The ContainerControl class and classes derived from it, such as Form, can automatically resize themselves and their contents according to either the current system font or the resolution of the display, measured in dots per inch (DPI). The AutoScaleMode enumeration defines the automatic scaling modes supported by these classes and their derived types. A control's current mode can be accessed through its ContainerControl.AutoScaleMode property.
In the .NET Framework versions 1.0 and 1.1, automatic scaling was supported using a simpler mechanism that always relied on the current system font. This mechanism is now obsolete but still supported for backward compatibility.
You can obtain the older scaling behavior by setting the AutoScale property of the containing Form to true, which will also implicitly set the ContainerControl.AutoScaleMode property to None. Conversely, setting the ContainerControl.AutoScaleMode property of a form will set AutoScale to false, enabling the newer scaling mechanism introduced with the .NET Framework version 2.0.
Different types of automatic scaling modes supported by Windows Forms.
Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Syntax
public enum AutoScaleMode
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