Working with a stack with large dimensions

[mdbd33]

I'm very new to LiveCode, and I have been asked to teach a class on iOS development using LiveCode beginning in February. Here's my big question right now.

If I want to make an app for the iPod touch, I try to make the stack size 960px by 640px.

However, when I do this, the stack becomes so large that it doesn't fit on my computer screen, and I have a hard time working with the stack. Is there any way to "zoom out"? Or, can I make the stack proportionally smaller and then scale up somehow when deploying the app?

I would really appreciate any advice on this matter. Thanks.

[Klaus]

Hi mdbd33,

1. welcome to the forum!

2. What monitor are you using? MacBook with 800 px monitor height?
Can't you attach another (any cheap) monitor with at least 1024 px height?


Best

Klaus

[mdbd33]

Yes, I have a retina MacBook Pro.

Thank you for your suggestion! I'll go ahead and look into that. I just wanted to see if there was another option.

[Klaus]

Hi mdbd33,

a RETINA MacBook?
Doesn't that have a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels?

Can't you set the monitor to display ALL pixels for Livecode?
Don't know how this setting is named. Know what I mean?
"Switch Retina off" for Livecode


Best

Klaus

[Klaus]

Wait, I have another idea!
If you are using LC 6.5.1 you could play around with "the pixelscale"!

Enter this in the message box: set the pixelscale to 0.75
And see what happens, way cool, isn't it!?

To reset to "normal", set it back to 1.

Should work fine on a retina display

[mdbd33]

Klaus, thank you so much! You saved the day!!