Default Screen Display Mode

Tacyon · Post #1by **Tacyon** » 20.03.2007, 03:51

Being new to the Celestia community I have much to learn. Many questions I have. Most I'm sure I'll eventually discover via the RTFM method. However in the mean time - could someone kindly direct me to the process whereby I can set my default screen display mode? Example: so it'll always come up in Full screen at 1600x1200x32 ?

guest jo · Post #2by **guest jo** » 20.03.2007, 11:15

If you rightclick on your celestia desktop-icon (windows) go to properties.
Then in the target-path for the celestia.exe you can add the option -fullscreen .
Maybe do a search here cause it is explained more precise here in the board, cause I am not so sure about the exact syntax...

Post #3by **t00fri** » 20.03.2007, 17:32

guest jo wrote:If you rightclick on your celestia desktop-icon (windows) go to properties.
Then in the target-path for the celestia.exe you can add the option -fullscreen .
Maybe do a search here cause it is explained more precise here in the board, cause I am not so sure about the exact syntax...

This does not work.

One has to write --fullscreen (instead of -fullscreen).
Also on my machine the first time Celestia starts with --fullscreen, it switches to the lowest possible resolution. Then one has to change the resolution in the Menue to the desired one and exit. Next time things work fine.

A question to our Windows programmer might be why Celestia switches down the resolution without being told to do so...

Bye Fridger

Boux · Post #4by **Boux** » 20.03.2007, 19:14

t00fri wrote:
guest jo wrote:If you rightclick on your celestia desktop-icon (windows) go to properties.
Then in the target-path for the celestia.exe you can add the option -fullscreen .
Maybe do a search here cause it is explained more precise here in the board, cause I am not so sure about the exact syntax...

This does not work.

One has to write --fullscreen (instead of -fullscreen).
Also on my machine the first time Celestia starts with --fullscreen, it switches to the lowest possible resolution. Then one has to change the resolution in the Menue to the desired one and exit. Next time things work fine.

A question to our Windows programmer might be why Celestia switches down the resolution without being told to do so...

Bye Fridger

Yep, the --fullscreen command line argument sends Celestia to a 640x480 mode.
Definitely a bug or a feature, I dunno

ANDREA · Post #5by **ANDREA** » 20.03.2007, 23:23

This problem was submitted by me a long time ago, and if I remember correctly Selden gave me the correct solution.
Here are the steps:
1- rightclick on your celestia desktop icon (windows) and go to properties;
2- in the target-path for the celestia.exe add " --fullscreen" i.e double space double minus sign fullscreen. Without double space it doesn't work;
3- push OK;
4- open Celestia using the desktop icon ;
5- open "Render" and "Select display mode";
6- you'll find the Resolution as "Windowed Mode";
7- select the Resolution you wish to use, e.g. 1600x1200x32;
8- push OK;
9- repeat steps 4, 5 and 6, but this time choose "Windowed Mode";
10- push OK;
11- repeat steps 4, 5 and 6, but this time choose "1600x1200x32";
12- push OK;
13- close Celestia.
Now every time you'll open Celestia from the desktop icon, Celestia will open at 1600x1200x32.
Try to believe. :wink:

Enjoy

[Fridger]
A question to our Windows programmer might be why Celestia switches down the resolution without being told to do so...

BTW, Fridger, I don't understand what is the difficulty to insert a "resolution" command line in the celestia.cfg file, where we can modify a lot of parameters, many less important than this one, IMHO.

Bye

Andrea

Post #6by **t00fri** » 21.03.2007, 01:16

Let me just note that this is a "feature" only of Celestia-Win32! I also know it since years, but have never bothered about it. Linux deals OK with --fullscreen or the respective key-shortcut.

I think Chris should at last get rid of it! It's awkward.

I suppose I used a somewhat shorter version above for arriving at the desired, stored resolution in fullscreen mode. But I did not describe the procedure as elaborately, as you did, ANDREA.

Bye Fridger

Tacyon · Post #7by **Tacyon** » 21.03.2007, 04:01

holy etherial smoke batman.... I didn't think I was going to open such a large can-o-worms

But at least it wasn't something easy. As a systems engineer I don't often enjoy missing the "something easy"

ANDREA - your's is most outrageous rub-your-belly-pat-your-head method so it must work

... trying that now ..... kickin - it worked. Ok so basically I see we having to flip flop it's state back and forth a few times to properly set the screen rez variable. hmmm that shouldn't be that hard to fix .... anyone look at the "why" this is happening? I haven't looked - what is Celestia written in?

ANDREA · Post #8by **ANDREA** » 21.03.2007, 11:43

Tachyon wrote:holy etherial smoke batman.... I didn't think I was going to open such a large can-o-worms But at least it wasn't something easy. As a systems engineer I don't often enjoy missing the "something easy"
ANDREA - your's is most outrageous rub-your-belly-pat-your-head method so it must work ... trying that now ..... kickin - it worked. Ok so basically I see we having to flip flop it's state back and forth a few times to properly set the screen rez variable. hmmm that shouldn't be that hard to fix .... anyone look at the "why" this is happening? I haven't looked - what is Celestia written in?

Tachyon, happy it worked for you too.
Sorry for my very detailed description, but in Celestia there are both scientists or system engineers, AND normal people like me, that use Celestia to enjoy themselves with the Universe beauties, so I'm used to give, for the minimal things I can add to this forum, the most detailed explanation that I can give, so to be sure that none will misundertand it, avoiding useless following help request messages. :wink:

Regarding your question, I think it's C++, but I hope that developers will reply you.
Bye

Andrea

Post #9by **t00fri** » 21.03.2007, 14:48

indeed, A LOT of C++ ;-)

. Not so easy to look that up without knowing how it's structured...

Some info is to be found in the file 'devguide.txt' in the top celestia source directory.

Bye Fridger

Post #10by **chris** » 21.03.2007, 18:37

t00fri wrote:Let me just note that this is a "feature" only of Celestia-Win32! I also know it since years, but have never bothered about it. Linux deals OK with --fullscreen or the respective key-shortcut.

I think Chris should at last get rid of it! It's awkward.

I suppose I used a somewhat shorter version above for arriving at the desired, stored resolution in fullscreen mode. But I did not describe the procedure as elaborately, as you did, ANDREA.

I agree that the default fullscreen resolution should match the current display mode. But, I think that the option to select other display modes should remain--it gives users the choice of improving the frame rate by reducing the resolution.

--Chris

ANDREA · Post #11by **ANDREA** » 21.03.2007, 18:58

chris wrote:
t00fri wrote:...I think Chris should at last get rid of it! It's awkward...
I agree that the default fullscreen resolution should match the current display mode. But, I think that the option to select other display modes should remain--it gives users the choice of improving the frame rate by reducing the resolution. --Chris

Chris, any chance to have both possibilities?
This could solve any need, IMO.
Bye

Andrea

Post #12by **t00fri** » 21.03.2007, 20:07

chris wrote:...
But, I think that the option to select other display modes should remain--it gives users the choice of improving the frame rate by reducing the resolution.

--Chris

Certainly! I was never against this. But the "gymnastics" to finally get your fullscreen mode stored in your actual resolution is remarkable, indeed. ;-)

. This should become history ASAP...

Bye Fridger

guest jo · Post #13by **guest jo** » 21.03.2007, 20:26

As I already said I??m not sure about the syntax.

For me it works.