Robert Tweed > The key is to give an *option* to do so, which the user can choose to > ignore. Of course, this doesn't apply to kiosk-type presentation, but an > application should never, ever, change any of the user's hardware settings > without *asking* the user first, and falling back gracefully if > the user has > some reason why they don't want this to happen.
Hi Robert, I guess your speculations are quite reasonable, cause let's consider the following. I've got a PC Samsung SyncMaster 172s flat display. My current screen res is 480x460 (i know i'm a pervert, cause this monitor is capable of 1280x1024 but i like it this way). when in the message window i do: set OK to baSetDisplay(800, 600, 32, "perm", TRUE) it works ok, but the problem is that the autocalibrating button can't be triggered and the sreen looks shifted (that is, some of the sides aren't visible). Besides, if you trigger that "Auto" button on the monitor it does two usefull things: it adjusts the sides of the screen + it manages the display sharpness for optimum performance. So after triggering the buddy command i got the screen sides shifted plus screwed sharpness. Of course, if you are working on a standard monitor (not LCD) it's sort of easier to manipulate the res. -- All the best Petro Bochan [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
