Hyperspin resolution issue when returning from hyperlaunch

[lmsilva]

I'm having a problem where HyperSpin turns into a window when certain games change the system's resolution.

More specifically, I have created my own launcher for Popcap games so that I can change the resolution to 800x600 before starting the game and then back to 1920x1080 when the game exits (don't ask why, long story...but if you are really curious, I just posted another thread on the subject :oP).

The problem is that one of the games messes up HyperSpin when it returns.

Check out this video to see what is happening:

This is not the first time it has happened to me but, in the past, I was able to fix it by making sure the emulator runs in the same definition as my system and hyperspin (e.g. 1920x1080).

Unfortunately, I cannot do that this time so...I really don't know what to do.

While looking for answers, I noticed someone described a similar problem in this forum thread:

http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-11516.html

Per its suggestion, I tried adding this line to my HyperLaunch script but it didn't seem to have any effect:

WinMove, ahk_pid %PID%, ,0,0,A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight

Any thoughts on how I can fix this problem?

Thank you,

Luis

[gigapig]

I know the resolutions must match, but have you also tried exiting the game using Hyperlaunch instead of exiting via the games menu?

[lmsilva]

That was my original plan but I was having trouble cleanly killing my app and changing back the resolution in hyperlaunch 1.x so I deactivated the exit hotkey altogether.

Any tips on how I should capture the exit ( both from the hotkey and when the app cleanly exits by itself)?

[gigapig]

Hyperlaunch 1.x is before my time and no longer supported, so maybe someone else can help. Unless you upgrade of course.

[lmsilva]

I can't right now dude (

I started doing it but there's a learning curve into HyperLaunch 2.x and I simply do not have the time to upgrade my arcade right now...(I already put wayyyy to much time in getting what I have right now to work)!

Hyperlaunch 1.x is before my time and no longer supported, so maybe someone else can help. Unless you upgrade of course.

[gigapig]

I can't right now dude (

I started doing it but there's a learning curve into HyperLaunch 2.x and I simply do not have the time to upgrade my arcade right now...(I already put wayyyy to much time in getting what I have right now to work)!

Of course, I completely understand.

[lmsilva]

So I have another data point...

It turns out this happens when I change the system's resolution to anything lower than 800x600.

For instance, all games that play at 640x480, if I change the resolution OR if they run in full screen, hyperspin turns into a window when I exit the game.

[lmsilva]

Ok, I managed to solve my problem ))))

I changed my launcher script to perform a winActivate and winMove OnExit:

OnExit, ExitSub
return

ExitSub:
; change back resolution to fullHD
Process, Close, %gamePath%
ChangeResolution(systemWidth, systemHeight)
[b]	WinActivate, HyperSpin
WinMove, HyperSpin, ,0,0,systemWidth, systemHeight[/b]
ExitApp

Thanks everybody

[gigapig]

Glad you got worked out, and thanks for adding the information.

[peabody9]

That's a neat picec of code, I'd like to use it clean up a resolution issue I get when I exit mednafen (neogeo pocket)  but where do I put it?