Fwd: screen resolution and stack height
Here is a neat article: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-4-3-aspect-ratio/ > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Craig Newman via use-livecode > Subject: Re: screen resolution and stack height > Date: December 2, 2021 at 9:24:41 AM EST > To: How to use LiveCode > Cc: Craig Newman > Reply-To: How to use LiveCode > > Hi. > > The 4:3 ratio, unless I completely do not understand any of this, is not > pertinent to a desktop app. It was for viewing film and TV back in the day > when there was much less flexibility in display screen technology. Much less. > The monitors I see around me are all anything but 4:3. I have one rotated 90 > degrees and it is about 4:2. > > So what prevents you from making your card size whatever you want? In other > words, why worry about this at all? > > Craig > >> On Dec 1, 2021, at 2:26 PM, David Glasgow via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> I have been developing a desktop stack at 1024×760 for a while. Vertical >> space is becoming increasingly cramped, and I need a bit more. I reckon 40 >> pixels would do it. >> >> Obviously that would break the 4:3 ratio. So am I better reconfiguring for >> a completely different screen ratio (if so, which), or just setting the >> stack height to what I need? I remember 1280×800 was common for quite a >> while, but is it still? >> >> I Googled about a bit, but the interweb was full of contradictory advice. >> (Imagine that!) >> >> >> Best Wishes, >> >> David Glasgow >> ___ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Fwd: screen resolution and stack height
Sloppy. My ratio is approx. 2:4 > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Craig Newman via use-livecode > Subject: Re: screen resolution and stack height > Date: December 2, 2021 at 9:24:41 AM EST > To: How to use LiveCode > Cc: Craig Newman > Reply-To: How to use LiveCode > > Hi. > > The 4:3 ratio, unless I completely do not understand any of this, is not > pertinent to a desktop app. It was for viewing film and TV back in the day > when there was much less flexibility in display screen technology. Much less. > The monitors I see around me are all anything but 4:3. I have one rotated 90 > degrees and it is about 4:2. > > So what prevents you from making your card size whatever you want? In other > words, why worry about this at all? > > Craig > >> On Dec 1, 2021, at 2:26 PM, David Glasgow via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> I have been developing a desktop stack at 1024×760 for a while. Vertical >> space is becoming increasingly cramped, and I need a bit more. I reckon 40 >> pixels would do it. >> >> Obviously that would break the 4:3 ratio. So am I better reconfiguring for >> a completely different screen ratio (if so, which), or just setting the >> stack height to what I need? I remember 1280×800 was common for quite a >> while, but is it still? >> >> I Googled about a bit, but the interweb was full of contradictory advice. >> (Imagine that!) >> >> >> Best Wishes, >> >> David Glasgow >> ___ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
