My x3 splash is already smaller than the largest real requirement for an iPhone, 1242 x 2688. Mine is only 2048 x 2732. So you could argue that my x3 splash should be even larger than I’ve supplied.
I don’t see why the system doesn’t pick the smallest size that will fit - so for my iPhone XS for example, which needs 1125x2436 for an exact fit, I have supplied my x2 splash at exactly the right size. I realise this is not desperately important, especially as I can adopt Andrew’s solution below, but there does seem to be something wrong here. It will be interesting to read the LC lesson on this when it comes out! Graham > On 22 May 2020, at 18:41, Andrew at MidWest Coast Media via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I had the same problem when creating storyboards: the icon was too big. My > app was portrait so I could tell the dimensions were backwards, but when > using the the recommended sizes the logo ran off the edges. Placing the 1x > version in the 2x slot (and the 2x in the 3x slot) seemed to make things look > more like what I expected. > > Making the first card of the stack have the same background color as the > Storyboard worked fine, then just... > unlock screen for visual effect > go next card > unlock screen with visual effect “dissolve” very fast > > —Andrew Bell > On 22 May 2020, at 14:48, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > *>>>>>LC 9.6.0 rc1 reported that I hadn’t provided a portrait splash screen > for iPad* > > Yes, this is a bug in LC 9.6 RC-1, which is fixed in LC 9.6 RC-2. > > *>>>>>and the Simulator showed the splash screen too large for the screen > of the device * > > Hmm, then I would expect the splash to show too large in the physical > device as well. In this case, I would try with a smaller splash. > > Kind regards, > Panos > -- > > On Fri, 22 May 2020 at 15:25, Graham Samuel via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> I did that, so fine, but noticed two issues: when making the standalone LC >> 9.6.0 rc1 reported that I hadn’t provided a portrait splash screen for >> iPad, when in fact there is no way of doing so since the storyboard change; >> and the Simulator showed the splash screen too large for the screen of the >> device (an iPhone XS). (Not sure if the real app does that as I’m having >> trouble uploading - that’s a different conversation.) >> >> Graham >> >>> On 22 May 2020, at 13:51, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> Just realised that the image sizes I suggested are for landscape, so if >>> your app uses portrait, just swap the width with the height. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, 17 May 2020 at 21:35, Colin Holgate via use-livecode < >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>>> What I’ve done for a while is to use a flat color that is the average of >>>> the colors in the actual title screen. The splash screen is not around >> for >>>> very long, and with there being lots of different sizes required, a >>>> detailed splash screen could possibly take up 50 MB of app side, for the >>>> sake of a fraction of a second. >>>> >>>> In the best case it feels like the title screen faded into view. In >> fact, >>>> you could do that, quickly fade in from a matching flat background >> color. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On May 17, 2020, at 10:58 AM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode < >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello Graham, >>>>> >>>>> The new storyboard mechanism has some restrictions as it is (we might >>>>> enhance it in the future) >>>>> >>>>> For example it is no longer possible to have an exact (pixel) matching >> of >>>>> the splash screen and the first card of the stack as it appears on the >>>>> device >>>>> >>>>> So the best suggestion now is to use a splash image that has just a >> logo >>>> at >>>>> the center and it is transparent, and also to set the background of the >>>>> splash in the standalone settings. >>>>> >>>>> In that way, in all devices (ipads/iphones) you will get a centered >> logo >>>>> with the background you set in the standalone settings (or you can >> choose >>>>> to not set the background - in this case the default background color >>>> will >>>>> be used depending on the device appearance: white if the device is on >>>> light >>>>> mode and black if the device is on dark mode) >>>>> >>>>> Of course, if you do not wish to have a splash that shows just a logo, >>>> you >>>>> can choose a regular image (or 3 regular images, one for each 1x,2x,3x >>>>> slots) and also set the background color to match the image background >>>>> color. In this case, depending of the device, the app will use the one >> of >>>>> the three images that is closer to the device screen size, and will >>>> center >>>>> this image to the screen. >>>>> >>>>> This means that the image in some devices will either match exactly, or >>>> it >>>>> will be larger (in this case it will be cropped and the edges will not >>>>> show), or it will be smaller (in this case it will be centered at the >>>>> device screen, and the left/top/right/bottom areas will show the >>>> background >>>>> color that was set in the standalone settings. >>>>> >>>>> One might ask, what size should the images be then? Well, it depends on >>>> the >>>>> images (i.e. how much content they have at the center, and if you are >> OK >>>> if >>>>> some of the content at the edges is cropped etc). A rule of thumb - as >> I >>>>> understand it - is the following: >>>>> >>>>> -use a "small", a "medium" and a "large" image for each of the 1x, 2x >> and >>>>> 3x slots, where "small" is the smallest image you used before the >>>>> storyboard, "large" is the largest you used before, and "medium" is >>>>> something in-between. >>>>> >>>>> For example, you could try images with these dimensions: >>>>> >>>>> - 1334x750 >>>>> - 2208x1242 (x2) >>>>> - 2732x2048 (x3) >>>>> >>>>> Hope this helps. >>>>> >>>>> We will write a lesson for this topic soon. >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards, >>>>> Panos >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, 16 May 2020 at 17:49, Graham Samuel via use-livecode < >>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> This is not to answer my own question, but to emphasise the apparent >>>>>> difficulty of getting this aspect of creating an iOS app right just by >>>>>> using just LC and a reasonable graphics editor on a Mac. It means to >> me >>>>>> that a lot of careful instructions need to be provided by somebody in >>>> the >>>>>> LC universe, since the policy (I sincerely hope!) is to get LC >>>> developers >>>>>> to avoid getting deep into XCode. I found this, which frankly scares >> me. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://wiki.starling-framework.org/manual/ios_launch_images >>>>>> >>>>>> Can anyone help me to a less nerdy way of getting this right? I don’t >>>>>> even know what a storyboard is! >>>>>> >>>>>> Graham >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 16 May 2020, at 00:40, Graham Samuel via use-livecode < >>>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I see that the iOS Standalone Settings have changed in this version, >> no >>>>>> doubt to accommodate Apple’s new rules. One is required to provide six >>>>>> images as “Launch Images” under the “Splash” tab. It seems that >> there’s >>>> an >>>>>> image, a 2x image and a 3x image, and then another three for dark >> mode. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There is no tooltip to suggest how large these images should be - in >>>>>> previous versions they had to be tailored to different device screen >>>> sizes. >>>>>> Now it seems anything goes, or does it? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can anyone explain what the dimensions of these images are supposed >> to >>>>>> be? Does “2x” just mean twice the original size in each direction or >>>> what? >>>>>> Can’t see anything in the release notes, but maybe I wasn’t paying >>>>>> attention. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Graham >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
