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by artao
Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:14 pm
Forum: Testing and Bug reports
Topic: OOLite set my desktop to a resolution my monitor can't use
Replies: 21
Views: 4499

uh, ok ... coulda sworn I added another post about an hour ago ... ohwell ... I looked into it further. I do indeed have my machine set to not display unsupported resolutions ... in the graphics card config i.e. Catalyst Control Center .. So I looked into the monitor settings. Turns out I had my mon...
by artao
Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:57 am
Forum: Testing and Bug reports
Topic: OOLite set my desktop to a resolution my monitor can't use
Replies: 21
Views: 4499

Interesting. Thanks for the reply. No idea if OOLite crashed, couldn't see anything. I don't think so however, as I was able to shut the machine down normally with the keyboard power key. My monitor is a Veiwsonic G773. I'm hesitant to attempt repeating this problem myself. Perhaps I will try, now t...
by artao
Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:28 am
Forum: Testing and Bug reports
Topic: OOLite set my desktop to a resolution my monitor can't use
Replies: 21
Views: 4499

Yeah, I've got the box checked to not display unsupported resolutions. That only seems to affect the windows desktop settings tho. No game I know of respects that checkbox. oh well. also, the F11 key is not a Windows standard hotkey for switching resolutions. it IS however a semistandard key for ful...
by artao
Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:23 pm
Forum: Testing and Bug reports
Topic: OOLite set my desktop to a resolution my monitor can't use
Replies: 21
Views: 4499

Thanks for the welcomes. sorry my first post here is a bug report, but then I prolly wouldn't have registered (yet) had I not had this issue :P I did get it fixed, but IMHO I never should have HAD to fix it. Perhaps it is an OS issue, but then again I've never had an app reset my desktop resolution ...
by artao
Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:24 am
Forum: Testing and Bug reports
Topic: OOLite set my desktop to a resolution my monitor can't use
Replies: 21
Views: 4499

OOLite set my desktop to a resolution my monitor can't use

Using OOLite 1.74.2 ... Only just found OOLite, and let me tell you I'm excited and it looks awesome!! Elite has needed a graphically updated rendition for many many years. Thank you. However. I was running the game in fullscreen, and accidentally hit the F11 key. This set the resolution beyond what...