Changing resolutions

[mobichan]

Is there a simple way to change the screen resolution in MMF? I want to make my game 320x240 but have it be double that size (640x480) when you are playing.

[DavidN]

Yes, you can either tick the "Change resolution mode" option in the Application Properties to make it go into full-screen mode (or do it through the Storyboard object while running the game) - or you can use the Window Control object to alter the size of the window alongside "Resize display to window size".

[Looki]

Hello.
An easy way would be:

Go to the second tab of the application properties.
Check Hidden at start & Resize display to fill window size.
Add a Window Control object to the frame.

(Negated) Window is visible:
* Set X size to WinXSize( "Window Control" )+ClientWidth( "Window Control" )
* Set Y size to WinYSize( "Window Control" )+ClientHeight( "Window Control" )
* Set position °4
* Make window reappear

What happens? The window is not shown at start.
The client area size, 320x240, is added to window's size.
The window is re-centered (since it resized), and then shown.

EDIT: you posted 50 minutes ago? I had this thread open for over 40 minutes!

[Stephen]

EDIT: you posted 50 minutes ago? I had this thread open for over 40 minutes!

I have done this... lol

stephen1980

[mobichan]

Thanks Looki. That did the trick. Can I ask why you set the position? It doesn't seem to do anything. Also, is there any difference if I were to just set the width/height like so:

(Negated) Window is visible:
* Set X size to ClientWidth( "Window Control" )*2
* Set Y size to ClientHeight( "Window Control" )*2
* Make window reappear

Thanks again,

Mobichan

[Looki]

The position should center the window. It's not automatically after the resizing. It should be a little off - 320px to the right and 240px to the bottom to be exact.

Your formula ignores the window's border/edge. The image will not be exactly 2x, it's close but still looks weird.

[mobichan]

Ah, I see. Thanks for the info.

[mobichan]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I have also been trying to apply this to a subapp. The problem is that the subapp is displaying offset in Y by the amount of the menubar, so it doesn't sit over the play area of the game below the subapp. I hope I explained that well enough. ^_^'

Can someone offer a solution for how to resize a subapp window to the same size as the main app and have it overlap exactly on top of the main app?

Mobichan