Ken, Thanks so much for the quick reply and good information. Any tips on where I can find more good Clie development information (other than sony)?
-Ron Amherst, NH "kcorey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:96322@palm-dev-forum... > > This would only apply on a device that is running OS5.0. On a Sonly > Clie, you wouldn't be calling Sony's high resolution library, so the > device will likely think your application is a standard 160x160 > application. > > If it's only fonts you're worried about, turning on the High Res > assistant might provide all you need. > > If you want your whole application to handle 320x320 resolution, you'll > need to download Sony's SDK, and recompile against it, adding a few > calls to change the resolution, control which fonts you're using, etc. > > Sony has redefined many of the Win* commands to understand the higher > resolution. This is a good thing, because your application looks > great. This is a bad thing, though, because you'll have to have your > own wrapper calls around such functions: > > if (bSonyHires) { > HWWinPaintChars(hrlibRefNum,"String",5,200,300); > } else { > WinPaintChars("String",5,100,150); > } > > or, better yet: > > void myWinPaintChars(char *string, short len, short x, short y) > { > if (bSonyHires) { > HWWinPaintChars(hrlibRefNum,string,len,x*2,y*2); > } else { > WinPaintChars(string,len,x,y); > } > } > > Mind you, this wouldn't get you accurate placement of your fonts, as > they've changed size potentially, too. > > Basically, you'll need to suck it and see if it handles it for you. > > -Ken > > On Tue, 2002-09-24 at 14:20, Ron Clabo wrote: > > I'm starting to test my palm app on the Sony Clie and it's double density > > screen. Even though I've compiled my app with the new SDK 5.0 my app is > > using chunky looking fonts on the Clie rather than the double density fonts. > > Anyone know why? I was under the impression that the SDK 5.0 handled the > > use of the better fonts on double density displays automatically (ie. no new > > code required). What gives? > > > > > > Also, when I search the news groups for information on my palm programming > > questions I almost always find good info. But lately I've been searching > > for Clie specific infomation and I'm having an impossible time finding old > > posts. Somewhere out here on the web must exist a cluster of Clie > > developers...anyone know how to hook up with them? Know of any Clie > > specific forums or Clie specific web developer sites (other than sony's)? > > Any info in this regard would be of great help. > > > > -Ron > > Amherst, NH > > > > > > > > -- > > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > > > > > > > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
