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RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios
I definitely would like to see this as I have indeed come across a use for it when using custom background images and custom shapes.

The <WidthHeightRatio> tag suggested by SmokingCookie would be good, but something which would be much nicer (yet more complex from a programming stand-point) would be to have something like:
code:
<Size>
    <Width>
        <Minimum>579</Minimum>
        <Maximum>988</Maximum>
    </Width>
    <Height><Fixed>2*Width</Fixed></Height>
</Size>
That is, allow strings defining relationships between width/height, this would in theory allow simple and more complex relationships should the need arise :D

Interesting(ish) scenario:
code:
<Height>
    <Minimum>Width*1.5</Minimum>
    <Maximum>Width*2</Maximum>
</Height>
eg. If Width = 100, then Height min = 150 and max = 200.
This would cause the height to remain in a certain range (between 150 and 200) unless width is changed.

Of course you would (should) be able to define relationships in terms of Height (eg. <Width><Fixed>2*Height<Fixed></Width>) as well as in terms of Width (eg. <Height><Fixed>2*Width</Fixed><Height>). Whilst the necessity may not be apparent from a Fixed standpoint, the 'interesting scenario' above could be used to limit width to a certain range depending on height just as well as it did limit height depending on width.

Either way, I hope to see some form of constrained proportions in place. I probably should have suggested this earlier but the idea kept slipping my mind :D

This post was edited on 03-25-2008 at 04:48 PM by Volv.
03-25-2008 04:46 PM
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[Sug] Window dimention ratios - by SmokingCookie on 03-20-2008 at 09:21 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by RaceProUK on 03-25-2008 at 02:24 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by SmokingCookie on 03-25-2008 at 03:38 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by aNILEator on 03-25-2008 at 03:48 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by SmokingCookie on 03-25-2008 at 03:52 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by aNILEator on 03-25-2008 at 03:56 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by SmokingCookie on 03-25-2008 at 03:58 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by aNILEator on 03-25-2008 at 04:03 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by SmokingCookie on 03-25-2008 at 04:11 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by Volv on 03-25-2008 at 04:46 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by SmokingCookie on 03-25-2008 at 04:58 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by RaceProUK on 03-26-2008 at 11:42 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by CookieRevised on 03-27-2008 at 04:17 AM
RE: RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by SmokingCookie on 03-27-2008 at 05:09 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by ShawnZ on 03-27-2008 at 05:29 AM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by CookieRevised on 03-27-2008 at 07:33 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by RaceProUK on 03-28-2008 at 01:54 PM
RE: [Sug] Window dimention ratios - by Menthix on 03-28-2008 at 02:41 PM


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