MMF Windows Size too large for display

[droberson]

If you start a new application and click on Application to see the properties you can set the "Window Size" to 1024 by 768.
If your Windows XP display is also set at 1024 by 768 a user would expect the MMF window to fix correctly. However I found that the MMF window when the application is run is larger the the top and edges do not fix within the screen size.

This was a problem in MMF 1.5. The MMF 2 code needs to change so that when the user selects a Window size a correct size is given to match the screen setting size.

[droberson]

If you start a new application and click on Application to see the properties you can set the "Window Size" to 1024 by 768.
If your Windows XP display is also set at 1024 by 768 a user would expect the MMF window to fix correctly. However I found that the MMF window when the application is run is larger the the top and edges do not fix within the screen size.

This was a problem in MMF 1.5. The MMF 2 code needs to change so that when the user selects a Window size a correct size is given to match the screen setting size.

[DavidN]

It's always worked fine for me. Are you taking the space used by the title bar and menu into account?

[DavidN]

It's always worked fine for me. Are you taking the space used by the title bar and menu into account?

[droberson]

In my Windows training a Window's size always included the Title bar and menu bar ect... MMF is the only programming system I am aware of that treats them different.

If you just start a new application with a single frame and run the application it has a title bar and menu by default.
If the windows size is set to the Windows screen display then the MMF Window is too large for the display.

In the past in MMF 1.5 you have to recalculate the MMF Windows size to have it fix correctly. This should be an option in the window properties or changed in the MMF code.

To tell you the truth I don't remember the values to include in the calculation. It was so may pixels something you had to subtract from overall heigth and width.

[droberson]

In my Windows training a Window's size always included the Title bar and menu bar ect... MMF is the only programming system I am aware of that treats them different.

If you just start a new application with a single frame and run the application it has a title bar and menu by default.
If the windows size is set to the Windows screen display then the MMF Window is too large for the display.

In the past in MMF 1.5 you have to recalculate the MMF Windows size to have it fix correctly. This should be an option in the window properties or changed in the MMF code.

To tell you the truth I don't remember the values to include in the calculation. It was so may pixels something you had to subtract from overall heigth and width.

[Patrick]

when you disable the menu (hide it) it fits.

[Patrick]

when you disable the menu (hide it) it fits.

[BrashMonkey]

Most of the people that want their window to fit the size of the screen is because they want a full-screen game, not a giant window the size of the screen game. It's easy for you to compensate mathematically if you want a giant window the size of the game to perfectly fit the whole screen.

I'd venture a guess that most people want to emulate a professional game experience or console game experience when going "full screen", so they want no title bar or window at full screen. (*as evidence I point to the fact that no-one else has ever complained about this)

Would you like the vast majority of MMF users to be inconvenienced to suit your particular taste in window handling?

[BrashMonkey]

Most of the people that want their window to fit the size of the screen is because they want a full-screen game, not a giant window the size of the screen game. It's easy for you to compensate mathematically if you want a giant window the size of the game to perfectly fit the whole screen.

I'd venture a guess that most people want to emulate a professional game experience or console game experience when going "full screen", so they want no title bar or window at full screen. (*as evidence I point to the fact that no-one else has ever complained about this)

Would you like the vast majority of MMF users to be inconvenienced to suit your particular taste in window handling?