Clean form resize

[C0m3b4ck]

Hello, I want my application's items, such as text, buttons, text fields, cboBoxes etc. resize along with the application being resized. I would prefer resizing when user fullscreens/drags the window to change size, but ultimately a set resoultion changed via button click would be fine too.

Please keep in mind that I am still a beginner in Free Pascal. However, I will try to learn and understand any submissions.

Thank you for your time! 

[LemonParty]

You can anchor items to the form and they will be resized automatically.
Drop on a form some control, right click on it, select "Anchor Editor".
For more information https://wiki.freepascal.org/Anchor_Sides

[C0m3b4ck]

If I want my items to resize accordingly to window, do I need to select all anchors (top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right)?

[LemonParty]

Yes. And specify your form in sibling.

[valdir.marcos]

Hello, I want my application's items, such as text, buttons, text fields, cboBoxes etc. resize along with the application being resized. I would prefer resizing when user fullscreens/drags the window to change size, but ultimately a set resoultion changed via button click would be fine too.

Please keep in mind that I am still a beginner in Free Pascal. However, I will try to learn and understand any submissions.

Thank you for your time! 

Following is basic information about anchoring your components on form:

https://wiki.freepascal.org/GUI_design_guidelines

https://wiki.freepascal.org/IDE_Window:_Anchor_Editor

https://wiki.freepascal.org/Anchor_Sides

https://wiki.freepascal.org/Example:_Anchors._How_to_reliably_align_dynamically_created_controls_under_changing_visibility

[Zvoni]

Be aware, that anchors ALONE won't work, if you have multiple controls (e.g. Listboxes) side-by-side, and you want them to resize according to the ratio they have to each other.
In that case, "manual" calculation is necessary

[mas steindorff]

Fonts are a bit harder to grow and skink for a beginner. let me suggest a simple FontDialog example.
Drag and drop a FontDialog component from the Dialogs collection onto your form. then have a menu item from a popup menu or your main menu call something like

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1. procedure TfrmMain.MnuFontClick(Sender: TObject);
2. begin
3.   FontDialog1.Font := Memo1.Font;
4.   if (FontDialog1.Execute()) then begin
5.      memo1.Font    := FontDialog1.Font;
6.      end;
7. end;
8.  

Here I just updated the memo but you can update any of your other visible component  on your form.
I tend to pair this up with "sessionProperties" component  to save the new font selection from one run to the next but that is another topic.
MAS
 

[C0m3b4ck]

Be aware, that anchors ALONE won't work, if you have multiple controls (e.g. Listboxes) side-by-side, and you want them to resize according to the ratio they have to each other.
In that case, "manual" calculation is necessary

I want every element to resize based on window size, but thanks for the heads-up.

[C0m3b4ck]

Here I just updated the memo but you can update any of your other visible component  on your form.
I tend to pair this up with "sessionProperties" component  to save the new font selection from one run to the next but that is another topic.
MAS
 

Thanks for the example, though maybe I'll manage without font resizing or just have a few set resolutions - each resolution will set different font size incementer (I have a few different font sizes in my form).