Screen Size

Serge · 02-24-2004, 04:48 PM

For some reason I can't get the screen to fit correctly on my monitor. It's too large and I can't use many of the options on the screen. If you know why this is or you can fix it please tell me.

Aro23r · 02-24-2004, 05:25 PM

Hit F11.

OR

Control Panel >> Display >> Settings >> Change the slider from 800 x 640 to anything higher.

camolots_guardi · 02-24-2004, 05:37 PM

yep that would work

Serge · 02-24-2004, 06:21 PM

Thanks a bundle.

plusminus · 02-24-2004, 06:55 PM

I find that hitting F11 still doesn't resize the screen properly, that the bottom line is still cut off... so when I play on a computer with 800x600 rez, I have to type the URL of the flash file into a new window and then it will resize the movie properly. Anyone else have this problem?

Ulf-Thorsson · 03-18-2004, 02:48 AM

PlusMinus,
I can't even get your suggestion to work.
I'm stuck with my old laptop when i'm at work,
and the max resolution is 600 x 800.
I've tried F11, and I've tried opening the game in a different window.

Are there any other ideas for getting TAO to fit in 800x600?

thrdflrmshr · 03-18-2004, 06:15 PM

F11 is the shortcut key for going fullscreen. If you don't use Internet Explorer, then you may experience difficulty.

The best solution is to make your screen resolution higher.

Another solution would just be to find your browsers full screen mode. If this still does not work, you probably need to try the solution above (fix your resolution.)

If your max resolution is 800x600... Perhaps you should invest in a new graphics card.

Ulf-Thorsson · 03-18-2004, 08:21 PM

It's a LAPTOP with a Built in Graphics Card.
It's about 6 years old and has a MAX Resolution of 600x800.
It's also all I can afford.

Believe me if I could afford a Laptop with better resolution
I'd go out and buy one just so I could play TAO.

thrdflrmshr · 03-18-2004, 10:13 PM

I have a laptop with a built in graphics card.

I'm sorry that your computer doesn't support higher resolutions than that, but honestly, going out to get a different notebook graphics card might be worth it, if not only to play TAO, but for generally easier viewing of the screen.

Ark Knight · 03-27-2004, 11:05 PM

You have a laptop!!!! I want one.... I have a boring ol' 98 one.... Windows..... Yuck... Slow....

MasterGolem · 03-28-2004, 10:04 AM

TAO Works best on 1024x768 i use 1152x864

xyxaxyz2 · 03-28-2004, 11:49 AM

If you're playing in 600 x 800, one solution is to press ctrl n and close the old window. The new window will be scrollable like any web page.

Ulf-Thorsson · 03-30-2004, 09:07 PM

But it feels silly to need to scroll for just one or two lines of text.
The game is only about 40 or 50 pixels too big each way.
On my laptop it's about 1/2 inch too big.

I'd like to see either a slight resize, or a Not Available For Chat button.
I don't want my opponents to think I'm ignoring them,
but I can't see the incoming chat line without scrolling.

Megabyte · 04-01-2004, 10:28 PM

secondary solution: Hit *Ctrl + N* once u've opend the TAO game, this basically opens a second window to the same url ur on. In other words, it will open a full size browser window, not just the smaller one. Its what I use when I play from one of my friends comps since he has the screen size problem too.

Ulf-Thorsson · 04-02-2004, 06:11 AM

Megabyte,
That's what xyx just said.
But, even when you do that on an 600x800 screen, you still need to scroll up and down and side to side to see everything.

And the annoying thing is that it's only a tiny bit too big.
So it seems like it would be easy to fix in an update.

