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Hi,

When using the automatic scaling feature, do I have to use the Geometry as well, at the same time?
Or does the new scaling replace the Geometry?

keram

Hi keram,

the GM has nothing to do with the new scaling feature!

"automatic scaling" (scalefactor etc.) will scale the complete stack including its content.
The "Geometry Manager", which I never used so far, does something else


Best

Klaus

Hi Klaus,

Klaus wrote:the GM has nothing to do with the new scaling feature!

Not directly, but if you read in the User manual:
"4.4 Using the Geometry Manager (page 115)
Use the Geometry Manager to specify how objects should be scaled
and positioned when the user resizes the window ...
Choose whether you want the control to be scaled or positioned
when the stack is resized. Scaling will change the dimensions of the
control as the stack resizes..."

So it does some scaling and that's why I was wandering if GM is obsolete when using the new scaling feature which also is resizing the stack.

keram

I used fullscreenmode = "exactfit" in my (android)app without using the Geometry Manager at all. It seems to scale well, at least so far.

Sure, both features do some SCALING

But the GM is a scripted library and the new "stack (sic!) scaling feature" is build into the engine.