Resolution question

[oldspec4]

I have an Nvidia 9800gt but I use my monitor controls, not the video card, to switch between full widescreen and aspect ratio.

[TheWombat_matrixforum]

I don't know if this helps, but from another forum, this post:

If you have a widescreen LCD, these old 4:3 games automatically stretch and the GPU scaling/maintain aspect ratio option grayed out.

I found the trick is that you actually have to temporarily switch to that lower resolution before the option is ungrayed. You can switch back to your full 1:1 1920x1080 or whatever and the 4:3 games are no longer stretched.

Hope this helps someone with old fullscreen games.

seems to indicate you CAN do scaling on ATI with some fiddling. I have a 4850 so I might try it but I have a 4:3 LCD so it hasn't been an issue.

[Txema]

henri51,

Please, take into account that in Close Combat The Longest Day, the menu screens are shown at lower resolutions, but just those screens. The actual battle is played at the chosen wide screen resolution (1920 X 1200 in my case) with no stretching, and no black bars, allowing the player to see a much larger portion of the map at the screen when playing. Does it work for you like that??


Txema

ORIGINAL: henri51

ORIGINAL: Txema

[font="times new roman"]Now let’s see how you can check the native screen resolution of your monitor. I have Windows XP on my computer and to check the screen resolution I have to put my mouse over a “neutral” part of the screen (not over an icon or over a button). Then I press the right mouse button, and I get a menu. Then I left-click on “properties”, and finally I left-click on the “configuration” tab. By doing so I can see the screen resolution, and the slide that controls it. The native screen resolution of a LCD monitor is its maximum resolution and to get it you have to move the slide control all the way to the right. Memorize the value you get, because that is your native screen resolution. Now click “apply” and “accept”.[/font]
[font="times new roman"]To set the screen resolution on Close Combat The longest Day you have to start the game and then you have to go to the “Close Combat Options” dialog box (page 36-37 of the game manual). I think you go there by pressing “esc”, but I am not sure right now. Then you have to select the “general” tab, and there you can set the screen resolution. You should set it to your native screen resolution.[/font]

Yes but there is an additional complication: some cards like the GS8800 on this computer has a little square in the menu that I can check to tell it to "maintain aspect ratio", which puts black bars on the side of my 1900x1200 24-inch monitor (despite checking 1900x1200 on CC and 1280x1024 on Kharkov/ATD2). But my other computer with a ATI 1900x video card (also 1900x1200 and 24 inches) has no such check mark (I spent a half hour looking at all the menus)and as far as I can determine, there is nothing I can do to get the black bars on either game.So it would seem that both games have "stretching", and that it is automatic with the ATI 1900x card, but I am not sure...[&:] The reason I can get black bars with ATD2 is that 1280x1024 has a ratio of 1.25 (instead of the native 1.6 corresponding to 1900x1200), so it is impossible to display the image without stretching or black bars on that monitor.

Personally it doesn't bother me very much, but I am kinda curious. For sure I can't get 1900x1200 with ATD2 since it does not support that resolution, but I don't understand why I can get black bars with CC-TLD at 1900x1200 resolution, which is the native resolution of this computer.

henri

[Ron]

I read this thread but couldn't find an answer to my question. I have an nVidia card and nVidia control panel to adjust settings. However this program will not allow me to adjust the desktop size and position, it keeps reverting to 'Use my Display's built-in scaling' even after I have given Administrator permissions. Any suggestions?

[oldspec4]

I have the same issue so don't have any advice here re: the nVidia control panel. But I'm using my monitor's aspect/full screen control and it works fine.

[henri51]

ORIGINAL: Txema

henri51,

Please, take into account that in Close Combat The Longest Day, the menu screens are shown at lower resolutions, but just those screens. The actual battle is played at the chosen wide screen resolution (1920 X 1200 in my case) with no stretching, and no black bars, allowing the player to see a much larger portion of the map at the screen when playing. Does it work for you like that??

No, if I click on the maintain aspect ratio box (at 1920x1200 which is native resolution), I have black bars on the sides; if not, the game fills the screen. I don't understand why (card is 8800GS).

Henri

[Txema]

Joe 98,

Have you tried this ??

ORIGINAL: Txema

[font="times new roman"]Now let’s see how you can check the native screen resolution of your monitor. I have Windows XP on my computer and to check the screen resolution I have to put my mouse over a “neutral” part of the screen (not over an icon or over a button). Then I press the right mouse button, and I get a menu. Then I left-click on “properties”, and finally I left-click on the “configuration” tab. By doing so I can see the screen resolution, and the slide that controls it. The native screen resolution of a LCD monitor is its maximum resolution and to get it you have to move the slide control all the way to the right. Memorize the value you get, because that is your native screen resolution. Now click “apply” and “accept”.[/font]
[font="times new roman"]To set the screen resolution on Close Combat The longest Day you have to start the game and then you have to go to the “Close Combat Options” dialog box (page 36-37 of the game manual). I think you go there by pressing “esc”, but I am not sure right now. Then you have to select the “general” tab, and there you can set the screen resolution. You should set it to your native screen resolution.[/font]

[font="times new roman"]That’s it !!! Please, let me know if it works for you !!! [:)][/font]
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[font="times new roman"]Txema[/font]

[Fred98]

I have been away on business and just returned. Natch wargaming is the first priority upon return!

