Make dialogs compatible with "large fonts".

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Published on 2010-03-31T10:59:29Z Indexed on 2010/03/31 11:03 UTC
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Which do you think are best practices for making a windows dialog compatible both with standard fonts (96 dpi) and "large fonts" setting (120 dpi) so that objects don't overlap or get cut off?

BTW: Just in case it's relevant, I'm interested in doing this for Delphi dialogs.

Thanks in advance!

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