Lex Spoon wrote:
Karl Ramberg karl.ramberg@chello.se wrote:
When a project is loaded in a different size that it was created it often crops stuff off or leave stuff in the upper left corner depending on size of the user screen. Is there a way to layout the project so it scales resonably on diffrent screen sizes?
Switch to 2000x2000 displays and start drawing with centimeters instead of pixels. You can get an idea of what this would be like by viewing PDF. Whether you love or hate the way PDF files end up looking on your machine is a good indicator of whether you think your hardware is enough for this. If you have less than 4 million pixels, I'm guessing you'll think it sucks, but one day...
In the meantime, it's hard. :)
Pardon my negativity, but that doesn't solve the issue at all. It just moves the problem from screens of different pixel extents to screens of different physical sizes. So even with the high resolution and scaling graphics, it's still hard. (Not that the scaling graphics doesn't have benefits in other areas, of course.)
-Jesse
Jesse Welton jwelton@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu wrote:
Pardon my negativity, but that doesn't solve the issue at all. It just moves the problem from screens of different pixel extents to screens of different physical sizes. So even with the high resolution and scaling graphics, it's still hard. (Not that the scaling graphics doesn't have benefits in other areas, of course.)
At least with monitor sizes, you only need to have a monitor that is big enough--if your monitor is bigger than the sender's, you'll be fine. With resolution changes, however, it can actually be a detriment to run your machine at a higher, uh, pitch--if you try to view something created at a lower pitch, then everything will be small!
I imagine that, just as with paper, certain sizes will become common. I also kinda expect that people won't frequently want to take over your whole monitor. If someone sends me an interesting electronic book, why can't I plop it on my desktop amidst all my other rubish if I so choose?
-Lex
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