In Windows, I am surprised to find I had set my screen resolution to the highest resolution. I suppose I did so when I first got the monitor.

In Close Combat, ever since CC1 dated 1996, within the game options, you can set the screen resolution. Over various PC’s, monitors and versions of Close Combat, I have never used the highest screen resolution because it slows the scroll speed.

Last night, from the Close Combat options, I used the same screen resolution the monitor is set to. For the first time, Close Combat fills the wide screen monitor.

From this we learn: if the screen resolution set in Windows and the screen resolution set on the CC options screen are the same, then the game will fill you’re wide screen monitor.

I didn’t post this last night because I then checked WiTP – AE. I cannot get it to fill the wide screen – will test more over the weekend then post my findings.

Joe

[Henri]

ORIGINAL: Txema

Joe 98,

Have you tried this ??

ORIGINAL: Txema

[font="times new roman"]Now let’s see how you can check the native screen resolution of your monitor. I have Windows XP on my computer and to check the screen resolution I have to put my mouse over a “neutral” part of the screen (not over an icon or over a button). Then I press the right mouse button, and I get a menu. Then I left-click on “properties”, and finally I left-click on the “configuration” tab. By doing so I can see the screen resolution, and the slide that controls it. The native screen resolution of a LCD monitor is its maximum resolution and to get it you have to move the slide control all the way to the right. Memorize the value you get, because that is your native screen resolution. Now click “apply” and “accept”.[/font]
[font="times new roman"]To set the screen resolution on Close Combat The longest Day you have to start the game and then you have to go to the “Close Combat Options” dialog box (page 36-37 of the game manual). I think you go there by pressing “esc”, but I am not sure right now. Then you have to select the “general” tab, and there you can set the screen resolution. You should set it to your native screen resolution.[/font]

[font="times new roman"]That’s it !!! Please, let me know if it works for you !!! [:)][/font]
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[font="times new roman"]Txema[/font]

Yes.

[Fred98]

Last night I set the PC as though I were about to play Kharkov – and then started WITP.

It sits in a square 28cm x 28cm. The sides of the hexes are even. I see 25 hexes across the screen.

Exit the game and set the monitor as though I were playing wide screen games.

Start WITP.

The game fills the screen. The hexes sides are all even and no stretching.

I see 25 hexes across the screen.

In other words, for WITP, a wide screen provides no benefit when playing the game.

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[strategicu]

Good morning, Erik

some news about a patch for widescreen resolutions? Can we hope in something or in your help?
Thanks in advance

[Nebogipfel]

Has anyone promised a patch? [:)]

I thought, the engine couldn´t be patched (in that case), I hope I´m wrong.

[benpark]

I would at least like the option to "fit to screen" so I don't feel like I'm looking at the game through a tunnel. Wide screen resolution support is now a must for my future game purchases. The old eyes can't strain like they used to be able to.

[willgamer]

This is really ironic for me... I've just put away Civ V (to await perhaps about a year for patches).

Then I rediscover BIN and load it onto my new Win 7, 24" widescreen.

Hurray! It works... played Omaha Beach... what fun!... but it's so hard on my old eyes without mouse wheel zoom [:(]

So I come over here to buy the latest incarnation of the series that is up to date... I read this thread... tragedy strikes!!! [:(]

Gahhhh! Won't play the empty suit; can't play the best turn based operation war game without a literal headache; Nuts [:(]

[pvthudson01]

I wish someone would point out to me where in the crappy nvidia control panel this magic tick box is:

[McGlu]

Actually, it's under the Adjust Desktop size and position section...

[pvthudson01]

Ok weird, I dont have that option. Must be because of Windows 7 64 bit

[McGlu]

Perhaps it has something to do with your monitor specs or your card series?

My screenshot above was taken on a Windows 7 64-bit laptop with a GeForce 8700M GT. Also, it's running the latest version of the nVidia drivers for the card. Might want to double check that you have the latest drivers from nVidia.

[pvthudson01]

It may be my video card is a 450 GTS and I think nvidia took that away with that series of drivers. I am up to date yeah

[e_barkmann]

I read somewhere that scaling options are not available if you run your monitor via HDMI - certainly for me, since upgrading my system, I have not been able to find fixed aspect panel scaling options in win7. That sucks.