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Possible changes in resolutions between S60 devices must be taken into account when developing applications. You can use CFbsScreenDevice::SizeInPixels() to get the current display size. | Possible changes in resolutions between S60 devices must be taken into account when developing applications. You can use CFbsScreenDevice::SizeInPixels() to get the current display size. | ||
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Overview
The DSA API is not supported by the compatibility mode in scalable UI platforms.
Description
The Direct Screen Access (DSA) API (RDirectScreenAccess and CDirectScreenAccess classes, defined in w32std.h) is meant for very low-level operations with display hardware. In platforms supporting the scalable UI (S60 2nd Edition FP3 and onwards) DSA API is not supported by the compatibility mode.
For this and other breaks between different platforms, refer to the document S60 Platform: Source And Binary Compatibility.
How to reproduce
Applications working correctly in earlier S60 devices using the Direct Screen Access API may behave unexpectedly in Feature Pack 3 devices (with varying display characteristics), because, for example, the N90 has more resolution and a different color depth (18-bit colors) than previous S60 devices. Applications that use this API to access display buffer (memory) directly, may encounter different problems depending on how the applications have been implemented. Some applications render their screen only to 1/4th portion of the screen, whereas some may fill the screen with garbage, have incorrect colors, or may exit when they notice that the display attributes are not what they assume.
Solution
Possible changes in resolutions between S60 devices must be taken into account when developing applications. You can use CFbsScreenDevice::SizeInPixels() to get the current display size.
