Marine Aquarium 3 for Mac is always on night time mode!

jfraser1 · 12-21-2010, 07:37 PM

It seems like ever since I upgraded from Marine Aquarium 2 to Marine Aquarium 3, after purchasing Snow Leopard, the screen saver and the application always appear dark, like some sort of a night setting, so I can barely even see the fish and the aquarium looks like no lights are on. How do I fix this?

feldon34 · 12-22-2010, 03:16 AM

It sounds like the Aquarium is unregistered and/or doesn't recognize your serial number.

I've never understood why Prolific thought that turning the screen black (and not displaying any kind of helpful text) would make customers realize that the product needs a serial number to be entered. I would be much more likely to think that the product is broken or not compatible with my computer and just uninstall it.

patscarr · 12-22-2010, 06:56 AM

Or, somehow you've got the automatic lights set to not automatically rotate. We need a Mac guy to help you.

AKcrab · 12-22-2010, 10:11 PM

The "unregistered" version certainly doesn't default to all black...

I'll do some poking.. My guess is that deleting a plist or two should fix it all up.

JimO'Connor · 01-07-2011, 12:04 PM

AKcrab has it right. Delete the preferences file. The lighting adjustments via the keyboard didn't get removed from MA 3 as they should have been, and those adjustments get saved and reused.

Try changing the name of this file (add a character to the tail end) so it isn't found: ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.Prolific.SereneScreen.MarineAquarium3.<random goes here>.plist

jfraser1 · 02-09-2011, 12:46 AM

Originally posted by JimO'Connor:

AKcrab has it right. Delete the preferences file. The lighting adjustments via the keyboard didn't get removed from MA 3 as they should have been, and those adjustments get saved and reused.

Try changing the name of this file (add a character to the tail end) so it isn't found: ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.Prolific.SereneScreen.MarineAquarium3.<random goes here>.plist

Great! Thanks! That fixed my problem!

12-21-2010, 07:37 PM	#1
jfraser1 Registered Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2	Marine Aquarium 3 for Mac is always on night time mode! It seems like ever since I upgraded from Marine Aquarium 2 to Marine Aquarium 3, after purchasing Snow Leopard, the screen saver and the application always appear dark, like some sort of a night setting, so I can barely even see the fish and the aquarium looks like no lights are on. How do I fix this?

12-22-2010, 03:16 AM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	It sounds like the Aquarium is unregistered and/or doesn't recognize your serial number. I've never understood why Prolific thought that turning the screen black (and not displaying any kind of helpful text) would make customers realize that the product needs a serial number to be entered. I would be much more likely to think that the product is broken or not compatible with my computer and just uninstall it. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

12-22-2010, 06:56 AM	#3
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Or, somehow you've got the automatic lights set to not automatically rotate. We need a Mac guy to help you. Patrick

01-07-2011, 12:04 PM	#5
JimO'Connor Mac Development Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kenai, Alaska Posts: 678	AKcrab has it right. Delete the preferences file. The lighting adjustments via the keyboard didn't get removed from MA 3 as they should have been, and those adjustments get saved and reused. Try changing the name of this file (add a character to the tail end) so it isn't found: ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.Prolific.SereneScreen.MarineAquarium3.<random goes here>.plist Jim O'Connor Order N Development

12-22-2010, 10:11 PM	#4
AKcrab Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 233	The "unregistered" version certainly doesn't default to all black... I'll do some poking.. My guess is that deleting a plist or two should fix it all up.

02-09-2011, 12:46 AM	#6
jfraser1 Registered Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2	Originally posted by JimO'Connor: AKcrab has it right. Delete the preferences file. The lighting adjustments via the keyboard didn't get removed from MA 3 as they should have been, and those adjustments get saved and reused. Try changing the name of this file (add a character to the tail end) so it isn't found: ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.Prolific.SereneScreen.MarineAquarium3.<random goes here>.plist Great! Thanks! That fixed my problem!