Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

[J. Landman Gay]

This method doesn't use the geometry manager, and you do used a fixed 
size. It scales the entire stack proportionally. Try this from the 
message box:

  set the scaleFactor of this stack to 0.8

On 12/16/17 1:49 PM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote:
> That's fine if you feel comfortable about resizing and repositioning the 
> controls on your stack.
> 
> My experience of the Geometry Manager and such-like has been so bad that 
> I always opt for a fixed stack size.
> 
> Richmond.
> 
> On 16/12/17 9:38 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote:
>> I'd probably create the stack size for an average screen resolution, 
>> then when the app launches get the available screen size, calculate a 
>> ratio, and set the scaleFactor of the stack to that ratio. That should 
>> accommodate anything.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
>> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com


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