Your opinion on a good screen size?

[zarocmaster]

Ok so i have my monitor at 1600x900\. I have made the games windows at 1024x768, do you think this might to be big for other peoples screens, if so what do you recommend and what is your screen size :)

also do you find this layout ok, im still in the prossess of changing image design but i have moved everything to were i feel it should be.

http://freepicupload.com/images/283Capture3.png

xoxoxoxoxoxo

[Godlord]

The best choice is the user's choice. If you are an experienced programmer, then you can query the resolutions that are supported. For DirectDraw you can do this by [enumerating](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/gg426138%28v=vs.85%29.aspx) the display modes, and [setting](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/gg426156%28v=vs.85%29.aspx) the one requested. For Direct3D you can do this by [enumerating](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb174314%28v=vs.85%29.aspx) the display modes, and by setting the window size to the requested display mode. You might want to look up information on how to use these functions in VB6.

**Note**: some of these functions may not support all the display modes offered by the GPU.

Yours faithfully
  S.J.R. van Schaik.

[iSnow]

I recommend using the resolution changer and modifying it to different settings if you are not happy with them. While SJR is correct, That's the simple way of going about it on Eclipse.

[Ecto]

Simply let people choose there resolution it's the only way to best suit peoples needs.

You can find how to add a resolution changer here:

http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf2/index.php/topic,81380.msg879701.html

[zarocmaster]

@Ecto:

> Simply let people choose there resolution it's the only way to best suit peoples needs.
>
> You can find how to add a resolution changer here:
>
> http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf2/index.php/topic,81380.msg879701.html

this looks very primising. do u have a link to a tutorial on how to make a full screen switch that would go underneath the choice of resolution???

had already looked myself but did not find a decent one.

[Ecto]

@zarocmaster:

> this looks very primising. do u have a link to a tutorial on how to make a full screen switch that would go underneath the choice of resolution???
>
> had already looked myself but did not find a decent one.

I'm sure there is one, just search around the forums.

If you can't find a good one, just add every possible resolution into the resolution changer, so that people can select what resolution would be full screen for them.

[zarocmaster]

I'm teaching myself vb6 and I think I may have found a better way to do this that should work. Still reading up on a few functions and then I test my theory.