Hello Allie! On Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at 2:19:20 PM you wrote:
A> ... there are ways out if you have to be within inches of the A> screen to see what's happening.:) A> = You could run at a lower screen resolution. About 7 years ago, a A> 640X480 screen resolution was pretty standard. Nowadays, it's A> unusual to find a modern monitor running at less than 1024X768 A> resolution. A> What resolution are you running at? You could change to a lower A> resolution and this will make everything seem larger. I'm running at 1280 x 768, according to Desktop, Properties, Settings. I tried it lower, but things didn't go as well. This is a ViewSonic LCD 17.1 in. monitor. Better than my old Sony CRT, although it was also 17 in. My OS is Windows XP Home. A> = You could increase your font size system wide. You can do this by A> going into your display properties and hitting the 'advanced' A> button under the 'Settings' tab. A> If the font size selected is small, choose 'large fonts'. You'll A> have to reboot for the changes to take effect. I had already put the fonts large. A> If you're already using large fonts, then you can choose the A> 'custom setting..' option and manually increase the font size to A> beyond 120%. Normal is 100% while large is 120%. It was already at 125%. I have just changed it to 200%. Didn't realize I could increase it with the Custom button. :) I now have to hang up the modem and close The Bat! and re-start Windows to see what I've done. So will send this on now and leave you in suspense. :) A> If you wish for me to clarify anything else please say so. Thank you. So far the explanations are quite clear. A> Going either route has its advantages. A> If you change your resolution to a lower one, your screen elements A> will not appear as sharp and your screen 'real estate' will A> decrease. However, you do maintain font to window size and window A> element size ratios. Yes, that was what I found. I did not like the "fuzzy feel." A> OTOH, if you choose to increase font sizes beyond 100%, this could A> have a bad effect with some programs that don't compensate for this. A> As a result, you may see the text on buttons not fully visible since A> the text is too big or the characters go beyond the provided space. Well, we're going to find out now. And I can experiment with Custom sizes between the 125% I was running and the 200% I just put in. A> You could try both methods and see which one you prefer. A> Good luck. Thanks. I'll report back. -- Mary (Mary Bull) The Bat 1.61 on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 1 ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
