rust-windowing / rust-windowing/winit

Support querying the current video mode

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Description

It seems like this was discussed initially when exclusive full screen was added but it doesn't appear to have been implemented yet. This would be really helpful for selecting a default video mode.

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked discussion in pull request #925, then inspect winit's existing exclusive-fullscreen and video-mode handling. The issue is done when callers can query the current video mode and use it to select a default mode, with behavior covered across the relevant supported platforms.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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