Screen resolution and scaling with Surface 3 - Page 2

BaseballLife322 · 03-20-2015, 05:30 PM

I'm having problems with this too, but on a Dell my resolution is 1920x1080 and like the other Dell user said.. never had this problem before with last years version.. things may have been cut off but once i went full screen it seemed everything would show up.. but now going full screen is a mess.. it doesn't work at all.

Tzar · 03-20-2015, 07:03 PM

SP3 user too here. As some reported, OOTP 16 gave me weird graphic messages at first. I know I had modified the display settings of item size in the Display panel of Windows. I made sure I reverted this to original setting, restarted the SP3 and now OOTP launches fine. Also don't use full screen, use windowed in Game Settings if you have issues. See screenshot.

On this screenshot, I am at Maximum Font Size in Game Settings. But as you can see, it is not still that big. I would ask the developers to consider providing an even bigger font, especially for high density screen like the SP3 (don't even think about using standard font, it is so small, it is not very eye-friendly).

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Originally Posted by Riverdome

SP3 users I would love to hear your experience reviews a few days from now when the newness wears off. In the market for a SP3 and OOTP usability might push me to buy now not later.

For those of you on the fence regarding SP3, I say pull the trigger. You will not regret it. It is one of the most fantastic piece of tablet + PC tech equipment I have ever owned. The pen is fantastic to take handwritten notes.

mars001 · 03-20-2015, 07:51 PM

Tzar, Can you add a screen shot of your OOTP display settings, and your Windows screen resolutions/DPI settings?

AirmenSmith · 03-20-2015, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mars001

In the test app, full screen works, but the resolution is 640x480. I think the issue is that it isn't using the full/current resolution of the machine.

This for me. When I press F2 it doesn't do full screen.

Kodiak · 03-20-2015, 08:49 PM

Hello fellow Surface users. I was having issues with the resolution settings as well. I think I found a work around. On the OOTP 16 program icon right click, then go to properties. Then compatibility. There should be a setting for "disable display scaling on high DPI settings". I clicked that and was able to get the resolution I wanted.

Tzar · 03-20-2015, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mars001

Tzar, Can you add a screen shot of your OOTP display settings, and your Windows screen resolutions/DPI settings?

There you go. The screenshot of the "Change the size of all items" is a screen that is accessed by clicking on the "Make text and other items larger or smaller" link that is in the first screenshot. As Kodiak says above, you should also check "disable display scaling on high DPI settings" in the properties of the OOTP16 shortcut.

nZane · 03-20-2015, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodiak

Hello fellow Surface users. I was having issues with the resolution settings as well. I think I found a work around. On the OOTP 16 program icon right click, then go to properties. Then compatibility. There should be a setting for "disable display scaling on high DPI settings". I clicked that and was able to get the resolution I wanted.

I'm actually a little embarrassed that I forgot to try this first. Worked like a charm!

mars001 · 03-21-2015, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodiak

Hello fellow Surface users. I was having issues with the resolution settings as well. I think I found a work around. On the OOTP 16 program icon right click, then go to properties. Then compatibility. There should be a setting for "disable display scaling on high DPI settings". I clicked that and was able to get the resolution I wanted.

Problem solved!!!! Why didn't we have to do this with OOTP15? Thanks Kodiak!

BaseballLife322 · 03-21-2015, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodiak

Hello fellow Surface users. I was having issues with the resolution settings as well. I think I found a work around. On the OOTP 16 program icon right click, then go to properties. Then compatibility. There should be a setting for "disable display scaling on high DPI settings". I clicked that and was able to get the resolution I wanted.

Sadly I don't even have a surface(wish I did) but this worked for me as well on my laptop.

pisdpaul · 03-21-2015, 05:10 AM

Hi,

If you already have the test app please uninstall it then re- download and re-install. I have just uploaded v1.1 with a minor change. I did not realise the code was asking for 640x480 fullscreen mode which is not what we want. The new version should open the fullscreen display in your desktop resolution.

https://www.pisd.co.uk/webstore/down...st-windows.zip

Let me know what happens...

Thanks...

EDIT: don't use the workaround mentioned above on the test app as that would mask any potential problem we are looking for....

mars001 · 03-21-2015, 09:11 AM

pisdpaul, I've sent another log file with the new tool. It still appears to be 640x480.

pisdpaul · 03-21-2015, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mars001

pisdpaul, I've sent another log file with the new tool. It still appears to be 640x480.

If you look in the "PISD Platform.txt" file you will see the line:

App: Platform Test 1.0

Which means you are still running the old version as the new version is 1.1. I can only assume something was cached somewhere...

nZane · 03-21-2015, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pisdpaul

If you look in the "PISD Platform.txt" file you will see the line:

App: Platform Test 1.0

Which means you are still running the old version as the new version is 1.1. I can only assume something was cached somewhere...

