video_mode

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Remarks (see also video_switch) :

• After opening the video device, this variable can only be changed through the video_switch instruction. By default, pressing the [F5] key toggles the video resolution.
• Depending on the video card, some of the resolutions are not available in fullscreen mode. Fullscreen video modes below 6 are legacy modes and not supported by most video cards. Fullscreen modes 6..10 in 4:3 video aspect are working almost everywhere.
• For setting an arbitrary resolution in window mode, use video_set. For opening the engine window in an arbitrary resolution, set screen_size before the first frame. Note that a window (including title bar and border!) can not be bigger than the desktop resolution.
• In C-Script this variable can not be set, but must be redefined.  LC  In lite-C this variable can be set in the first frame before any level_load() or wait() call.
• In  A6  resolutions above 8 were only supported by the Commercial Edition. This restriction does not apply to  A7 .
• If video_aspect is not set, the engine automatically selects one of the possible widescreen or 4:3 resolutions, depending on the desktop resolution and A7.84 the available fullscreen modes. Switching to widescreen resolutions can be prevented by setting the video_aspect variable to 1.333 or below.

Example (lite-C):

function main() 
{ 
  video_mode = 6; // start in 640x480, 640x400, or 640x352 resolution
  video_screen = 1; // start in fullscreen
  wait(1)
  ...
} 

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