Feature Request Couple quick questions - Page 2

jleslie · 10-14-2008, 10:27 AM

You just need an option to tip some food in every 30 mins...
(Crosses fingers...)

patscarr · 10-14-2008, 10:27 AM

MA3 always starts up in the same spot, near the middle of the tank. I hope you like that spot very much, because with a command to stop auto scrolling, your going to see that spot a lot. Even if you manually scroll to your favorite position, it'll be lost the next time MA3 starts up, unless Jim puts in a "start up from last position" function.

Jim Sachs · 10-14-2008, 10:50 AM

It would be easy to remember where it last stopped.

Thisdude08 · 10-14-2008, 11:36 AM

Many thanks for listening & creating a
secret command to stop scrolling by default.

I know the people who want this will really thank you also.

Also refreshing to know there are still people who are willing to listen
to suggestions.

Thanks again for all the hard work involved!

Regards,

Jim

Dale · 10-14-2008, 01:15 PM

I personally think it's important to get MA3.0 out of Beta and on the street.

I'm personally confident that Jim is collecting feature and improvement suggestions for MA3.1, MA3.2, MA3.3, etc.

And we should keep those suggestions coming.

But I suggest that we let him get away from discussing suggestions at this time, and let him concentrate on:

1. Discussing, diagnosing, and smashing bugs.

2. Integrating the features that he already has built for MA3.0

3. Iterating steps 1 and 2 above, until no Beta-uncovered bugs remain.

Surferminn · 10-14-2008, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by Tiny Turtle:

No - I think there should be an option to have MA3 coming on with scrolling disabled, but since I'm not calling the shots here I was trying to come up with a workaround to make people happy. Maybe the could be a popup warning on the settings screen when you enable this feature?

I just want to point out that those few of us with critical eyeballs have noted there some artefacts that show in the screen capture shots around some of the corals etc., that are not visible in the live beta mode due to the scrolling. The scrolling seems to wash away these artefacts but on the other hand highlight few other things which I'll post about later. I don't know if these artefacts would be visible/noticeable as they are in capture shots when scrolling is disabled.

smeagol23231 · 10-15-2008, 11:35 PM

I for one LOVE this program and totally agree that we need to let the powers to be finish this baby so they can start to get PAID for ALL of the hard work! The wait has been worth it as it is simply GORGEOUS!

Keep up the GREAT work!!

10-14-2008, 10:27 AM	#22
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	MA3 always starts up in the same spot, near the middle of the tank. I hope you like that spot very much, because with a command to stop auto scrolling, your going to see that spot a lot. Even if you manually scroll to your favorite position, it'll be lost the next time MA3 starts up, unless Jim puts in a "start up from last position" function. Patrick

10-14-2008, 10:50 AM	#23
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	It would be easy to remember where it last stopped. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

10-14-2008, 01:50 PM	#26
Surferminn Senior Puddle Jumper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: California Posts: 6,017	Originally posted by Tiny Turtle: No - I think there should be an option to have MA3 coming on with scrolling disabled, but since I'm not calling the shots here I was trying to come up with a workaround to make people happy. Maybe the could be a popup warning on the settings screen when you enable this feature? I just want to point out that those few of us with critical eyeballs have noted there some artefacts that show in the screen capture shots around some of the corals etc., that are not visible in the live beta mode due to the scrolling. The scrolling seems to wash away these artefacts but on the other hand highlight few other things which I'll post about later. I don't know if these artefacts would be visible/noticeable as they are in capture shots when scrolling is disabled. Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes.

10-15-2008, 11:35 PM	#27
smeagol23231 Registered Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5	I for one LOVE this program and totally agree that we need to let the powers to be finish this baby so they can start to get PAID for ALL of the hard work! The wait has been worth it as it is simply GORGEOUS! Keep up the GREAT work!! Gunny HP Pavillion Elite m9250f HP w2207h 22" HDMI Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Intel Core 2 Quad RAM - 4GB DDR2 HD - 1TB RAID 0 NVIDIA - 8600GT 512MB Dedicated

10-14-2008, 10:27 AM	#21
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	You just need an option to tip some food in every 30 mins... (Crosses fingers...)

10-14-2008, 11:36 AM	#24
Thisdude08 Registered Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 8	Many thanks for listening & creating a secret command to stop scrolling by default. I know the people who want this will really thank you also. Also refreshing to know there are still people who are willing to listen to suggestions. Thanks again for all the hard work involved! Regards, Jim

10-14-2008, 01:15 PM	#25
Dale Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Western Missouri Posts: 960	I personally think it's important to get MA3.0 out of Beta and on the street. I'm personally confident that Jim is collecting feature and improvement suggestions for MA3.1, MA3.2, MA3.3, etc. And we should keep those suggestions coming. But I suggest that we let him get away from discussing suggestions at this time, and let him concentrate on: 1. Discussing, diagnosing, and smashing bugs. 2. Integrating the features that he already has built for MA3.0 3. Iterating steps 1 and 2 above, until no Beta-uncovered bugs remain.