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Newcomers DBPro Corner / DBP setting Widescreen aspect ratio

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Kezzla
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Posted: 1st Jan 2011 06:59
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Hi,
I've been trying to set my programs so that they dont stretch out on my widescreen monitor however nothing i try seems to work
ive tried set display mode but it wont accept any depth value i give it.
how do you set a program to run in widescreen?
thanks

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IanM
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Posted: 1st Jan 2011 13:15
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Here's a set of commands that will set your window to full wide-screen.


You should execute them before you load any graphics, objects, sounds etc.

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Rich Dersheimer
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Posted: 1st Jan 2011 20:24
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If you use 3D objects or sprites, you may also need to use

depending on your camera view dimensions.

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IanM
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Posted: 2nd Jan 2011 00:53
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You're right ... except you are doing integer calculations and it may be better with floats:


My laptop display is 1366x768, which is a ratio of 1.77864583~

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Phaelax
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Posted: 4th Jan 2011 14:10
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Are you saying the aspect ratio sticks to 4:3 despite what you set with 'set display mode'?

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Rich Dersheimer
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Posted: 4th Jan 2011 15:06 Edited at: 4th Jan 2011 15:28
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@Phaelax - no, the aspect ratio defaults to match the screen width and height (according to the help file). But if you are using a different camera viewing port, then you should adjust the aspect ratio. For instance, if you are using a wide screen, with the camera only taking up a smaller window.

So, the above info about aspect ratio is a bit misleading. If you change the camera viewport then the aspect ratio would be changed to the camera view width divided by the camera view height.

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