Project Settings

Menu Project - General Settings

You can configure different settings according to your application: kiosk, window, toolbar, etc.

Click on an item to get more information:

• Window Size

Shows the Width and Height of the application window.

• Window Title

The title (caption) appears at the top of the Standard Window.

• Standard Window

If checked, the window of your application will be a standard window û with caption, border and close button. If unchecked, the window will be a custom window û no border, caption or close button are displayed. Also, you can create and use your own artwork.

• Client Border

A thin black border will be drawn in the window's client area. Very good if you need to add a thin border to the window without any border (unchecked Standard Window).

• Custom Shape Window

This unique feature moves MMBÆs Non Standard window even further. The window can have a custom shape û taken from a library or an image. Trace Shape from Image. To work properly, the image must be on solid background with enough space around. Specify the start point (where the tracer will start.)  It should be in the background of the image. The tracer tolerance allows you to specify a closer shape.  "0" value: no tolerance. For maximum effect, create your background artwork on a solid background. Then, create the shape with the tracer, and use the same image for the background (in Page Properties) B/W Mask You can use another option û B/W mask. The white part will be invisible (transparent) and the black color will become a window. With the B/W Mask you can create windows with custom shape with holes. This is the difference between B/W Mask and the Tracer. Tracer only outline the picture. B/W Mask allows you to create any shape you like. (The same way like WinAmp is using Skins.)

• If 256 colors detected

With the runtime, if MMB detects 256 color it can run another page (not the first one), run another file, or just continue. On the separate page (or file), optimize graphics to display 256 colors.

• Palette

Note: Only for 256 colors. Graphics MMB Optimized palette for most full-color pictures. Use this palette when creating pictures or images. Extract the palette in the Palette directory (palette.bmp) using your graphic editor, and then apply it on all images. Windows Standard Windows standard palette is recognized by all graphics applications. Use it whenever your projects deal with screen captures.

• Style

Always on top Put the active window on the top of all windows û topmost window. Save Last position in registry Applications generated by MMB, remember its last position, which is stored on registry under a specified name.  The next time you run it, it will open in the same position. Remember to use a different name in the edit box in order to store the position of your applications. Otherwise, they will share the same position. Tip: Use it for toolbars and launchers applications.

• Background Mode

Use this mode to hide the desktop with a specific background.      Tip: Use it to create application for kiosk or exhibition stands.  It's also great for creating Autorun Browsers where the background uses an image in relation to the project. In Background Mode, chose Solid Fill (select the color), or use an image (load it with load button.) Then, specify how it will be displayed: Normal:  Top-left corner of the screen. Tile:  Tile the chosen image. Stretch:  Stretch image to full screen.     Tip:  The last option allows you to create very interesting presentations. Chose pictures with patterns, which could be stretched nicely.  DonÆt use small pictures, pictures with text.  Use a standard display ratio like 4:3 û for example, 640 x 480 is adequate for most screens. Corel products installation offers some nice examples.

• Disable Alt-Tab in Win95

Great for kiosks where you donÆt want a user to switch from one app to another. It also disables Ctrl-Alt-Del, and other windows commands. It doesnÆt disable Esc.  You have to handle it otherwise.     Tip: To disable Esc, use CBK_EXIT (for more info see CBK objects).

Advanced

Display Resolution

Force the display driver to set new resolution. This is great if you want to have project on full screen. However not all adapters will allow to change the resolution - in that case MMB will stay in the window.

Allow Up-Size

Normally you should leave this un-checked. By default we don't want to up-size low resolution display - it is a big chance that if user has low resolution he has old hardware. Use this only if you are certain who will view the file. If un-checked, MMB will only down-size the display (which should work on all systems)

Remember that reasonable forced resolution is 800x600 or lower.

Set Process Priority

If you select High, the application you create will steal more CPU for itself from other windows application, making the transitions and FX running smoother. This is great for presentation type of applications where you don't expect user to be often switching between applications. The Normal settings is good for most of the application (it is the default setting) and the Low priority setting can be used for special (background) application which shouldn't use much CPU (launch bars etc..)

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