Switching to new computers at work...

[rjw524]

Hi all,

I hope this is a silly question.

This week we are getting new computers where I currently work. Basically, our files are being migrated to the new computers, etc. And we will still maintain the same image and all of our network and local files will keep their same structure, paths, etc.

At first, I didn't think anything of it. But then a feeling like a swift kick to the stomach hit me and I thought..."oh no, the monitors!"

The screens with the new computers are considerably larger than the ones we currently use. I have SO MANY macros that I've created over the years many of which used a lot of image recognition but THEY WORK!

Will the new screen sizes require me to re-capture all of the images I captured using my previous screen?

Or is this a SILLY, DUMB question about which I've worried myself over nothing?

Thanks,

rjw

[Marcus Tettmar]

Screen size itself shouldn't matter much - but bit depth may make a difference. Of course it depends what image recognition method you have used. If using the CCOEFF pattern matching method you might find they work fine as this is reasonably tolerant. Exact match will likely fail if your color depth, or theme, or font type etc is different.

You could easily set the color depth, theme, font settings etc. The screen area itself shouldn't matter.

[rjw524]

Oh, Hallelujah!

Thanks a lot. I don't mind changing a few CCOEFFs here and there (I usually use that for my images anyways). But if I had to recapture everything that would be a nightmare.

[Phil Pendlebury]

Just to add (and elaborate),

As Marcus says, screen size itself should not matter. Even resolution shouldn't matter, because the image may "look" different to your eyes but it is still the same image, it is just being displayed differently. You can easily verify this by looking at your captured image and comparing it with the image you now see, they should still both appear exactly the same.

Other things that may be an issue are font smoothing settings. Font size. Magnification. Screen area (for example if you have a script that always looks at the bottom of the screen etc.)

So really nothing greatly to add to what Marcus has said, you should be OK.

You may find my little Tolerance Checker useful. Although it only works with old style recognition.

Good luck.