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Benjames8

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Posted: 21st Aug 2010 00:09

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I want to set my display to 1000 by 750 and set the window position to the middle of the screen like:
"(desktop width()/2)-500"
then have the remaining bordering pixels be black, that way if the mouse is clicked outside of the screen it won't try to bring other windows to the front, as if the window were maximized

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Posted: 21st Aug 2010 01:28

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SET CAMERA VIEW Camera Number, desktop width()/2-500, desktop height()/2-(750/2), desktop width()/2+500, desktop height()/2+(750/2)

Just make sure it's fullscreen.

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Posted: 21st Aug 2010 02:49 Edited at: 21st Aug 2010 02:59

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lol :SET CAMERA VIEW Camera Number, desktop width()/2-500, desktop height()/2-375, desktop width()/2+500, desktop height()/2+375

that would work if the diplay mode was set to the desktop's width and hieght. This is not what im looking for, unless it has the same effect on performance as setting the display mode to 1000,750. I did a little frame rate test but Im still not sure. It will work for now thanksolo

[edit] o ya the 2d view is effected by this, i need like the whole window centered and bordered i guess. all of my menu code is based off this uhg.

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DVader

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Posted: 21st Aug 2010 17:13

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You could change desktop width to screen width etc, for making a window within your main screen.

http://s6.bitefight.org/c.php?uid=103081

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swissolo

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Posted: 21st Aug 2010 19:42

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Isn't the whole point having the display mode set to the desktop's width and height?

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DVader

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Posted: 22nd Aug 2010 22:29

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Sounds like he wants the window centered in the desktop to me. Then somehow making impossible to click anywhere off the window. I would have thought full screen exclusive would sort that out. Just make a border in your program if you want one.

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Posted: 22nd Aug 2010 22:42 Edited at: 22nd Aug 2010 22:45

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Yes DarthVader that is correct. Can using draw to camera; in some way allow me to use the code for drawing 2d i already have. Instead of changing all of it to work around the camera's position on the screen?

Pretty much i want the users diplay to stay the same but limit the size of the "window/screen/drawing area"

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DVader

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Posted: 22nd Aug 2010 23:28

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Have you an example of what you are trying to do? Are you trying for a bigger screen than the window? Is it a drawing package or object placement? Any screenies? Might give more idea of exactly what you want. I get the basic thread but unsure why you need to do this. What are you making?

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Posted: 22nd Aug 2010 23:39

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Here is the inventory stuff ive been working on, I need this to be centered with a border with the same non-click effect as maximize window. If i can't figure it out I have to change pretty much all of the code before moving it to my game.

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Posted: 22nd Aug 2010 23:46

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Also here is a picture 1360x768 ; this could be like what the user has its display set to. The blue portion with the smiling face is the "window/screen/drawing area"

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Posted: 23rd Aug 2010 01:40 Edited at: 23rd Aug 2010 01:43

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So if you want that area to be visible (see the desktop) just position the window in the middle of the screen and move it to the front ever second or something, alternitavly you could use my method and show a screenshot of the desktop.
Edit: Ohh, 2D. Hmmm... just have a black border or what I said above I guess.

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DVader

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Posted: 24th Aug 2010 18:20 Edited at: 24th Aug 2010 18:33

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So the problem you have is you are using co-ordinates based around 0,0 onwards and you want a border around instead?
Here is a little routine I have knocked together. That sort of does what you are saying I think lol. If you have some sort of grid management on the exe you posted I would think it fairly easy to alter the co-ordinates.

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Rem Project: screenlimiting
Rem Created: Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Rem ***** Main Source File *****
set display mode 1000,750,32,1
sync on
cls 0
x=100:y=100:x1=900:y1=650
set camera view x,y,x1,y1
make object box 1,100,100,100
do
Mx=mousex():My=mousey()
if Mx>x and Mx<x1
    if My>y and My<y1
        if mouseclick()=1
            cls
            text 0,0,"You are clicking the main screen."
        endif
    else
        if mouseclick()=1
            cls
            text 0,0,"You are clicking the border."
        endif
    endif
    else
        if mouseclick()=1
            cls
            text 0,0,"You are clicking the border."
        endif  
endif
    inc rot#
    yrotate object 1,wrapvalue(rot#)  
    sync
LOOP

That can be used to limit where you click. I have made it so it knows if you are clicking the window or border here though. Obviously you can change x,y,x1 etc to values you want. It will work automatically with any window size you choose. The screen flashing is because I was lazy refreshing the text. Obviously you would have your own drawing routine for things so not bothered using a image to blank the text instead of cls.

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Rem Project: screenlimiting
Rem Created: Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Rem ***** Main Source File *****
set display mode 1000,750,32,1
sync on
cls 0
x=100:y=100:x1=900:y1=650
set camera view x,y,x1,y1
`make object box 1,100,100,100
get image 1,0,0,300,32
do
Mx=mousex():My=mousey()
if Mx>x and Mx<x1
    if My>y and My<y1
        if mouseclick()=1
            paste image 1,0,0
            text 0,0,"You are clicking the main screen."
            dot Mx,My
        endif
    else
        if mouseclick()=1
            paste image 1,0,0
            text 0,0,"You are clicking the border."
        endif
    endif
    else
        if mouseclick()=1
            paste image 1,0,0
            text 0,0,"You are clicking the border."
        endif  
endif
    `inc rot#
    `yrotate object 1,wrapvalue(rot#)  
    sync
LOOP

Couple of amendments in this one so it draws instead of just checks position and doesn't flash lol.

