Tech: Full Screen Mode ? On Spout (fixed) V0.4

[erikthecat]

TECH: Full screen mode ? on Spout (fixed) v0.4

i've downloaded the GP2X verion of Spout (fixed) v0.4
http://archive.gp2x.de/cgi-bin/cfiles.cgi?0,0,0,0,30,930
it mentioned being fixed, so the screen size option may be broken?


is it possible to run this in full screen mode on the 2X.
i've read the README file, but DO NOT understand it.

"For fullscreen mode, simply start spout as ./spout f"

i tried the file name with and without spaces, underscores, but no change , no luck

i must be getting the SYNTAX wrong.

is it something like a .BAT file i need to create?

i DO NOT understand LINUX at all.
BASIC was a bit of a struggle!

4 rem 10 is many
5 for x=1 to 10
10 print " many thanks in advance for your help ;"
20 next x

see!

regards,

GaRy

 

[nickspoon]

You need to create a script:

#!/bin/sh
./spout f

You then save it with LF line endings.

 

[erikthecat]

You need to create a script:

#!/bin/sh
./spout f

You then save it with LF line endings.

thanks for your swift reply.

i do this in something like notepad?
word wrap OFF
and save it with what file extension .GPE, that gives me a BLACK SCREEN
or just a regular .TXT that does nothing!

i tried both, not working
what have i missed?

do i need to specify where 'spout' is?
'spout' is in a directory called /spout, so i put the above file in there!?

is there such a document or website on the basics of this language,
i don't even know the name of it! , so i couldn't search if i tried.
how sad is that?

sorry for the additional questions.

 

[erikthecat]

Nick i got your reply below,
but as you know i didn't get a result.

anyone else feel free to jump in

could the reason be that i already have full screen on the GP2x,
the full screen may refer to a linuc box pc thing?
it could all be definition thing!

the question,
to anyone who's played this,
is there a 10mm white boarder around the playing field?

if there is problem solved, there is no problem.
if there isn't i'm a loser

i think i've tried everything, ensuring the code has LF's saved in linux mode.
ensuring all filenames are short(ish) no spaces, no mixed upper/lower case.

i said i was going to give up.
me tell lies,
i can't let this beat me!

thank you.



===nickspoon's second hgelpfull e-mail===

You put the .gpe file in your spout directory. You also need to use a program like Programmer's Notepad to make the line endings LF (just choose "Unix (LF)" in the options). You then type into PN:

CODE
#!/bin/sh
./spout f

Save it as a .gpe file, copy it to the Spout dir and run it.
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