> I have a bmp of Letter E (one of the letters) that I need to display
> on the screen as big as 20 cm and as small as 1 cm. To determine
> proper size I have shown a calibration screen, measure this and tell
> me how wide, how high, and I will set this to my scale width and scale
> height. It comes pretty close to proper size, any ideas there would
> help as well. The Problem I am asking about today is that I lose the
> picture clarity as I get smaller, the Bottom leg of the E is skinnier
> than the top, as if the bottom of the picture is cropped off. I am
> using the TransImage from DevPower with the stretch property true .(
> it is a combo picture box and image box , but I have tried an image
> box control and get the same results.) My resolution is 1024 x 768 on
> the second monitor where I am displaying these boxes. I realize there
> is a limit, but the bitmaps are 500 x 500 black and white images, I
> think it should show alot better than what I am getting. Around 3 or 4
> cm square they all lose parts, the round images get squared, the
> squared ones are chopped. Anybody point me in the right direction?
> Api`s?  DirectX ( only doing 2d) they are all bmps of letters I am
> displaying
> Thanks in advance
> Pat
> Please post reply here, the email above is no longer active

> or email me at             panoonan     at    hotmail.com

>     Well, I do know of one method that looks nice - but it uses GDI+.....
> Here is a link to an article on it and some before and after shots. I
could
> whip up an example if you'd like.

> Avery

> > I have a bmp of Letter E (one of the letters) that I need to display
> > on the screen as big as 20 cm and as small as 1 cm. To determine
> > proper size I have shown a calibration screen, measure this and tell
> > me how wide, how high, and I will set this to my scale width and scale
> > height. It comes pretty close to proper size, any ideas there would
> > help as well. The Problem I am asking about today is that I lose the
> > picture clarity as I get smaller, the Bottom leg of the E is skinnier
> > than the top, as if the bottom of the picture is cropped off. I am
> > using the TransImage from DevPower with the stretch property true .(
> > it is a combo picture box and image box , but I have tried an image
> > box control and get the same results.) My resolution is 1024 x 768 on
> > the second monitor where I am displaying these boxes. I realize there
> > is a limit, but the bitmaps are 500 x 500 black and white images, I
> > think it should show alot better than what I am getting. Around 3 or 4
> > cm square they all lose parts, the round images get squared, the
> > squared ones are chopped. Anybody point me in the right direction?
> > Api`s?  DirectX ( only doing 2d) they are all bmps of letters I am
> > displaying
> > Thanks in advance
> > Pat
> > Please post reply here, the email above is no longer active

> > or email me at             panoonan     at    hotmail.com

> I have a bmp of Letter E (one of the letters) that I need to display
> on the screen as big as 20 cm and as small as 1 cm. To determine
> proper size I have shown a calibration screen, measure this and tell
> me how wide, how high, and I will set this to my scale width and scale
> height. It comes pretty close to proper size, any ideas there would
> help as well. The Problem I am asking about today is that I lose the
> picture clarity as I get smaller, the Bottom leg of the E is skinnier
> than the top, as if the bottom of the picture is cropped off. I am
> using the TransImage from DevPower with the stretch property true .(
> it is a combo picture box and image box , but I have tried an image
> box control and get the same results.) My resolution is 1024 x 768 on
> the second monitor where I am displaying these boxes. I realize there
> is a limit, but the bitmaps are 500 x 500 black and white images, I
> think it should show alot better than what I am getting. Around 3 or 4
> cm square they all lose parts, the round images get squared, the
> squared ones are chopped. Anybody point me in the right direction?
> Api`s?  DirectX ( only doing 2d) they are all bmps of letters I am
> displaying
> Thanks in advance
> Pat  
> Please post reply here, the email above is no longer active

> or email me at             panoonan     at    hotmail.com