BUG: Form.ScaleHeight and Form.ScaleWidth Do Not Function

• Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

Changing the ScaleWidth and ScaleHeight properties of a Form do not affect the position of graphical renderings that are drawn with graphical methods such as DrawCircle and DrawLine.

RESOLUTION

Where possible, use a PictureBox instead of a form to display graphics drawn using the DrawCircle and DrawLine methods.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a new Windows CE Project in Visual Basic 5.0. Form1 is created by default.

2. Click OK to dismiss the Project Properties dialog.

3. Place a CommandButton on Form1.

4. Add the following code to Form1:

         Private Sub Command1_Click()
            Form1.ScaleHeight = Form1.ScaleHeight + 100 ' Set height units.
            Form1.ScaleWidth = Form1.ScaleWidth + 100   ' Set width units.
            Form1.DrawCircle 500, 500, 250              ' Draw circle.
            Form1.DrawLine 0, 0, 1000, 4000             ' Draw line.
         End Sub
   
   

5. Press the F5 key to run the application.

6. Click on the CommandButton several times and note that these properties do not affect the position of the circle or the line.

Keywords          : vb5all vbce
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending