Re: [GD-General] GUI Design

[Noel L. <ll...@co...>]

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 10:51:36 +0000
Jamie Fowlston <ja...@qu...> wrote:

> our engine lets the user specify a virtual coordinate system within which
> they can work, independently of the actual display resolution. works fine :)
> 
> what you do as regards multiple monitors and positioning / scaling
> components within that virtual space is up to you :)

How does that work for varying aspect ratios? If the designer creates a
GUI with a certain aspect ratio in mind, and then you switch to HDTV
mode, are components rearranged correctly?

I'm thinking more along the lines of those Java-style layouts, that way
they can put a left box with a bunch of stuff inside, a bottom box, etc.
Then changing the screen ratio would make everything work perfectly.


--Noel
ll...@co...