02-24-2004, 05:25 PM	#2
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02-24-2004, 05:37 PM	#3
camolots_guardi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: a position or site occupied or available for occupancy or marked by some distinguishing feature Posts: 1,218	yep that would work __________________ "And i can end the planet in a holocaust"

03-18-2004, 02:48 AM	#6
Ulf-Thorsson Junior Mutant Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bowling Green, KY, USA Posts: 38	PlusMinus, I can't even get your suggestion to work. I'm stuck with my old laptop when i'm at work, and the max resolution is 600 x 800. I've tried F11, and I've tried opening the game in a different window. Are there any other ideas for getting TAO to fit in 800x600? __________________ Ulf Thorsson Viking Dwarven Jarl

03-18-2004, 08:21 PM	#8
Ulf-Thorsson Junior Mutant Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bowling Green, KY, USA Posts: 38	It's a LAPTOP with a Built in Graphics Card. It's about 6 years old and has a MAX Resolution of 600x800. It's also all I can afford. Believe me if I could afford a Laptop with better resolution I'd go out and buy one just so I could play TAO. __________________ Ulf Thorsson Viking Dwarven Jarl

03-28-2004, 10:04 AM	#11
MasterGolem Official Rev pwn3r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pluto... near Aro23r =P Posts: 419	TAO Works best on 1024x768 i use 1152x864 __________________ Support TAO Today and be happy Tommorow! n00balicious people will fall before the strengh of the 1337.

02-24-2004, 06:55 PM	#5
plusminus O Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,852	I find that hitting F11 still doesn't resize the screen properly, that the bottom line is still cut off... so when I play on a computer with 800x600 rez, I have to type the URL of the flash file into a new window and then it will resize the movie properly. Anyone else have this problem?

03-18-2004, 06:15 PM	#7
thrdflrmshr Insane Crazypants Boy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Behind xerent Posts: 5,122	F11 is the shortcut key for going fullscreen. If you don't use Internet Explorer, then you may experience difficulty. The best solution is to make your screen resolution higher. Another solution would just be to find your browsers full screen mode. If this still does not work, you probably need to try the solution above (fix your resolution.) If your max resolution is 800x600... Perhaps you should invest in a new graphics card.

03-18-2004, 10:13 PM	#9
thrdflrmshr Insane Crazypants Boy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Behind xerent Posts: 5,122	I have a laptop with a built in graphics card. I'm sorry that your computer doesn't support higher resolutions than that, but honestly, going out to get a different notebook graphics card might be worth it, if not only to play TAO, but for generally easier viewing of the screen.

03-27-2004, 11:05 PM	#10
Ark Knight Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: [ ~ * ~ ] Posts: 814	You have a laptop!!!! I want one.... I have a boring ol' 98 one.... Windows..... Yuck... Slow....

03-28-2004, 11:49 AM	#12
xyxaxyz2 Exist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 5,116	If you're playing in 600 x 800, one solution is to press ctrl n and close the old window. The new window will be scrollable like any web page. __________________ Support Tactics Arena Online! (3/29/04) Buy a Gold Account today.

03-30-2004, 09:07 PM	#13
Ulf-Thorsson Junior Mutant Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bowling Green, KY, USA Posts: 38	But it feels silly to need to scroll for just one or two lines of text. The game is only about 40 or 50 pixels too big each way. On my laptop it's about 1/2 inch too big. I'd like to see either a slight resize, or a Not Available For Chat button. I don't want my opponents to think I'm ignoring them, but I can't see the incoming chat line without scrolling. __________________ Ulf Thorsson Viking Dwarven Jarl

04-01-2004, 10:28 PM	#14
Megabyte Just a dream... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: US Posts: 10,208	secondary solution: Hit Ctrl + N once u've opend the TAO game, this basically opens a second window to the same url ur on. In other words, it will open a full size browser window, not just the smaller one. Its what I use when I play from one of my friends comps since he has the screen size problem too. __________________ Restoration despite deletion thanks to all Black Syphon's Formation Database! Use it, live it, love it!

04-02-2004, 06:11 AM	#15
Ulf-Thorsson Junior Mutant Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bowling Green, KY, USA Posts: 38	Megabyte, That's what xyx just said. But, even when you do that on an 600x800 screen, you still need to scroll up and down and side to side to see everything. And the annoying thing is that it's only a tiny bit too big. So it seems like it would be easy to fix in an update. __________________ Ulf Thorsson Viking Dwarven Jarl

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