RE: [pygame] Slow performance in fullscreen mode

["Brian Bull" <Brian.Bull@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'll give it a shot (thanks Kamilche) and come back here for more ideas if it doesn't work

Cheers
Brian 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pygame-users@xxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-pygame-users@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of René Dudfield
> Sent: Friday, 1 June 2007 11:29 a.m.
> To: pygame-users@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [pygame] Slow performance in fullscreen mode
> 
> Oh yeah.  Sometimes that makes a difference.
> 
> There's soooo many variables with all the different video 
> cards out there.  Generally full screen is faster though.
> 
> Have you tried that event culling idea mentioned in the other 
> email Brian?
> 
> 
> On 6/1/07, Adam Bark <adam.jtm30@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 31/05/07, Brian Bull
> > <Brian.Bull@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hi list,
> > >
> > > My Pygame app runs fine in windowed mode, using
> > >
> > > > pygame.display.set_mode((1024,768))
> > >
> > > But when I switch to fullscreen mode with
> > >
> > > > pygame.display.set_mode((1024,768),pygame.FULLSCREEN )
> > >
> > > the display looks fine but the app speed slows down dramatically.
> > > Perhaps the problem is that Pygame is emulating an absent 
> video mode 
> > > in some form? 1024 x 768 is supposed to be one of the 
> video modes of 
> > > this monitor...
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any suggestions please? I would like to 
> be able to 
> > > use fullscreen 1024x768 without the performance hit...
> >
> > I found that fullscreen worked best when using the same 
> resolution as 
> > the screen is currently operating at but this was using opengl so I 
> > don't know if it works the same normally.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> >
> >
> 
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