How to determine screen size of menu???

[Beyonder]

Hi Everyone,

I am a total newbie to this program, I just last week used Auto Play for the first time. At work I have to create an auto run menu for a cd.

It has been a real pleasure to use this software, every idea I have had, every option I could think of, already exists in this program. It is just great stuff!!!


I have one problem, that may be nothin but a stupid question. But please bear with me if it is...

Thye following:
I have now created several pages of interactive menu. However, I can not seem to find the option that lets me determine screen (window size). I encountered the problem, when I opened the window I had been working on to its full size (extra large), the proportions of my background, text, links etc did NOT keep their proportions. As a result, when I in- or decrease the size of my menu window, the my interactive menu becomes scrambled...

So, I guess I am looking for some solutions that may either:
1. Lock screen size, so that my design keeps its proportions, not matter what size of screen an eventual end user may have.

or, as other alternative

2. Have some kind of "detect screen size" that detects users screen size and lets my menu window pick the right size upon start up, while remaining the right proportions of links et. al.


I would be happy for any input for solutions of my problem, I am sure the solution is at hand, I have just not been able to find it in either the help category, nor here in the forum.
Should this be explained somewhere, please point me in the right direction.


Cheers!!

Simon

[Tek]

You can change the size of your project under the Project > Settings menu.

[Beyonder]

Thank you for the answer.

I recall that option. What is still unclear for me here is, whether there also exists an option that automatically detects the end-users screen size and lets the menu appear accordingly (proportionally correct).

If, contrarily to my expectations, there really is NO option that lets me increase/decrease screen size of my project and KEEP the same proportions of the layout (buttons and labels be in the right position compared to menu title and background image), what size would be the best option for me to choose, as in, which screen size would be the most user friendly?


Thanks

[Tek]

Well, the screen size you choose depends on what you need to display in it. You can resize the window at runtime if you enable the 'Resizable' option and use the standard window style. You would just need to manipulate the size and position of your objects using the 'On Size' events for the page.

There are some examples posted by other users for creating a resizable window that resizes the objects as well.

[Beyonder]

Thanks for the information. I will have a look into it at work tomorrow.

Cheers!

[Beyonder]

Hi again,

I did a search of the forum and came across some examples posted about this issue earlier. I downloaded the available patches and now I get my background image to resize just fine, the buttons and labes however, do NOT change position according to the changing size of my screen.

So, I either have to de-check the resizable option, or maybe some users can help me out as to what I may be missing.

Cheers!

[Tek]

What are the contents of your 'On Size' actions screen for that page?

[Beyonder]

I dont know. Where do I find out?

[Beyonder]

I found the OnSize option in the preferences of the first page.

There is nothing, no code there.

What should I add there??

[Eagle]

this is an Example project created by Adam from IR,
work your way through all the events for the pages,
to get a 'handle' on what's going on to make things work.

http://www.indigorose.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12944

hth a little

there are actions to get the display size and resolution, etc etc.

[Beyonder]

Thank you for the support.

I will have a go at it. This is super cool software!

[Beyonder]

I read through the thread and applied the code that the helpful people there have provided. So far, I can get my screen size to change without scrambling up the lauyot of my menu.

When I do page jumps (back) I run into the problem that the buttons on the page no more seem to resize themselves, but leave their original position.


How come the global settings for my project dont seem to influx the buttons upon return page jump??

[Beyonder]

Ok, I seem to be relpying myself here,
and its because I figured it out myself.


It was a typo that prevented the resizing from
being carried out correctly.

Again thanks to all for the great collection of resources.
I will definately be working more with this software!

Simon