Robert > > |
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