Lost ticker
Greetings, 11:02, Friday, December 29, 2006 I now find that when I try to make the mail ticker show up, it won't. No matter what I check, display always, display automatically, always on top, high, medium, and low priority. Nothing works. The only recent change in my system is that I switched from a 21-in CRT to a 19-in LCD. Could the ticker be pointed to an off-screen area and somehow just aborting? Any ideas on how I might get it back? -- Gary -- Quintessential is now playing: Fourplay - Rollin' -- Random Tagline -- The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. - Bertrand Russell Mail Handler : ^o^ IMAP with The_Bat! 3.85.03 ^o^ The OS: Windows XP 5.1, Build 2600 Service Pack 2 The Box : Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz, 1 Gb RAM. Spam Filter : Achim's Bayes Filter Plugin v2.0.2. Gatekeeper: Zone Alarm v6.5.737.000. Virus Sniffer : Symantec Corporate Edition v10.1. Current version is 3.95.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Lost ticker
The only recent change in my system is that I switched from a 21-in CRT to a 19-in LCD. Could the ticker be pointed to an off-screen area and somehow just aborting? Any ideas on how I might get it back? Probably not aborting it may well still be there as a ghost off-screen. Two suggetions of a generic nature: A) swap monitors back and disbale the ticker. Swap back again an re-enable? B) uninstall and re-install TB Neither may be possible or desirable but that's all I can suggest at the minute. TB has certain issues with monitors (changing resolution and dual monitors) which I am trying to document enough to make a bug report. -- Marten Gallagher Annery Kiln Web Design www.annerykiln.co.uk Using The Bat! 3.95.6 with K9 on Windows XP 5.1 Current version is 3.95.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Lost ticker
On Friday, December 29, 2006, Marten Gallagher scripted: Probably not aborting it may well still be there as a ghost off-screen. Two suggetions of a generic nature: A) swap monitors back and disbale the ticker. Swap back again an re-enable? B) uninstall and re-install TB Neither may be possible or desirable but that's all I can suggest at the minute. TB has certain issues with monitors (changing resolution and dual monitors) which I am trying to document enough to make a bug report. Greetings Marten, 13:36, Friday, December 29, 2006 Yes, I also had to changed screen resolutions and the last location of the ticker was near the lower edge of the screen, so an off screen ghost seems possible. Unfortunately, going back is not an option as the reason for the change was that my old CRT died, so I have no way of dragging the ghost into the present. Is there some registry setting that I might be able to adjust to point the ticker back into the real world? -- Gary -- Quintessential is now playing: Acoustic Alchemy - The Moon and the Sun -- Random Tagline -- Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams Mail Handler : ^o^ IMAP with The_Bat! 3.85.03 ^o^ The OS: Windows XP 5.1, Build 2600 Service Pack 2 The Box : Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz, 1 Gb RAM. Spam Filter : Achim's Bayes Filter Plugin v2.0.2. Gatekeeper: Zone Alarm v6.5.737.000. Virus Sniffer : Symantec Corporate Edition v10.1. Current version is 3.95.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Lost ticker
Is there some registry setting that I might be able to adjust to point the ticker back into the real world? That I can't answer - the only other thing I can suggest is Plan B in my earlier email: Disable Mail Ticker using the settings... Folder Maintenance - all Tools - Backup everything Uninstall TB Delete the folder called 'The Bat' in Program Files (if your's is defau,t instal) Re-install TB and enable ticker and restore etc etc. But thus all seems a bit drastic and may not work if the settings for the Mail Ticker are kept in the regsitry and an unintall doesn;t delete the relvant keys. So PLEASE I would recommend waiting for someone else with more knowledge berfore doing any of the above - I'm not an expert - simply that when I have had windows position problems before - in other applications - this has often sorted it out but not always. -- Marten Gallagher Annery Kiln Web Design www.annerykiln.co.uk Using The Bat! 3.95.6 with K9 on Windows XP 5.1 Current version is 3.95.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Lost ticker
On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 at 11:16:59 -0500, Gary wrote: The only recent change in my system is that I switched from a 21-in CRT to a 19-in LCD. Could the ticker be pointed to an off-screen area and somehow just aborting? Any ideas on how I might get it back? The ticker is probably off the screen. If you are happy to edit the registry, run regedit and go to HKEY_Current_User\RIT\The Bat!\Ticker There are 2 values in there Left and Top. Set both to 0 and the ticker will be placed at the top left corner of your screen. However you must do this with TB! closed, since it is only read at start up, and TB! overwrites these values as it closes down. -- Robin Using The Bat! v3.95.6 Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Popfile v0.22.4 Current version is 3.95.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Lost ticker
On Friday, December 29, 2006, Robin Anson scripted: The ticker is probably off the screen. If you are happy to edit the registry, run regedit and go to HKEY_Current_User\RIT\The Bat!\Ticker There are 2 values in there Left and Top. Set both to 0 and the ticker will be placed at the top left corner of your screen. However you must do this with TB! closed, since it is only read at start up, and TB! overwrites these values as it closes down. Greetings Robin, 17:50, Friday, December 29, 2006 Somehow I failed to consider that The Bat should be CLOSED when I made the registry changes. Of course, it only reads those values when it opens. Your note jogged my thinking. The lost ticker has now returned. Thanks. -- Gary -- Quintessential is now playing: Fantasy Band - All In All -- Random Tagline -- As you well know, Mr. President, 'railroad' carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of 15 mph, by 'engines.' The Almighty never intended that people should travel at such breakneck speed. - Martin Van Buren, governor of New York to President Andrew Jackson, 1829 Mail Handler : ^o^ IMAP with The_Bat! 3.85.03 ^o^ The OS: Windows XP 5.1, Build 2600 Service Pack 2 The Box : Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz, 1 Gb RAM. Spam Filter : Achim's Bayes Filter Plugin v2.0.2. Gatekeeper: Zone Alarm v6.5.737.000. Virus Sniffer : Symantec Corporate Edition v10.1. Current version is 3.95.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
