Calculate a global before objects creation

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Globals 2.0 stores and group variables. You can also load and save data (variables) from/to JSON files.

- Gloomie
- - Joined 5 Feb, 2020
  - 4 topics • 15 posts
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- 8 Feb, 2020
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I want to calculate and set some "optimal content width and height" global variables, lets say = x% of the window size, depending on the aspect ratio of the screen. I know how to do that, but I can't find a way to set these globals before my objects are created (since they use these vars with a "on created" event).

I can solve this with an intro layout where I set the vars and then "go to next layout". This way, however, the setup is broken everytime I press preview (as it runs only the current layout, by default).

The second option I thought of was to set them inside a js script in "runOnStartup" function. However I can't find how to get the screen width,height from there.

I guess there must be some event condition that becomes true before objects creation ("on layout start" happens after objects are created)...

Any ideas?
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- dop2000
- - Joined 26 May, 2016
  - 134 topics • 12,083 posts
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If you don't want to preview from the intro/loader layout, as a temporary solution you can create a function "InitializeVars" and add it to "On created" events. (probably not all, just the ones that get triggered first). Remove this function call before exporting the game.