[Coco] VCC full screen mode and Windows 10

Thu Jun 1 16:10:11 EDT 2017

Bill, I went back, and tried again, and I can use F11 and F10 to turn full
screen on and off again (I'm using Windows 10) and I didn't have the screen
"seizure" issue.
Also, I have signed up for GitHub, and I have left a few comments on the
current list of reported issues, I'll try and report actual ones I
encounter in the future.

Steve Strowbridge, aka
The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
http://ogsteviestrow.com
ogsteviestrow at gmail.com

On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 3:52 PM, Steve Strowbridge <ogsteviestrow at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for the information Bill, and hopefully I have not offended anyone
> who does work on this, or plans to, I like the product, and I use it, and I
> will try and put some of my "two cents" in the proper place on the site.
>
>
> Steve Strowbridge, aka
> The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
> http://ogsteviestrow.com
> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Bill Pierce via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Steve, we may actually have a new release coming and may have the aspect
>> issue resolved. This was an unfinished leftover from the original author
>> and with no one working on the project since it's release to open source
>> almost 2 years ago, until recently, nothing has changed but the build
>> environment from VS6 to VS2015. Things may actually start to get better
>> soon.
>>
>> BTW, unless people post to the "Issues" section of the VCC project github
>> site, there's no way to keep up with every FB & cocolist complaint. Listing
>> them in the Issues preserves them for whoever finally works on it. It's our
>> only checklist to see what problems there are.
>>
>> https://github.com/VCCE/VCC/issues
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Bill Pierce
>> "Charlie stole the handle, and the train it won't stop going, no way to
>> slow down!" - Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Steve Strowbridge <ogsteviestrow at gmail.com>
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Thu, Jun 1, 2017 1:00 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] VCC full screen mode and Windows 10
>>
>> I've had issues with VCC and switching full screen as well, which I try
>> toavoid, it does do a hard switch to your computer's resolution and
>> doesn'tgracefully return the OS to it's previous state, and, as mentioned,
>> thisresolution switch screws with how you had icons arranged on your
>> desktop,etc., and yes, I keep my drivers up to date all the time, I'm
>> leaningtowards this being the program not the driver.  Not meant as a bash,
>> butmore as a highly educated guess/opinion.As mentioned it can be maximized
>> and re-sized, by turning on that option,but it doesn't scale the aspect
>> ratio, and it's damn near impossible tomanually make the "perfect square"
>> by dragging it around.I have learned to live with it either in it's native
>> size of in a distortedresolution size when I'm just working on typing in my
>> BASIC code.  I don'tsee a newer version since 2.01b [Edit] and I recall
>> hearing a few peopletalk about some forks they were working on, which is
>> the latest/greatestversion we should be using?I use VCC primarily for my
>> programming in BASIC series I'm doing for myselfand YouTube, as far as CoCo
>> emulators go, this one is pretty user friendlyto install and hit the ground
>> running with, and my series was designed andaimed at non-technophiles to be
>> as user friendly as possible.My arrangement I use to record, has the BASIC
>> manual in PDF and VCC on myleft monitor, and on my right monitor I have my
>> recording/capture softwaretake these elements and arrange them on screen.I
>> keep VCC in it's default resolution and aspect ration, but I zoom it inwith
>> my software and make the window much larger, where it's about 3/4 ofmy PC
>> screen, and it's a lot easier to read and manage that way.The ongoing
>> debate and discussion on which emulator is "best" will probablynever be
>> "solved" everyone has their favorite, each one has it's strengthsand
>> weaknesses, and anybody who has a project, such as an emulator has theright
>> to make them as they see fit.I tend to bounce between all three at this
>> point.  I use VCC for my BASICprogramming series, I'll use XROAR for a
>> quick and easy way to play a CoCo1/2 disk based game, and then I use MAME
>> for things that are cartridgebased, or have some issue in XROAR, and for
>> anything CoCo 3 related, I usemy real CoCo 3 which is connected to my PC
>> via an RGB-toS-Video adapter,and I watch it, play it and record it on my PC
>> via video capture softwarewhich give me a live preview of the CoCo
>> screen.Simple, right?I am very grateful for all the emulators we have, no
>> one, and not thing isperfect, so none of my statements are meant as a
>> "bash" or a "nod" towardsany particular product, I like them all, I use
>> them all, and they're allgreat in their own way.Steve Strowbridge, akaThe
>> Original Gamer Stevie Strowhttp://ogsteviestrow.como
>> gsteviestrow at gmail.comOn Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 2:06 AM, Wayne Campbell <
>> asa.rand at gmail.com> wrote:> Thanks, Bill. I never saw that option
>> before. It's set now. The screen> looks a little wierd stretched in the
>> width, but it's livable. :)>>> On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 9:56 PM, Bill Pierce
>> via Coco <> coco at maltedmedia.com>> wrote:>> > Wayne, VCC DOES support
>> the maximize button. You must check "Allow> Resize"> > in the
>> Config/Display" tab.> > I've run VCC on WinXP, Vista, 7, 8, & 10 on square,
>> wide screen and> double> > monitors, and the full screen didn't act as you
>> describe, nor has anyone> > else complained of this problem. In full screen
>> mode, VCC changes the> video> > resolution (800x600, IIRC) and it sounds
>> like your graphics driver isn't> > taking it well... Try updating your
>> graphics driver.> >> >> >> >> >> > Bill Pierce> > "Charlie stole the
>> handle, and the train it won't stop going, no way to> > slow down!" - Ian
>> Anderson - Jethro Tull> >> > My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color
>> Computer 2 & 3> > https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/> >
>> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/
>> index.php/Main_Page> >> > E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com> >> >> >> >> >>
>> > -----Original Message-----> > From: Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>>
>> > To: CoCoList <coco at maltedmedia.com>> > Sent: Wed, May 31, 2017 11:56
>> pm> > Subject: [Coco] VCC full screen mode and Windows 10> >> > I finally
>> tried putting VCC into full screen mode today. I like the way> > itlooks,
>> but I don't like what it does to the Windows 10 windows when I> > goback to
>> normal mode.Every window I have open, as well as a few apps> that> > I
>> don't, are in theupper-left corner of the screen and are all the same> >
>> size as the normal VCCwindow. It took me some time to get them back the>
>> way> > I had them before. Idon't think this is the way VCC should
>> behave.Along> > with a fix to this, I would like to see VCC support the
>> maximizebutton> and> > maximize the window instead of forcing the user to
>> usefull-screen. I need> > to switch windows alot and full-screen does not
>> makethis easy. And with> my> > eyes these days, the normal window is almost
>> toosmall to read.Thanks to> all> > of you who are working to make VCC
>> better. This isn't acomplaint as much> as> > a feature request.-- WayneThe
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