Philosophical screen wars aside, though I'm more on Mark's side that for advocating the application changing the settings, as long as it's a refusable option though, that's OK. Here's a post with some links to command line tools - I've not checked any out though, so can't advise if any is better than any other, or whether they'll do the job well enough. http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting/msg/423d3f435989d049 http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting/msg/423d3f435989d049
Brian Yennie wrote: > > Francis, > > Philosophical screen wars aside, here is a link that might get you > started on MacOS. I think the short answer is that there is no easy > way to do this in Rev or AppleScript, so you need to resort to a > command-line utility. You can of course call it directly from Rev > using shell() -- no need to get AppleScript involved. > > http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/619-changing_screen_resolution_from_the_command_line_on_a_mac > >> Hi from Paris, >> >> Thanks to all for your philosophical suggestions >> (but no practical solutions). And I was right ! Rev >> doesn't appear have the means to do all this ! >> I had (of course), thought about the raping of the >> users computer, but I already have programs that do >> this, but as long as they return to normal behaviour >> afterwards, I don't worry about a program which >> changes my screenrect. My monitors can handle more than >> 10 screenrects, and I change whenever I need to do so ! >> >> I had thought of ALL of the mechanisms which could help >> me (scrolling bars, reduction of all fields and buttons, >> depending on the available screenRect, but quite honestly, >> I don't have 6 months to dynamically modify windows, fields >> buttons, textsizes, etc, etc.for a stack that took me a day >> to write. And I think it ridiculous to write a stack which >> will run on any monitor when 17" and 19" are the common use, >> and screenRect was designed JUST FOR THAT PURPOSE ! >> >> I just want to change the screenRect, based upon what sizes >> are available in the host computers. And I will ! >> >> Of course, I will ask the user if he agrees ...... >> He can always say no....... ! >> >> So I reckon, I will have to find out how to do it myself. >> >> -Francis >> >> "nothing should ever be done for the first time !" > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Changing-the-screenRect-within-a-stack-tp22153050p22171289.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution