This is the problem with client users: they really like to see other things in wide-screen, and often their IT departments have policies about settings of various sorts: although I have never had a complaint from IT when I have managed to persuade the user to reset their monitor resolution correctly.
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele Sent: Wednesday, 4 August 2010 10:19 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: When others view our work on line - Aspect ratio woes Mark Roberts wrote: >Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > >>It has happened a few times now -- I've been in front of someone elses >>computer where the owner has a wider view - don't know the numbers - but >>if you were sitting in front of one of these monitors, just looking at >>the wallpaper / desktop screen , the Google Chrome Icon >>and the Firefox Icon that are normally circles appear as ovals... >> >>And everywhere you go on line where there are images - unless they were >>created stretched, are distorted >> >> > >These people have incorrect monitor resolutions settings. > >In Windows XP, right-click on the desktop and select "properties". >Then click on the "Settings" tab and move the "Screen resolution" >slider and try out a few settings until you find one that looks good. >(In Windows 7 you right-click on the desktop and choose "Screen >resolution directly) > > > > Easy enough - but if I get the owner to do it, will it still show his wide-screen HD DVD's full screen - while also viewing my wed site as it was meant to be seen? (I got groused at when I first tried to do just what you suggested to their machine) I'm going to try to talk them into it if thats all it takes they do have xp -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
