Re: Set monitor resolution on MAC projector

[Bruce Epstein - Zeus Productions]

At 4:07 AM -0400 06/07/01, giles :: [ loadselection ] wrote:
>> You can use the baSetDisplay Mac Xtra (the name may be mistaken), free from
>> the makers of Buddy API
>> See http://www.mods.com.au
>>
>
>Thanks but I wanted a way that didn't involve an extra....

That is a meaningless statement. It is virtually impossible to create
anything useful in Director without using at least the Xtras that come with
Director. I can't think of a meaningful objection to a free third-party
Xtra frankly unless you are doing a Shockwave piece, which it doesn't sound
like you are.

>Does anybody know in lingo how to set the display/monitor ....

To my knowledge, there is no Lingo-only command to set the resolution of
the monitor (although there is Lingo to set the color depth).


>From: Buzz Kettles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>If you are going to do this PLEASE give the user the option of saying no.

Agreed. I usually give three options: Change, Don't Change, Don't Ask Me
Again. In the last case, I save a flag to disk that prevents the user from
being prompted the next time that they start the program.

>I HATE when a title does this to me because my icons fly all over.

This can be prevented by resetting the monitor resolution when the program
exits, which it should to be polite.

Bruce



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