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Magnifying The Desktop With Visual Basic
- Introduction
- Our magnifier app
- Adding the code
- Adding code to the timer
- Conclusion
Our magnifier app
Start by loading Visual Basic 6 and create a standard executable application. We will be using a status bar control on our form, so use the Projects -> Components menu to add a reference to the windows common controls version 5 or 6:
Set your forms caption to "Desktop Magnifier", change the ScaleMode property to "3 – Pixel", and resize your form to 6990 wide by 4410 units high. Add a timer control, a vertical scroll bar, and a status bar to your form.
The details of each of the three controls on our form are shown below:
- Timer: Will contain the code to grab the contents of a section of the desktop and magnify it accordingly. Set its interval property to 50.
- Vertical Scroll Bar: Will be used to set the zoom of the magnifier. The lower the value, the deeper the zoom. Set its Min property to 1, its Max property to 100, and its Value property to 50.
- Status Bar: Will display the x and y co-ordinates of the mouse as it moves around the desktop.
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