Fullscreen Widescreen - Change resolution mode

[Pkeod]

Is there any support for Fullscreen vs. Widescreen display? When a user who has a widescreen display plays a game, which changes the resolution mode, with a fullscreen aspect radio things become stretched and distorted. However, when they run a game that is made with a fullscreen friendly aspect ratio it's fine... is there any way to please users who use both besides distributing two different exes?

[Tiny]

I have solved this by having the game set to "maximize at start". With a wide screen you'd get a border on each side.
If the user uses a full screen I suggest to the user they set their resolution to game size (1024 x 768), getting the screen filled.

To have the wide screen filled you'd have to design the game that size. Or have a "margin" that would show when using wide screen. But that way you'd loose the action in the "margins" when using a full screen. [crazy]

[Olivier]

There must be a way to get this information from Windows. Clickteam should add a function like IsWidescreen() or something similar.
Also, if you can retrieve the screen width/height then you could do your own calculation. Does MMF2 or an extension allows for this?

Then you could use the above method in conjunction with Set Frame Width/Height to support widescreens. That's just an idea.

BTW: Is there a way to know whether the app is in fullscreen or not? IsFullscreen() function would be useful.

[JoKa]

Use the window control object to retrieve screen information. In MMF2 it has many functions which were non-existent before.

[Olivier]

I'll check it out. Thanks for the tip Jochen.

[MetalGeo]

I think we discussed this before. Kinda.

My suggestion was to input a Ratio option in the Application properties. In other words, the application will remain the screen ratio when ever you resize it. You'll get letterbox on 4:3/5:4 monitors and a nice filling on 16:9 monitors.

[Sphax]

Also, if you can retrieve the screen width/height then you could do your own calculation. Does MMF2 or an extension allows for this?

Sphax Kernel Object can get Screen size and maybe Window Manipulator object too.