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http://www.actionsoft.com/forums/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Midnight Mansion 1: HD version (Mac and Windows) >> General issues and game bugs >> Screen gets clipped in "stretch" mode http://www.actionsoft.com/forums/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1315438437 Message started by Rhywun on 08.09.2011 at 07:42:57

Title: Screen gets clipped in "stretch" mode
Post by Rhywun on 08.09.2011 at 07:42:57

OS 10.7.1
MMHD 1.0.0

I've noticed that when I choose the "full screen" and "stretch" options, after I move around a few rooms, sometimes an inch or two gets clipped off the left and right sides of the view. I can still see Jack moving from room to room, but the walls and floor are gone. :-/

Title: Re: Screen gets clipped in "stretch" mode
Post by VernJensen on 09.09.2011 at 02:10:38

Can you post a screenshot or two of this? (Command-shift-3) Please take one of the screenshots where Jack is visible on the sides but the walls/floor is not. Thanks.

Title: Re: Screen gets clipped in "stretch" mode
Post by Alan on 11.09.2011 at 16:47:16

Here you go, I've got the same problem. Not interfering too much with the pleasure that I'm getting from the game.

Here_you_go.jpg (119 KB | 371 )

Title: Re: Screen gets clipped in "stretch" mode
Post by VernJensen on 13.09.2011 at 01:41:36

Alan and Rhywun -- what native resolution is your display? (i.e. what is the maximum resolution you can choose in the Displays system preferences panel?)

Title: Re: Screen gets clipped in "stretch" mode
Post by VernJensen on 13.09.2011 at 01:49:51

The reason I ask is that the picture you posted is 1280x1024, which would be a 1.25 aspect ratio (or "tall"). Normal aspect ration for older displays was 1.33333, for say 800x600. Most Macs nowadays ship with "widescreen" which is 1.6 aspect ration (such as mine: 1680x1050).

What kind of Mac do you have? I'm curious what ships with such a weird display ratio.

Anyway, Midnight Mansion is totally untested on "tall" displays. I'm assuming when you play with "stretch to fit" turned off, fullscreen, that there are black borders at the top and bottom of the screen? Can you send a screenshot of this?

The "Stretch to fit" is currently only coded to stretch to fit wide displays, not tall ones. I don't have any tall ones to test on either, so it might be hard to fix this. Do you really need "stretch to fit"?

Title: Re: Screen gets clipped in "stretch" mode
Post by Alan on 14.09.2011 at 03:36:12

Mac Mini, 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo. Mac OS X 10.6.8. Yeah, yeah, I need an upgrade:). Until you mentioned it I hadn't even noticed the stretch to fit option, which, when applied seems to correct the problem. Thanks. I'll get back to you if it comes back.

Title: Re: Screen gets clipped in "stretch" mode
Post by VernJensen on 22.09.2011 at 01:00:09

I just fixed this. Well mostly. It took me two WHOLE DAYS to get this sorted out. It's actually not quite perfect -- there is a small gap between the stats panel and the top of the gameplay area when the "stretch to fit" is turned off. But it's close enough.

Title: Re: Screen gets clipped in "stretch" mode
Post by Alan on 24.09.2011 at 23:27:05

Thanks, Vern.