Preview of Resolution Independent Control library for RevMobile

[Chipp Walters]

Sorry the double post-- I originally thought the OTHER post was my
originating one.


I've added some auto-install procedures to the plugin and it's now
available for testing at:

http://www.gadgetplugins.com/altplugins/altMobileResizer.rev
Put it in your plugins folder or your altPlugs folder. Don't forget there's
an update button on it!

>From the very prelim docs:
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altMobileResizer plugin
(c)2012  Chipp Walters
Thanks to portions by Ken Ray!

This plugin creates a resizing framework for mobile devices so devlopers
only have to create a single layout and it will smartly resize all controls
on each card when the app first launches on a mobile device.

Selecting the Stack tab, the plugin installs a library and OpenStack
handler on the first card of the app stack. You next add objects and
controls (like the altButton DropTool) and then you can assign resizing
properties to them using the Control tab controls.

Because the library is installed, it's important you pass all resizeStack
messages and preOpenCard messages.

When first installing the library stack, two properties are set for the
library stack:

altStacksAffected - This is a list of the names of the stacks for which the
library will run on.

altResizeAllCardsAtOnce - This is a boolean (defaults to true) which tells
the library to resize all controls on all cards at startup. If not true,
then it will resize all controls on a preOpenCard handler which may speed
startup if you have a lot of cards in your stack.

Also, remember to set the resizeQuality to GOOD (not NORMAL or BEST) for
all images-- and reduce the images by 50% in width and height for the
smaller min size. This way when going to the 2X Retina size they will be at
full resolution.

You can only edit the position and resize settings for objects when the
stack is in minWidth mode. If you change the position or rect of a control,
then you'll need to be sure and press the refresh position button to store
the new settings.