Check out the windowboundingrect property. I believe it takes into account the taskbar height on Win32 platforms.
-Chipp > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sannyasin > Sivakatirswami > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 9:47 AM > To: How to use Revolution > Subject: Re: Stack Size and loc for 800 X 600 displays > > > Aloha from Kauai, Scott: > > Thanks that makes sense... I've used xTalk all these years for in-house > stuff and production work (big screens, cinema displays all around...) > and am really way behind on these interface issues: > > OK, the other issue is initial screenloc. > Even at 550, a vertical axis of 300 puts the presentation under the > menu bar on OSX > > Oh... I guess I should be turning off the menu bar on start up and then > resuming that as needed... > that's doable... I can just add that to the existing handlers for the > backdrop where desktop is > hidden and shown on demand... > > And then, I guess we need to do both > hide menubar > hide taskbar and > show menubar > show taskbar > > > That should do it to fix this one and for future I'll try to stay in > 700 X 500. Though one does wonder what percentage of users actually > live in a 800X600 pixel display rect... But of course for projector > work that will be very common. As you say... getting a 100% fool proof > size (unless we drop all the way back to a video 640 X 480) is probably > too much to ask. > > Thanks! > > Sivakatirswami > > > That's leads to more questions about windows: Do > > On Dec 11, 2003, at 8:09 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > > > On 12/11/03 9:47 PM, "Sannyasin Sivakatirswami" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > >> I am looking for an optimum set of values > >> that I can just use for everything. do we have to think about vertical > >> toolbars on windows? if so, how many pixels is that off the max width > >> of 800? i.e. should the optimum stack size for 800X600 displays for > >> all > >> platforms be something like 760 X 550? And if so does "set the loc of > >> this stack to the screenloc" work for all cases? I've had enough > >> feedback to know that most presentors want to be able to access their > >> menus, toolbars etc. and yet still be able to see the whole > >> presentation.... what do you recommend from your experience? > > > > In my work, I use 750 x 550 when pushing for maximum space but > > allowing for > > menubars/taskbars, etc. Otherwise, 700 x 500 should be pretty safe > > for most > > situations. It's unlikely you'll ever have a 100% foolproof size, > > though, > > since Windows taskbars can double (triple?) up in height depending on > > the > > number of icons present. If sizing is an absolute necessity, your > > stack > > should be designed to be scalable with standard minimize and maximize > > controls present. > > > > If you want to be anal, test 750 x 550 on a Windows box with large > > fonts > > enabled to make sure your stack still fits. I may be wrong but I seem > > to > > recall using large fonts only adds about 4 pixels vertically to any > > line of > > type (titlebars and taskbar). > > > > Regards, > > > > Scott Rossi > > Creative Director > > Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design > > ----- > > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > W: http://www.tactilemedia.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
