Interactive Story (Newbie Question)
Jack Johnson
fragment at nas.com
Mon Jul 21 16:03:04 UTC 2003
Hannes Hirzel wrote:
> No it is the same problem as with web development. You have to aim for
> a fixed size like 800x600. If you use that you may be sure that most
> people have access to your product. However most desktop systems
> have a 1024x768 monitor.
> Your university web page http://www.uwo.ca/ seems to go for 800x600.
>
> There are layout managers which could deal with different screen sizes,
> but for your intended application using them would probably be clumsy.
(I haven't looked yet)
Is there a HyperCard-style trick where you can keep a morph centered in
the view? That might be a good way to bridge the 640x480 or 800x600
fixed size but allow for scaling of the Squeak window (or for that
matter, centering dialogs whether on handhelds or desktops).
-Jack
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