tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post9024216219843097137..comments2019-12-13T04:25:12.285-08:00Comments on Nos' Mods: New Nexus DesignNoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-33342834219616690512011-08-26T20:47:57.559-07:002011-08-26T20:47:57.559-07:00I totally understand. There's absolutely no re...I totally understand. There's absolutely no reason to connect a widescreen monitor to my Dell; trying to run Oblivion on that rig at anything other than 800x600 resolution is pretty much futile.Herculinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762210820428273110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-6633737511073533512011-08-26T13:13:30.557-07:002011-08-26T13:13:30.557-07:00I know my mind works differently than the rest of ...I know my mind works differently than the rest of you here, too.<br /><br />I have a 17" monitor, and like it fine. I've been able to afford better several times, but I don't see the point in replacing something that still does everything I need.<br /><br />I ramped the desktop resolution up to 1280x1024 for GECK compatibility (since so many of the edit windows can't be resized),Noshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-81869831710061722352011-08-26T06:27:46.819-07:002011-08-26T06:27:46.819-07:00Sorry, that wasn't intended to sound like a sc...Sorry, that wasn't intended to sound like a scolding. To be perfectly honest there are times I regret some of the choices I made while building this rig. I do enjoy my older games, but they were never intended to run on this screen and Windows7 64-bit won't even allow some older games to be installed. In many cases I've found ways around these problems with sourceports and such, but Herculinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762210820428273110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-15033794633007828852011-08-25T23:53:56.424-07:002011-08-25T23:53:56.424-07:00I sit corrected, and assure you I am suitably asha...I sit corrected, and assure you I am suitably ashamed of my Luddite ways.Noshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-16371655198549953332011-08-25T22:22:41.729-07:002011-08-25T22:22:41.729-07:001600x900 is not ridiculous; it's just not squa...1600x900 is not ridiculous; it's just not square, that's all. Granted, I have to work some magic to play older games in full-screen mode properly and have to play some newer games in windowed mode because the unholy union of ATI Radeon and Windows 7 makes the cursors invisible in full-screen mode... but movies and videos look really good...<br /><br />I don't care so much about the Herculinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762210820428273110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-7409563014957505942011-08-24T14:27:59.382-07:002011-08-24T14:27:59.382-07:00"I bought 24" monitors to use the availa...<i>"I bought 24" monitors to use the available real estate, not to view pages that won't expand their useful area to accomodate bigger than a 1280x960 rez screen. Blogger templates like this place do it,"</i><br /><br />Sorry, next time I start a blog on a free service, I'll make sure it's one that's friendly to people with ridiculously huge resolutions and/or Noshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-19083980205335867122011-08-24T06:17:48.667-07:002011-08-24T06:17:48.667-07:00Went to the Nexus after posting yesterday and wow ...Went to the Nexus after posting yesterday and wow different! I never bothered to check out the changes when they were testing it as an optional site. It will take some getting used to, that is for sure. And once I am used to it, they will implement another change that they are still working on...Druulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501777251882889794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-14215384027764582072011-08-23T18:54:18.028-07:002011-08-23T18:54:18.028-07:00my pet peeve is websites whose template locks thei...my pet peeve is websites whose template locks their max width, so you end up with HUGE empty sidebars. I bought 24" monitors to use the available real estate, not to view pages that won't expand their useful area to accomodate bigger than a 1280x960 rez screen. Blogger templates like this place do it, nexus does it, far too many places do. grrrDarkSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020284225377678684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-84297257284756797232011-08-23T18:30:06.889-07:002011-08-23T18:30:06.889-07:00I also am unable to see the lines in the NCCS desc...I also am unable to see the lines in the NCCS description.<br /><br />It also appears that all screenshots get "squashed" into letterbox format even if that was not their original format.<br /><br />It looks extremely commercial. I hate it.Herculinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762210820428273110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-52452412975415634672011-08-23T14:55:16.193-07:002011-08-23T14:55:16.193-07:00I checked the description code, and the lines are ...I checked the description code, and the lines are still there; they just don't display anymore.<br /><br />At least for me. Maybe it's another one of my "security settings" that isn't trusting enough of their greatness and angelic intentions.Noshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-85107609798820567212011-08-23T14:23:09.300-07:002011-08-23T14:23:09.300-07:00So it seems that a few things got lost in translat...So it seems that a few things got lost in translation, huh? I haven't seen the new site design yet, but I guess I will be subjected to it soon. I am still trying to deal with the massive site change on f3Underground. It is so blue. Everywhere. Even some of your edit buttons in the forums are blue. Almost the exact same shade as the background they are on >.<<br /><br />Oh well, Druulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501777251882889794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-46032296811975835112011-08-23T14:16:01.798-07:002011-08-23T14:16:01.798-07:00not liking the new design one bit. for me the old ...not liking the new design one bit. for me the old one was far more functional :|DarkSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020284225377678684noreply@blogger.com