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[nickharambee]

my laptop has a native resolution of 1400x1050, but this messes up the look of most of my programs.  i have played around with some of the settings in xp, but still can't get MC (and other programs) looking right.

i have been using 1024x768 up til now, as most programs seem to be set up for this resolution.  but the screen, and in particular text, is decidededly fuzzy.

with MC the main issues are tiny toolbars, and the need for tiny text in the window at the top that shows what track is playing (a decent sized text gets chopped in half)

does anyone know if these issues can be addressed within MC or whether there is some other program/driver that will make software behave as though i am using a 1024x768 resolution, when in fact i am using a 1400x1050 (whilst preserving the greater clarity of course)

if not it's back to fuzzy screens for me....

why would anyone design a machine with a native resolution that doesn't work well with most software!!! ?

nick

[221bBS]

Try using the Opus MC (Large) skin...here's a link

http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=18628

[nickharambee]

this link brought up a page showing links to the various opus skins, but these links didn't work.  any idea where i can get these skins?

nick

[LonWar]

Here you go,

http://65.248.225.124/

[nickharambee]

http://65.248.225.124/

this page is coming up as unavailable.

nick

[Dragyn]

click here to go to the new thread on opus. You would want 14pt.

sorry for the troubles.

[nickharambee]

thanks for the link

the difference between 8/10pt and 14pt is minimal though, and changing to 14 pt doesn't actually change the size of the icons in the customizable toolbar.  nor does it resolve the problem with text getting cut in half in the window at the top of the screen that displays the track that is playing.

should there be such a minimal difference, or could some other setting be effecting this?

nick.

[Dragyn]

What's your DPI set at? I think the default is 96. Could it be set higher?

14pt has bigger scrollbars, borders, splitters, and a higher display area for larger fonts. As for the text being cut off, that's a MC problem.

[nickharambee]

dpi is set to normal (96) because i find quite a lot of programs don't look right if i set it higher (and one won't even run)

i have been doing a little research from which i would conclude that a resolution of 1400x1050 is too high a native resolution for a 15" laptop, so it is either fuzziness or having some programs not look right........

one expects more for one's money

nick

[221bBS]

Might wanna stick with a resolution of 1280X1024 or lower for a 15 inch screen

[nickharambee]

fuzzy screen for a fuzzy head

[Chris Shaw]

You could try an exact divisor of 1400x1050, like 700x525. You may find this unacceptably low res, but it should reduce the fuzziness. You may also need to use something like Powerstrip to add this resolution if it's not supported by default.

Incidentally, I use a 15" screen at 1600x1200 with no problems. I guess it's just a question of taste.

[nickharambee]

What's your DPI set at? I think the default is 96. Could it be set higher?

i have been experimenting with changing the DPI setting, but however much i increase it, it doesn't change the size of anything in MC (i.e display areas, scrollbars..).  the only thing that i seem to be able to change is the font size, and if i set it at 8 or higher (tahoma) the bottom of the text gets cut off in the display window at the top which says which track is playing.

Incidentally, I use a 15" screen at 1600x1200 with no problems. I guess it's just a question of taste.

how do you get MC to work with this resolution?  in particular, how can you see the icons in the taskbar!!  

and anyone got any ideas why i am getting very little difference between the MC opus skins (8pt -14pt)?

thanks

nick

[webtree]

I'm just curious what sort of size native is 1400 by 1050 ??  Its not a standard that I'm aware of!