How to tell if screen is portrait or landscape.

[Guest]

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

 

[Chris Tacke, MVP]

Just check the Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea's width and height.

-Chris

 

[Guest]

Thank you!

Just check the Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea's width and height.

-Chris

 

[Robert Levy [MS]]

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.