Brian H.

This seems pretty basic, but this display stuff is not my strong-suite: Simply put, how can I design an interface in presentation mode that I know will fit on a projector at a particular resolution? My searching so far tells me re-sizing entire interfaces is not trivial in Max. Are the patcher position coordinates equal to pixels? So a patcher size of 800x600 will translate to a display at that resolution? I am aware of [screensize] and some of the options in [thispatcher], just not sure what to do with them.

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This seems pretty basic, but this display stuff is not my strong-suite:  Simply put, how can I design an interface in presentation mode that I know will fit on a projector at a particular resolution?  My searching so far tells me re-sizing entire interfaces is not trivial in Max.  Are the patcher position coordinates equal to pixels?  So a patcher size of 800x600 will translate to a display at that resolution?  I am aware of [screensize] and some of the options in [thispatcher], just not sure what to do with them.

basic-question-on-display-resolutions

Anyone? I'm imagining this is something many folks have to deal with, if interfaces are to translate...

Anyone?  I'm imagining this is something many folks have to deal with, if interfaces are to translate...


Not sure exactly what information you're looking for but...

Your window will open to the same size and location as when it was saved. Patching Rectangle and Presentation Rectangle attributes for each object are in pixels and are preserved with the patch.

If you wanted your entire interface to resize itself to fill whatever monitor it's placed on, then you would need to use the screensize object and use some scripting messages to thispatcher to reposition and/or resize objects.

seriously, i believe if oyu want an app or patch to autofit to different resolutions, it is best not to use the presentation view, but build custom interface in your patcher window(s).

some at cycling74 might disagree, but in my opinion the presentation mode is more meant to be a quick and dirty solution for the lazy coder than a way how to build GUI frontends.

Basic question on display resolutions