Changing RealVGA resolutions: iGuidance

[Janis]

This is what I got from the iGuidance support team. I was excited to hear the solution was so simple.

Hi,

What you are asking is the capability to keep both QVGA & VGA.exe's on your PPC and be able to switch back and forth depending on your applications.

iGuidance will initially install both VGA and QVGA.exe's, but after first launch on your PPC, the program will automatically detect and keep the file according to which mode your PDA has and delete the other one.

For example, immediately after you've installed iGuidance on your PPC and BEFORE you try launching the program, under your program files\iNav\iGuidance directory, initially you will have:

iguidanceVGA.exe
iguidanceQVGA.exe
iguidance.exe

iGuidance.exe isn't QVGA nor VGA. It launches when you launch iGuidance, checks resolution of your PPC, deletes the wrong one, and relaunches the right one.

Thus, the only way to keep both VGA and QVGA exe's are to delete iguidance.exe immediately after installation, then launch iguidanceVGA.exe or iguidanceQVGA.exe manually from the program files\iNav\iGuidance directory based on your need.

Hope this information helps.

Thank you.
Support Team
www.inavcorp.com​

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In the next few days I hope to whip up a mortscript to see what the current res is and launch the right version for it and also test the VGA version on 128dpi (the default for 128 is QVGA, which is why I asked in the first place - it works, but the icons overlap & some other funky-but-useable stuff.)

 

[Ninja1]

Awhile back I posted an even easier solution. Set both of the resolution bound exe´s as “read only”. By doing this you can use the standard launcher in the usual manner.

One caveat, in 128dpi, using this method, the vga app will launch. The menus in the qvga app are better for 128dpi.

 

[bigtsr]

Why wouldn't you just create a .lnk to whatever executable
you wish to initiate Iguidance in qvga or vga?

 

[Ninja1]

That's what I actually use now. Just wanted to point out that writing a script was not necessary.

 

[Janis]

The blessing of the developer

RO is, quite frankly, much more ingenious than this solution! Sorry I didn't find it before I spouted off.

I do like the idea of doing things that are supported, and the QVGA does look better, if not perfect, in 128dpi, so I just made shortcuts to each. Also, this way if I have to flash, I can restore my start menu/programs and not worry about blowing one away if I forget to change the properties. It's more clutter, but worth the safety.

Ninja1, the world needs more brains like yours. please keep posting your thoughts!