scaleFactor

Type

property

Summary

Determines the custom scale factor for a stack.

Syntax

set the scaleFactor of <stack> to <scale>

Description

Use the scaleFactor property when developing to scale down stacks that are larger than the available screen space.

We do not recommend setting the scaleFactor property above 2. The higher the value, the more pixels must be rendered. For example, setting the scaleFactor property to 10 will cause 100 times the number of pixels to be rendered causing the IDE to run slowly.

note

The scaleFactor is not a persistent property of the stack when building a standalone. To have scaleFactor applied to a standalone upon opening, it must be coded in a preOpenStack handler. For example:

    on preOpenStack
        set the scaleFactor of me to 0.75
    end preOpenStack

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
stack		A reference to a stack or an expression that evaluates to a stack.
scale		A non-zero real number value which represents the scale multiplier.

Examples

-- scales the stack to half size
set the scaleFactor of stack "myLargeStack" to 0.5

-- Preview the stack appearance on a high-density display
set the scaleFactor of stack "myApp" to 1.5

Related

command: iphoneUseDeviceResolution

property: usePixelScaling, systemPixelScale

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 6.6

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop