Setting Specific Programs to Run in 640x480 Resolution?

Hello again team,

Another question as I work on an OS X.3 image for my school's iBooks -- I know this sort of thing is possible in Windows, but does OS X allow you to specify that certain programs run in 640x480 screen resolution? Most applications I have loaded onto my "model" computer run fine in 1024x768, but there are a handful that appear very tiny in that resolution. Most of these apps are older ones that run under Classic/OS 9.2.2, and I'm wondering if it's possible to set a different standard resolution for Classic than for OS X? Or otherwise just specify the particular apps that I want running in the lower resolution? Thanks very much again for any and all advice you can pass along.

Electronically yours,
Erik Dahlin
School-based Technology Specialist
Churchill Road Elementary School

iBook (late 2001 -- 500MHz), Mac OS X (10.3.9), 640MB RAM

Posted on Jan 25, 2007 5:30 AM

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Jan 28, 2007 6:06 PM in response to Erik Dahlin

Hi,

Try this hint from MacOSXHints.

It describes a means of using Applescripting to change screen resolutions. With this info you could easily create a short script application that changes resolution appropriately and launches a specific app when double-clicked. I'm not sure how you'd then restore the resolution when you quit that app though.

Well, it's an idea, anyway...

SiR G.

12" iBook G4 800MHz Mac OS X (10.3.9) 640MB RAM, 80GB HDD, Airport Extreme

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