i have a widescreen monitor for my computer that is a different ratio than the 1280 x 1024 i'm using in the game. so when i try to have something in the center of the screen in my code it ends up closer to the bottom on my actual monitor. is there a way i can center the image on my screen regardless of my monitor size?

Brifle_chrshr_pan.pos_x = (screen_size.x-bmap_width(Brifle_chrshr))/2;
Brifle_chrshr_pan.pos_y = (screen_size.y-bmap_height(Brifle_chrshr))/2;

straight from my game, didnt edit it, dont have time atm, Brifle_chrshr_pan is the panel definiton, Brifle_chrshr is the bmap point, the top one centers it horizontally, the lower one centers it vertically

that wasn't exactly what I was asking but I figured it out anyway. thanks though, I'll probably end up using that piece of code in my game anyway.

Why?

i use:
screen-size.x/2 - pan.size_x/4