Pathnode and User Interface Watchdog Thread

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  1. ShadowDragoon

    ShadowDragoon Advocate of Vengence

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    I actually preferred the old screen. :(
     
    ShadowDragoon, Jan 16, 2013
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  2. Gaear

    Gaear Bastard Maestro Administrator

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    We'll switch it back right away! :p
     
    Gaear, Jan 16, 2013
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  3. hellblazer

    hellblazer Established Member

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    I think the font of the old one is easier to read. The white borders and white font makes it harder to pick numbers out but it does make it look "brighter" if that is something you were going for.
     
    hellblazer, Jan 16, 2013
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  4. ShadowDragoon

    ShadowDragoon Advocate of Vengence

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    I just think the number boxes looked too squished in the new layout, and it bothers my OCD that they're not grouped in a more relevant manner (in my mind), like the original screen was. But, that's personal preference, and I'd imagine more people like the new style.
     
    ShadowDragoon, Jan 18, 2013
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  5. Gaear

    Gaear Bastard Maestro Administrator

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    The grouping really didn't change significantly, lol. (Height and weight was moved up from the bottom.) How could they be more relevant?
     
    Gaear, Jan 18, 2013
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  6. Daryk

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    I finally got around to using spells and found the nice new font doesn't fit in the boxes of the memorization interface. It's still legible, but cut off.
     
    Daryk, Jan 22, 2013
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  7. sirchet

    sirchet Force for Goodness Moderator Supporter

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    I must add, now that I've become more accustomed to the new font I'm beginning to see the improvement it offers.
     
    sirchet, Jan 22, 2013
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  8. Gaear

    Gaear Bastard Maestro Administrator

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    Cool. It's funny, but (as I'm sure you know) people often come around with familiarity. The only time I object is when changes are unnecessary - like the endless random browser x updates, where they apparently say "Okay, everyone's used to the new layout ... let's change it up and get rid of some fundamental operation like the 'File' menu!" (Google Chrome rather humorously did that with the monkeywrench or whatever they called it. The original impetus was 'to do anything, click the monkeywrench.' Then they got rid of the monkeywrench.) :blegh:

    Got a screen?
     
    Gaear, Jan 22, 2013
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  9. Daryk

    Daryk Veteran Member

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    Not at the moment. I've got a certain "lich" to kill tonight, but should be able to get you a screen shot in a day or two. Having Alt-Tab back has cut down on my exiting and restarting significantly.
     
    Daryk, Jan 23, 2013
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  10. Gaear

    Gaear Bastard Maestro Administrator

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    You can take a screenshot at any time in-game by hitting the print screen button. That copies the screen to the clipboard, but it also saves a .tga image to your modules/ToEE folder.
     
    Gaear, Jan 23, 2013
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  11. Daryk

    Daryk Veteran Member

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    Right, I just need to get to a point where I need to memorize spells again.

    EDIT: When I try that, I get a big black rectangle. I'm off to work now, but when I get home tonight, I'll quit out and restart in windowed mode.
     
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    Daryk, Jan 23, 2013
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  12. Daryk

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    Windowed mode has hung six times in a row on the load screen. I'll keep trying, but it's not looking good.
     
    Daryk, Jan 24, 2013
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  13. Gaear

    Gaear Bastard Maestro Administrator

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    How is it you get the big black rectangle? Do you paste the clipboard into MS Paint or go after the .tga in modules/ToEE?
     
    Gaear, Jan 24, 2013
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  14. Daryk

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    I paste from the clipboard. Apparently, I don't have any software that can view a .tga. Here's what Windows has to say about hanging in windowed mode:

    Description:
    A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.

    Problem signature:
    Problem Event Name: AppHangB1
    Application Name: toee.exe
    Application Version: 0.0.0.0
    Application Timestamp: 00000000
    Hang Signature: 1e57
    Hang Type: 0
    OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
    Locale ID: 1033
    Additional Hang Signature 1: 1e57f9e09f7e8f253a93440ee628bf73
    Additional Hang Signature 2: 38ba
    Additional Hang Signature 3: 38ba648715861a6908368ab8b6e90b3e
    Additional Hang Signature 4: 1e57
    Additional Hang Signature 5: 1e57f9e09f7e8f253a93440ee628bf73
    Additional Hang Signature 6: 38ba
    Additional Hang Signature 7: 38ba648715861a6908368ab8b6e90b3e
     
    Daryk, Jan 24, 2013
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  15. Daryk

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    Dang it... why didn't I try that earlier. I enabled the intro, and now windowed mode works! The screen shot is attached.
     

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    Daryk, Jan 24, 2013
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