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DarkBASIC Discussion / Prevent 640x480 res at start?

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Emperor Baal
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Posted: 21st Dec 2003 22:12
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how can I prevent darkbasic from setting the screen to 640x480 when my programs are starting? Im testing my programs at some friends, it works great, but one of my friends has some software that will crash the computer when the resolution is set to 640x480, when I use set display mode 1024,768,32 at start, darkbasic still switches to 640x480 and then to 1024,768

I really need to prevent this to make my software compatible on more computers

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Turoid
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Posted: 21st Dec 2003 23:07
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mmm vaag probleem, k zou ut niet weten sorry. ( leuk mail adres trouwens)

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Phaelax
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Posted: 22nd Dec 2003 08:19
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every computer should support 640x480. If it doesn't, i'd say he's got a really crappy computer
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Emperor Baal
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Posted: 22nd Dec 2003 10:50
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His computer supports 640x480, but he installed some software that MUST be run in 1024x768 or higher


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Phaelax
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Posted: 22nd Dec 2003 23:39
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I've never heard of such a thing.
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Arkheii
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My monitor supports 640*480, but only in fullscreen apps. Windows itself won't let it use 640*480. The lowest res I could use according to the display properties is 800*600.
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Jess T
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2003 09:23
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You can make the game window'd ( Assuming you have the enhancement pack ) and simply make a text file called setup.ini that says:

that needs to be in the same directory as the .exe file for the game...
Then, at the start of your game, put in:


That should work fine for you... Other than that, there really isn't a solution besides telling your mate to get rid of that cr*ppy software that restricts his res...

Hope I Helped...


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Jan Eise
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2003 12:06
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OOh guys this is sow damn easy...

In the beginning of you program use "set display mode" command. If want to change the resolution to 1024,768 do it like this:

set display mode 1024,768,32

1024 is the screen width;
768 is the screen height;
32 is the color depth.

Hope I helped you with this
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Jess T
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2003 12:33
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Emperor Baal put in his/her very first post:
Quote: "when I use set display mode 1024,768,32 at start, darkbasic still switches to 640x480 and then to 1024,768"


Which is 100% correct, that's why i suggested my method, because it opens the app in a window, by-passing the default full-screen res of 640x480 and then resizing the res to that of 1024x768 then removing the window, making it a full-screen app that has a res of 1024x768.

Hope I Helped...


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