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Enlarging window for older BAS programs (ie. Screen 7 mode) - paulel - 12-24-2025
I was wondering if it is somehow possible to enlarge the window for older BAS programs?
Such as ones that use those older screen modes such as SCREEN 7.
When i run them, the window is quite small, playable, but small.
RE: Enlarging window for older BAS programs (ie. Screen 7 mode) - Petr - 12-24-2025
Hi. Try _FullScreen, or Alt + Enter after run.
RE: Enlarging window for older BAS programs (ie. Screen 7 mode) - bplus - 12-24-2025
Yes you can now create custom sized screens
Screen _NewImage(myScreenWidthPixels%, myScreenHeightPixels%, MyColorPallet%)
MyColorpallet% = 12, 256, 32
12 is 16 color old QB colors
256 is pallet stuff I dont use so cant describe well
32 is millions of color options using _RGB32(r, g, b, alpha)
Oh yes! for old programs use Petr's suggestion but you might need a little _Delay after Screen statement before going full screen.
warning: you may experience some distortion of circles and squares.
RE: Enlarging window for older BAS programs (ie. Screen 7 mode) - ahenry3068 - 12-24-2025
(12-24-2025, 07:32 PM)bplus Wrote: Yes you can now create custom sized screens
Screen _NewImage(myScreenWidthPixels%, myScreenHeightPixels%, MyColorPallet%)
MyColorpallet% = 12, 256, 32
12 is 16 color old QB colors
256 is pallet stuff I dont use so cant describe well
32 is millions of color options using _RGB32(r, g, b, alpha)
Oh yes! for old programs use Petr's suggestion but you might need a little _Delay after Screen statement before going full screen.
warning: you may experience some distortion of circles and squares.
I've been doing a lot of Palette Stuff so I'll describe 256.
In 32 bit mode if you do a _MEMIMAGE the Image buffer pixels map to an Array of Long each Pixel stored in RGBA format.
In 256 palette mode Each the Pixels map to an array of _unsigned _byte and the Palette holds 256 (Indice's 0 to 255) Palette Descriptors in Long RGBA format
The Pixel Bytes are an Index into the Palette ! The Palette values can be set with _PaletteColor Index, RGBAVal and retrieved with the _PaletteColor(Indx) function !
If doing a _LoadImage("image.bmp", 256) a default palette is used for image mapping
If doing a _LoadImage("image.bmp", 257) a more optimized adaptive palette is used !
RE: Enlarging window for older BAS programs (ie. Screen 7 mode) - SMcNeill - 12-24-2025
$RESIZE:STRETCH
$RESIZE:SMOOTH
Add either of those commands to the top of your program and you can grab and resize the window to whatever size you want once compiled.
RE: Enlarging window for older BAS programs (ie. Screen 7 mode) - paulel - 12-24-2025
(12-24-2025, 08:52 PM)SMcNeill Wrote: $RESIZE:STRETCHThanks. Just what i was wanting.
$RESIZE:SMOOTH
Add either of those commands to the top of your program and you can grab and resize the window to whatever size you want once compiled.