Help for a Noob?

crazymooseapps

Few questions

1. Can I get tutorials in written formats as i learn easier that way?
2. How does one center a background image?

bob loblaw

2) ? change the image’s attribute self position x
to
screen size/2

maybe. i am writing this on my phone so am not on my puta to be specific or try it.

bob loblaw

alternatively you could just go to your actor attributes and set the x position manually to half of the screen size of the device you are building for (eg ipad is 1024 wide in landscape so set the background actor to 512). it shouldn't make a difference on other devices if you are using an overscan setup.

crazymooseapps

How do i set it to an overscan set up? I read about the types but cant find where i set that option

jamie_c

Some of my early tutorials were written as well as video, I believe tutorials 1-7 are written. You can find them here: http://www.jamie-cross.net/?page_id=48#.W4aRpJNKgUE. Use the dots at the bottom of the page to start at the third dot from the right with "Gamesalad Recipe 001".

If you're interested I've also written a pretty well received book for Gamesalad, you can find more details here: http://www.imaginelabs.rocks/?product=learn-mobile-game-development-in-one-day-using-gamesalad.

bob loblaw

@crazymooseapps said:
How do i set it to an overscan set up? I read about the types but cant find where i set that option

@crazymooseapps said:
How do i set it to an overscan set up? I read about the types but cant find where i set that option

overscan comes up when you do a test run (hit play) if you change the device or resolution from the device you built from. there are two default menus, screen size (as a %) and the device type with orientation. if for example you did an ipad build, if you switch to any other device, a third menu would appear with stretch, overscan and letterbox i think it is.

there’s a thread on overscan i posted in recently with some info that shouldn’t be too hard to find.

crazymooseapps

Ty both