Where I've Been, Where I'm Going....

[Pete Holland Jr.]

I just have a couple of further questions. I didn't see these in the forum, so here we go.

1) My first project, I compiled it to run as a Linux executable. Strange thing is, the resulting file will literally only run under certain distros. The program runs under SuSE 10.1 and Puppy Linux, but when I try to run it under Fedora or MEPIS, it does nothing. It can't be a problem with the whole DEB vs. RPM thing, since SuSE and Fedora are based on Red Hat, and Puppy and MEPIS are based on Debian. I don't think it's libraries, either, since the Fedora distro I tested it on (a friend's) has just about everything you can think of while my SuSE distro is pretty much how it was out of the box, and Puppy almost has the fewest of all. Has anyone else noticed this and can comment on what might be happening?

2) I'm not sure if this is the place to post this, but has anyone else noticed that, when you set the executable to full screen under Linux, it doesn't resize the screen? If I set an executable to full screen 800x600 under Windows and it was originally at 10X7, it resizes the screen and I get the full screen effect. But if I set the Linux executable to do the same and the screen at the time it starts is at 10X7, I get a 800X600 image in the center of the screen framed by black for the rest of the way. Just wondering if you were aware that this was happening. Not really a problem, just checking.

[Sgt. Sparky]

if you put most full screen programs lets say Call of Duty at full screen,
640x480 when your computer is set at 1024x768 it will have a black outline which is rather large.
I recomend making a full screen game that matches or is close to your computer resolution for quickest loading and performence.

[kyensoftware]

I didnt know puppy was Debian based!!
Anyway, ive tested under Fedora and it works perfectly!
Download new Game Editor/Fedora!
dont know about other....
Just use puppy and solve all problems!! No fullscreen issue there...