usePixelScaling

Typeproperty
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
set the usePixelScaling to { true | false }
Summary

Determines whether or not LiveCode will automatically apply pixel scaling.

Introduced6.6
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, mobile
Example
on preOpenStack
   set the usePixelScaling to false
end preOpenStack
Values
NameTypeDescription
Value

The usePixelScaling property returns true or false.

RelatedCommand: iphoneUseDeviceResolution
Property: pixelScale, systemPixelScale, usePixelScaling, screenPixelScales, screenPixelScale
Glossary: property
Description

Set the usePixelScaling property to false to prevent LiveCode automatically scaling your stack.

If the usePixelScaling property is set to false, pixel scaling will be disabled and LiveCode will draw at a 1:1 scale, allowing the operating system to perform any default scaling. For example, by default, iOS will upscale stacks running on retina devices.

When the usePixelScaling property is false, the pixelScale property is set to 1 and is not modifiable.

Due to limitations of the platform, applications on Windows will not be able to enable or disable pixel scaling. On Android there is no equivalent OS-level scaling provided, so pixel scaling will always be used and attempting to set this property on Android will throw an error.

Handling multiple displays Desktop systems may have multiple displays attached, each with their own density value. On platforms that support different scale values for each display, LiveCode automatically renders each stack at the correct scale for the screen on which it is displayed.

As there may be multiple displays with differing scale values, The global systemPixelScale property returns the maximum screen density for all connected displays.

Two additional global properties have been added to provide the pixel scale values when multiple displays are available:

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