Re: Buddy API

[KLGC Studio]

I think the blanket "Really a bad idea" is a rather misleading guideline 
that is only appropriate for developers that don't deal with all the 
considerations.  There are situations, even when something is 
distributed to the public, when desktop environment resetting is 
appropriate if handled properly.  If Director could handle full screen 
viewing like Acrobat  then it would not be an issue.  The key is to be 
very polite and informative about doing so. 

For example, one presentation with a lot of detail was developed with a 
stage size of 1024x768 because a majority of the intended audience used 
desktop monitors at the resolution, but a fair number of the viewers 
might be laptops with a 800x600 resolution.  If the presentation had 
been developed with a stage of 800x600 it would have been too small on 
the desktop monitors, and two versions of a presentation is a lot of 
unnecessary work. 

The key here is to check the viewer desktop environment and what is 
possible via their video card.  If such is insufficient then in a dialog 
explain the problem to the viewer and ask for permission to temporarily 
reset (if possible) so the presentation can be viewed.  If the the 
desktop environment is more than needed, then one might have a similar 
dialog to facilitate better viewing but let the presentation proceed 
regardless.  One little glitch I have run into is that with some video 
cards a different aspect ratio can distort a presentation.  Another 
consideration is to make absolutely sure that, regardless of how the 
presentation exits, the desktop environment is always restored. 

So to rephrase, unless you deal with all the considerations properly and 
politely, follow Ross's admonition. 

Lee C
Troy Rollins wrote:
On Sep 17, 2004, at 12:51 PM, Ross Clutterbuck wrote:
Really a bad idea to start switching monitor resolutions -

That isn't always the case. Depends on the audience. In my case, I 
make a lot of kiosks which get run on rental PCs, and set up by 
on-site staff. The more the software can do to optimize the setup, the 
more likely the program will be running correctly.

Now, for something distributed to the public, to run on personal 
machines, well, it should be carefully considered.
--
Troy
RPSystems, Ltd.
http://www.rpsystems.net

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