Create virtual monitor

[Aurel]

Dear all,

I would like to create a virtual monitor with my own dimensions and
resolution.
The aim is too enlarge or reduce this virtual monitor on the main monitor.
It is for a special application.
This monitor should show the same source as the main monitor.

is there someone which get an idea of the way to process ? which library
should I look for ?

Is it possible in C#?

THanks

Best regards

Aurel

 

[Andy O'Neill]

Dear all,

I would like to create a virtual monitor with my own dimensions and
resolution.
The aim is too enlarge or reduce this virtual monitor on the main monitor.
It is for a special application.
This monitor should show the same source as the main monitor.

is there someone which get an idea of the way to process ? which library
should I look for ?

Is it possible in C#?

THanks

Best regards

Aurel

Well on the face of it you're talking a scaleable resizable window.

XAML allows flow layout like web apps and with wpf you could have all your
styles basedon some central thing which was driven by some algorithm
involving virtual screen size. You can define all grids etc as having
proportional dimensions.
So I would think you can do something along those lines.

Or in winforms you could iterate through all controls and resize, reposition
based on some algorithm.
Kind of depends on what exactly your special application is doing.

 

[Aurel]

Well on the face of it you're talking a scaleable resizable window.

XAML allows flow layout like web apps and with wpf you could have all
your styles basedon some central thing which was driven by some
algorithm involving virtual screen size. You can define all grids etc
as having proportional dimensions.
So I would think you can do something along those lines.

Or in winforms you could iterate through all controls and resize,
reposition based on some algorithm.
Kind of depends on what exactly your special application is doing.

HI thanks for answer,

the main trouble is that the aim of the application is not to have a
scalable winform but to have a scalable windows desktop which could grow
over the screen limits.

With the win32 api you could control the resolution, but I could not see
how to define a working area more important than the screen dimensions.

This function will help to zoom inside the desktop.

Is it understandable??

Thanks Aurel

 

[Hillbilly]

I'm fairly certain Windows 7 now supports developing virtual desktops and
virtual Windows which are fundamental when using multiple monitors.

But really you are lucky the weasels who play troll police haven't showed up
to tell you that talking about this is not allowed here.

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

I'm fairly certain Windows 7 now supports developing virtual desktops
and virtual Windows which are fundamental when using multiple monitors.

But really you are lucky the weasels who play troll police haven't
showed up to tell you that talking about this is not allowed here.

Unlike your question that was very tied to ASP.NET, then this
one does not have an obvious better group.

If a specific technology is picked, then it may change, but
so far it is just C# and "something".

Arne