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Posted: 24th Aug 2010 21:54

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IanM's Matrix1 plugin lets you choose where your game's graphics are drawn to. In this example the program draws everything to an image. Then it resizes the image and draws it in the middle of the screen for you on the normal camera.

Rem ***** Main Source File *****

rem Setup
sync on
sync rate 60
autocam off
backdrop on

rem Make a face for the texture
SpriteIMG=find free image()
create bitmap 1,screen width(),screen height()
	ink rgb(155,0,0),0
	box 0,0,screen width(),screen height()
	ink rgb(255,255,255),0
	circle screen width()/2.0-100,screen height()/2.0-100,25
	circle screen width()/2.0+100,screen height()/2.0-100,25
	line screen width()/2.0-100,screen height()/2.0,screen width()/2.0+100,screen height()/2.0
get image SpriteIMG,0,0,screen width(),screen height()
delete bitmap 1

rem Make an image to draw to
DrawIMG=Find Free Image()
make image DrawIMG,screen width(),screen height()

`Set the border width
BorderWidth=100
do
	`If you're pressing space...
	if spacekey()=1
		`Make the game draw everything to a certain image. This image will be put in the center later.
		draw to image DrawIMG
	else
		`Make the game draw everything to the camera instead.
		draw to camera 0
	endif
	
	rem Draw Sprites (this is where your inventory stuff and everything would go)
	sprite 1,0,0,SpriteIMG
	paste sprite 1,0,0
	delete sprite 1
	
	rem If you're pressing space...
	if spacekey()=1
	
		`Set the draw target to the camera instead of the draw image
		draw to camera 0
		
		rem Make a big black box for the border
		ink rgb(1,1,1),0
		box 0,0,screen width(),screen height()
		
		rem Draw the screen with the borders. Beware that the screen will look stretched...
		sprite 1,0,0,DrawIMG
		set sprite 1,0,0
		size sprite 1,Screen Width()-BorderWidth*2,Screen Height()
		paste sprite 1,BorderWidth,0
		delete sprite 1
	endif
	
	rem Update
	sync
loop

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Rem ***** Main Source File *****

rem Setup
sync on
sync rate 60
autocam off
backdrop on

rem Make a face for the texture
SpriteIMG=find free image()
create bitmap 1,screen width(),screen height()
	ink rgb(155,0,0),0
	box 0,0,screen width(),screen height()
	ink rgb(255,255,255),0
	circle screen width()/2.0-100,screen height()/2.0-100,25
	circle screen width()/2.0+100,screen height()/2.0-100,25
	line screen width()/2.0-100,screen height()/2.0,screen width()/2.0+100,screen height()/2.0
get image SpriteIMG,0,0,screen width(),screen height()
delete bitmap 1

rem Make an image to draw to
DrawIMG=Find Free Image()
make image DrawIMG,screen width(),screen height()

`Set the border width
BorderWidth=100
do
	`If you're pressing space...
	if spacekey()=1
		`Make the game draw everything to a certain image. This image will be put in the center later.
		draw to image DrawIMG
	else
		`Make the game draw everything to the camera instead.
		draw to camera 0
	endif
	
	rem Draw Sprites (this is where your inventory stuff and everything would go)
	sprite 1,0,0,SpriteIMG
	paste sprite 1,0,0
	delete sprite 1
	
	rem If you're pressing space...
	if spacekey()=1
	
		`Set the draw target to the camera instead of the draw image
		draw to camera 0
		
		rem Make a big black box for the border
		ink rgb(1,1,1),0
		box 0,0,screen width(),screen height()
		
		rem Draw the screen with the borders. Beware that the screen will look stretched...
		sprite 1,0,0,DrawIMG
		set sprite 1,0,0
		size sprite 1,Screen Width()-BorderWidth*2,Screen Height()
		paste sprite 1,BorderWidth,0
		delete sprite 1
	endif
	
	rem Update
	sync
loop

Images will look stretched unless you change the height of the image when it is put on the camera though. But the mouse coordinates will read incorrectly unless they are offsetted like so:

mx=mousex()-BorderWidth

Anyway, you might end up having to offset all of your sprites by the width of the border instead of using this idea. But this idea could work if you use the right proportions for the resolution and everything. The "new" resolution (the size of the box in the middle) would have to be in proportion with the normal resolution. so things wouldn't look stretched.

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Benjames8

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Posted: 25th Aug 2010 21:44

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Thanks for the advice guys but I ended up doing the work of adding desktop width()/2-500 to my x and desktop height()/2-375 to my y for all of my 2d cammands, it acually ended up only being like 9 lines of code 1;

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Posted: 25th Aug 2010 23:01

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Lol, like I said wouldn't be hard

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