Interactive Story (Newbie Question)

Hannes Hirzel hannes.hirzel.squeaklist at bluewin.ch
Mon Jul 21 12:47:44 UTC 2003


Jeff Longland wrote:
What is the best way to deal with the differences in display
> resolutions?  I'm developing in 1024x768, but I know that many of my users
> will be running 800x600 if not 640x480.  Are there any rules of thumb for
> usability in Squeak?

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.

Hannes




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