[ALLY] Re: getting the screen-size Re:(4)
From: alex:pini:mclink:it at: 16-Aug-2000 20:08
>- Open Your Mind -<
Quoting from [agem--crosswinds--net's] message (16-Aug-00 18:08:20).
a> how about "Virtual Coordinate Space" with automatic?
[...]
a> A virtual coordinate space makes it possible to develop a visual
A> interface without needing to know the actual display size.
a> This is to say, it makes it possible to use a virtual pixel space
a> for aligning face objects. So, the resolution of a user's display
a> does not need to be known before designing a visual interface.
That way you risk aspect-ratio distortions.
Tell me, Holger (the only one in RT I *know* knows what I'm talking about), are we going
MUI-like?
Alessandro Pini ([alex--pini--mclink--it])
You know what *is* a problem? No viewscreen! Who builds a bridge without a window?!
"The same people who build a ship without an infirmary!" (J. Dax & Bashir)