I just downloaded the new version, installed it to a fresh location, and I'm also still getting 640x480. The debug file shows Platform Test 1.0 for me as well.

pisdpaul · 03-21-2015, 11:44 AM

Ah, there was an error on my server so the new file had not copied correctly. I have fix it now... Sorry for the mixup chaps...

nZane · 03-21-2015, 12:02 PM

Alright, that did it. Just emailed you my file.

When I ran the test this time, the program didn't go full-screen or anything, it just shifted to the upper left corner of my screen

mars001 · 03-21-2015, 02:33 PM

Sent mine too. Same behavior as nZane.

pisdpaul · 03-23-2015, 09:57 AM

Hmm, that is most definitely not the expected behaviour. I have added some more trace to try and understand why the screen does not resize when entering fullscreen. Can you reinstall this version (1.2) and run the same test again...

https://www.pisd.co.uk/webstore/down...st-windows.zip

BaseballLife322 · 03-23-2015, 05:32 PM

I don't have the surface 3.. but this screen resolution thing really is annoying me.. I never had this problem before.. and the only time my game works properly(it seems) is when I do the workaround... besides for that.. I'm not even able to enjoy the game.

mars001 · 03-23-2015, 08:31 PM

I'm not getting a log file with this version of the tool.

trident · 03-23-2015, 08:36 PM

I own an SP3 myself of the i7 variety. Love it.

03-21-2015, 05:10 AM	#30
pisdpaul Developer PISD & OOTP Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,207	Hi, If you already have the test app please uninstall it then re- download and re-install. I have just uploaded v1.1 with a minor change. I did not realise the code was asking for 640x480 fullscreen mode which is not what we want. The new version should open the fullscreen display in your desktop resolution. https://www.pisd.co.uk/webstore/down...st-windows.zip Let me know what happens... Thanks... EDIT: don't use the workaround mentioned above on the test app as that would mask any potential problem we are looking for.... Last edited by pisdpaul; 03-21-2015 at 05:12 AM.

03-23-2015, 08:36 PM	#40
trident All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: GM Games Posts: 537	I own an SP3 myself of the i7 variety. Love it. __________________ General Manager (GM) Games Website \| Reddit \| Discord \| YouTube

03-20-2015, 05:30 PM	#21
BaseballLife322 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 199	I'm having problems with this too, but on a Dell my resolution is 1920x1080 and like the other Dell user said.. never had this problem before with last years version.. things may have been cut off but once i went full screen it seemed everything would show up.. but now going full screen is a mess.. it doesn't work at all.

03-20-2015, 07:51 PM	#23
mars001 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 951	Tzar, Can you add a screen shot of your OOTP display settings, and your Windows screen resolutions/DPI settings?

03-20-2015, 08:49 PM	#25
Kodiak Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8	Hello fellow Surface users. I was having issues with the resolution settings as well. I think I found a work around. On the OOTP 16 program icon right click, then go to properties. Then compatibility. There should be a setting for "disable display scaling on high DPI settings". I clicked that and was able to get the resolution I wanted.

03-21-2015, 09:11 AM	#31
mars001 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 951	pisdpaul, I've sent another log file with the new tool. It still appears to be 640x480.

03-21-2015, 11:44 AM	#34
pisdpaul Developer PISD & OOTP Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,207	Ah, there was an error on my server so the new file had not copied correctly. I have fix it now... Sorry for the mixup chaps...

03-21-2015, 12:02 PM	#35
nZane Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 12	Alright, that did it. Just emailed you my file. When I ran the test this time, the program didn't go full-screen or anything, it just shifted to the upper left corner of my screen

03-21-2015, 02:33 PM	#36
mars001 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 951	Sent mine too. Same behavior as nZane.

03-23-2015, 09:57 AM	#37
pisdpaul Developer PISD & OOTP Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,207	Hmm, that is most definitely not the expected behaviour. I have added some more trace to try and understand why the screen does not resize when entering fullscreen. Can you reinstall this version (1.2) and run the same test again... https://www.pisd.co.uk/webstore/down...st-windows.zip

03-23-2015, 05:32 PM	#38
BaseballLife322 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 199	I don't have the surface 3.. but this screen resolution thing really is annoying me.. I never had this problem before.. and the only time my game works properly(it seems) is when I do the workaround... besides for that.. I'm not even able to enjoy the game.

03-23-2015, 08:31 PM	#39
mars001 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 951	I'm not getting a log file with this version of the tool.