screen resolution problems

[Frank D. Engel, Jr.]

Except that if it quits right away, then what is left to change the 
resolution back?  It should stick around and wait for the other 
standalone to exit, then restore the original screen resolution.

Not a bad idea, really...

On Dec 10, 2004, at 3:53 AM, Jonathan Cooper wrote:

> On Wednesday, December 8, 2004, at 02:56  PM, Chipp Walters wrote:
>
>> The easiest solution is to check on startup the screen resolution 
>> (get the screenRect) and if it's not big enough popup an answer 
>> warning dialog telling the user to please quit and change resolutions 
>> and relaunch.
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> PatGeorgeA at aol.com wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I have been developing software for testing in schools - built as a 
>>> windows standalone.  The program is made for a 1024 x 768 screen 
>>> size (the card filling about 2/3rds of the screen with a backdrop) - 
>>> the stack is quite complex, it contains lots script, lots of cards, 
>>> each with different fonts, buttons and fields.  Some of the 
>>> computers we wanted to use are networked and set to a screen 
>>> resolution of 800 x 600.   Can anyone suggest a good solution to 
>>> this?  The easiest solution would be to change the resolution of the 
>>> host computers during testing - at the end change it back.  Would 
>>> this be an okay thing to do and does anyone have a script that would 
>>> allow me to do this?   An alternative solution would be to change 
>>> everything on the stack?  Is this solution the best and is there any 
>>> easy way to do this?
>>>
>
> What about a variation of Chipp's suggestion? (Not tested,but it 
> should work) :
> Create a small standalone that just changes the screen resolution if 
> necessary then launches the REAL standalone, then quits itself.
>
> Jonathan Cooper
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>
> Jonathan Cooper
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$ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
$ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten 
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
everlasting life.
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