Modify sizes and locations of Forms objects

After translating your strings, you may need to resize some Forms objects. This may involve, for example, enlarging a button to adjust for text that is longer or shorter than the original.

The Microsoft WinRes utility enables you to resize .resx form objects outside of the original Visual Studio environment.

Notes: Since some culture-specific .resx files rely on the culture-invariant version of that .resx file, WinRes might only be able to load the culture-invariant version. When you saved the .resx file, you chose the culture to save it as. In such cases, open the culture-invariant .resx file in WinRes, edit it for your culture-specific sizing and positioning, and save it to the culture you desire. For all other cases, you can directly open the culture-specific .resx file.

WinRes works on .resx files generated from a Windows Form or Control, and allows you to position and size objects on that Form. Many of the AVEVA Enterprise SCADA .resx files are not generated from Windows Forms and Control: if you attempt to open these in WinRes, the system generates an error message. Only use WinRes on Forms-based .resx files when you want to position or size objects on the Form.

To modify sizes and locations of Forms objects

1. Launch the WinRes tool.

2. Select File > Open.

   The Open dialog box appears.

   

3. In the Files of type field, select ResX File(*.resx).

4. Open the .resx file containing the objects that you need to resize.

   For example:

   

5. Resize individual elements or set properties as required.

   For example: