Screen Resolution when it comes to variables question.

Sandbird

I am doing a resolution independence game but i reached a point where i have to use some offset on a block that i have on stage and i am not sure how many pixels i should set for the offset.

My block is 300x64 in real life. When i make it an actor due to the IR, it makes it 150x32 pixels.
Now if want to say:

When Attribute: game.Mouse.Position.X > self.Position.X+50

That means it will be +50 for the 150pixel block, and automatically the appropriate pixels for the 300px block ? Or do i have to calculate first what screen resolution the user has and put a global variable lets just say offset. When sometimes it is 50 and other times 100, according to the resolution of the iphone.

I hope i explained it well.

gyroscope

Hi Sandbird, all of my apps in the pipeline are for iPad only so I've never used RI. (Although that might change with iPad3... ;-) But I'm 99.99% certain that the higher resolution for iPhone4 doesn't have any bearing on any parameters. So for offsets, positions, etc; just treat as normal.

:-)

Sandbird

So i should just disregard the fact that the actual image is 300x64 and trust the stage where it converted the prototype to 150x32...that these are the pixels all iphones/ipods will work with.
so offset 50 will be the same for all of them. (well not for ipad right :P, or is it the same in ipad but just bigger stage resolution?)

Thanks

gyroscope

Sandbird said:
So i should just disregard the fact that the actual image is 300x64 and trust the stage where it converted the prototype to 150x32...that these are the pixels all iphones/ipods will work with.
so offset 50 will be the same for all of them. (well not for ipad right :P, or is it the same in ipad but just bigger stage resolution?)

Thanks

That's right. :-)

As for the iPad - same again, 50 pixels offset will be 50 pixels offset there, or on a mac screen, etc. And to underline the point, 50 pixels offset will be exactly that whether you're using RI for iPhone or not.

Sandbird

Cool thanks gyroscope + 50 offset :P

gyroscope

Sandbird said:
Cool thanks gyroscope + 50 offset :P

Heh! Bargain!! :-)