Re: [pygame] scaling the entire screen

["Ian Mallett" <geometrian@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 3/19/08, Patrick Mullen <saluk64007@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The OP was asking for the option to let users choose the resolution,
>  so this isn't an option.  I would say to target the smallest
>  resolution, and at that level have no scaling.  The point of the low
>  resolution is for the fastest framerate.  For higher resolutions
>  either scale your images up beforehand, or scale them right after
>  pygame.image.load().  In drawing code, make sure you abstract the
>  resolution out of it.  You could scale all x,y values by same amount,
>  where the lowest resolution would have a scale of 1.0.  There are
>  probably other options as well.
OK.  My point was pretty much that there is a certain order which is
helpful in keeping the lowest resolution while eliminating artifacts.
>  Or switch to opengl, where the problem vanishes :)
YES.
Ian