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Title: Chat font.. anyway to resize? (warning pics)
Post by: SKurj on April 14, 2007, 01:55:23 PM
I'm playing at 1680x1050 on a 22" widescreen LCD, kinda looks silly with a font thats at least 1/2 in.

(http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/547/ahss0ep2.jpg)
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Title: Chat font.. anyway to resize? (warning pics)
Post by: Denholm on April 14, 2007, 02:26:18 PM
Perhaps the "Text Size" when you go into Internet Explorer>View>Text Size

Default is Medium.
Title: Chat font.. anyway to resize? (warning pics)
Post by: SKurj on April 14, 2007, 02:37:27 PM
?? ya lost me...  Internet explorer font size has an effect on AH?
Title: Chat font.. anyway to resize? (warning pics)
Post by: OOZ662 on April 14, 2007, 11:57:47 PM
Denholm probably hit the "stop" button on the thread while the pictures were beginning to load. That or he's got a brick lodged in his brain. :D

There isn't any way to adjust the font size on the buffer in game, as far as I know.
Title: Chat font.. anyway to resize? (warning pics)
Post by: airspro on April 15, 2007, 02:37:39 PM
Font size is in the GUI options in AH .

Nice to see you again Skurj :)

The largest is the default , I have mine set to the 20 , looks like you want smaller . There's at least 4 or 5 smaller sizes to pic from .
Title: Chat font.. anyway to resize? (warning pics)
Post by: SKurj on April 15, 2007, 04:06:40 PM
Heyas airspro

I tried adjusting that font size but it seems to only affect the icon font, not the chat buffer.  With it as low as it will go I can't read plane icons and the chat font is the same size as you see in the screenshots.
Title: Chat font.. anyway to resize? (warning pics)
Post by: fuzeman on April 15, 2007, 05:50:34 PM
I remember Skuzzy saying something about text in AH has something to do with windows text.
That's why if you just hold a key down in the message window you notice the frame rate does go down.

I just tried changing font size in notepad and my browser, FireFox, and did not notice a change ingame on the text buffer unfortunately.
Title: Chat font.. anyway to resize? (warning pics)
Post by: Skuzzy on April 15, 2007, 07:56:54 PM
Ok, this is from memory, so I could be wrong.

The font is dynamic in size and scales based on the resolution you chose.  However, we ask Windows for the font and if there is not a font that matches the request, all bets are off.  Windows will give us something it thinks we should have which may or may not be close to what we need.

Our goal is to keep the text size in the chat buffer close to the same size regardless of the resolution.

Again, this system could have changed from whet I remember.  I will heva to confirm it with HiTech Monday.
Title: Chat font.. anyway to resize? (warning pics)
Post by: 38ruk on April 15, 2007, 10:30:33 PM
i just bought a 22'' 5ms lcd for a customer for 299.  SKurj do you have a viewsonic optiquest? If so how do you like it ? I might just have to try it out for a bit and buy one myself . thx
Title: Chat font.. anyway to resize? (warning pics)
Post by: SKurj on April 16, 2007, 07:23:44 AM
38ruk

I bought an ACER 22" 2216 5ms  

I spend alotta time in front of it gaming and am very happy with it.  I had 2 concerns when I bought it...   The ghosting effect and would my pc be enough to be able to run my games at native res.
I haven't experienced the ghosting or blurring, and my machine can play all but the heaviest games at native res with eye candy turned on.

If you are gonna buy a screen this size, just make sure you can run your games acceptably at native resolution (1680x1050)

My PC

E6600
2GB DDR800
XFi (the cheap one)
1950 pro 256mb
Title: Chat font.. anyway to resize? (warning pics)
Post by: Denholm on April 16, 2007, 09:11:36 AM
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Originally posted by OOZ662
Denholm probably hit the "stop" button on the thread while the pictures were beginning to load. That or he's got a brick lodged in his brain. :D

I suggested it because once it did have an effect on an exterior application. Then again I'm running an old windows 2000.
Title: Chat font.. anyway to resize? (warning pics)
Post by: 38ruk on April 16, 2007, 04:11:39 PM
Quote
Originally posted by SKurj
38ruk

I bought an ACER 22" 2216 5ms  

I spend alotta time in front of it gaming and am very happy with it.  I had 2 concerns when I bought it...   The ghosting effect and would my pc be enough to be able to run my games at native res.
I haven't experienced the ghosting or blurring, and my machine can play all but the heaviest games at native res with eye candy turned on.

If you are gonna buy a screen this size, just make sure you can run your games acceptably at native resolution (1680x1050)

My PC

E6600
2GB DDR800
XFi (the cheap one)
1950 pro 256mb



Thanks , i'm going to try it out and see how it does. THX for the review .