Re: [hatari-devel] Hatari screen options (was: Hatari manual.html)

[David Savinkoff <dsavnkff@xxxxxxxxx>]

----- Eero Tamminen <oak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Your patch breaks max width limit.
>

Yes. Making the screen wider by 16 may exceed what the user
requested. This patch Must break the max width limit in some
instances in order to perform its function. This means that MaxW
can be exceeded by 16.

Is it critical that --max-width be strictly adhered to ?

Can --max-width be redefined to be Requested width --req-width ?

>
> With it "--max-width 660 --max-height 440" gives "672 x 440"
> resolution and "--max-width 330 --max-height 240" gives "336 x 240"
> resolution.
>

Note that --max-width 640 --max-height 440 could be used instead
of --max-width 660 --max-height 440 to get what you were looking for.
The patch performed its function by making the Right border 16 pixels
wider than the zero width Left border.

I hope that 660x440 is provided as an example, not as something that
has been in use. I noticed that Hatari defaults to 832x324, which is
not impacted by the patch.

You should try the ST_EARTH demo in 832x324 vs 800x600,
and 416x312 vs 400x300 to see the better utilization of the screen.
Here, 832x324 and 416x312 are not impacted by the patch, whereas,
800x600 and 400x300 are. Note that the video mode in this demo is
a spectrum512 type. To see how 800x600 and 400x300 were impacted
by the patch, compare with 768x600 and 384x300.


>
> 	- Eero
> 
> PS. it's easiest to test your fixed patch in windowed mode.

I looked at the patch in windowed mode. The way to avoid
odd looking windows (with, or without the patch) is to select
a Max-Width that looks best. This patch gives you more
options.

I'm hoping that Max-Width could be defined as Selected-Width
because Max-Width excludes the functionality of the patch.