8th fish widescreen only

Polcamilla · 05-23-2006, 10:59 PM

Can you tell that when I get bored, I monkey with my aquariums?

I just upgraded to 2.6 (pretty fishies!). When I first got my Mac, I used it with a 19" Viewsonic LCD, then a 20" Cinema Display, and now a 23" Cinema Display. I have NEVER been able to get the 8th fish, and I'm pretty sure both Cinema Displays count as 'widescreen'.

How does MA tell whether your display is a widescreen or not? Is there a preference or a setting I should be flipping?

Thanks bunches!

Wizwad · 05-24-2006, 05:35 AM

You are so going to slap yourself on the forehead and say, "Doh!"

Go into the settings panel and under the first tab there is a checkbox setting for using Widescreen or not.

Go, check, enjoy!

JimO'Connor · 05-24-2006, 06:44 AM

Sorry Mark. That isn't how it works on Mac, which determines based on the screen aspect ratio how many fish to show. The problem is that people don't count the number of fish that they can choose. You can always select 8 different fish. If you have a widescreen tank then you get 8 of them, if a 4:3 tank then you get the first 7 of them.

If you want to count, switch to wireframe mode and count the fish behind the tank elements, or simply assign a specific fish to be the last spot and then look for it.

Polcamilla · 05-24-2006, 09:52 AM

*counts*

Still worthy of a D'OH! I think.

Thanks so much for the help. I can't believe how good you are at responding and helping out Aquarium fans. It is much appreciated.

Wizwad · 05-25-2006, 06:17 AM

Originally posted by Polcamilla:

Still worthy of a D'OH! I think.

Yeah, from me. That'll teach me to meddle in the world of mac!

JimO'Connor · 05-25-2006, 06:23 AM

Wiz,
I don't mind you meddling at all.

Thanks.

05-23-2006, 10:59 PM	#1
Polcamilla Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 31	8th fish widescreen only Can you tell that when I get bored, I monkey with my aquariums? I just upgraded to 2.6 (pretty fishies!). When I first got my Mac, I used it with a 19" Viewsonic LCD, then a 20" Cinema Display, and now a 23" Cinema Display. I have NEVER been able to get the 8th fish, and I'm pretty sure both Cinema Displays count as 'widescreen'. How does MA tell whether your display is a widescreen or not? Is there a preference or a setting I should be flipping? Thanks bunches!

05-24-2006, 05:35 AM	#2
Wizwad Only me... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 2,584	You are so going to slap yourself on the forehead and say, "Doh!" Go into the settings panel and under the first tab there is a checkbox setting for using Widescreen or not. Go, check, enjoy! Mark ----------- Intel i7 12700K \| Aorus Z690 Pro \| Corsair DDR5 5600 32GB \| Asus Dual RTX3060ti 6GB v2 Mini OC \| Corsair RM850 Gold PSU \| 1TB NVMe M.2 WD Black SN850 \| 4TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD \| Corsair Airflow 5000D Case \| HP 32QHD 4K Monitor \| Windows 11 x64 Professional

05-24-2006, 06:44 AM	#3
JimO'Connor Mac Development Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kenai, Alaska Posts: 678	Sorry Mark. That isn't how it works on Mac, which determines based on the screen aspect ratio how many fish to show. The problem is that people don't count the number of fish that they can choose. You can always select 8 different fish. If you have a widescreen tank then you get 8 of them, if a 4:3 tank then you get the first 7 of them. If you want to count, switch to wireframe mode and count the fish behind the tank elements, or simply assign a specific fish to be the last spot and then look for it. Jim O'Connor Order N Development

05-25-2006, 06:17 AM	#5
Wizwad Only me... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 2,584	Originally posted by Polcamilla: Still worthy of a D'OH! I think. Yeah, from me. That'll teach me to meddle in the world of mac! Mark ----------- Intel i7 12700K \| Aorus Z690 Pro \| Corsair DDR5 5600 32GB \| Asus Dual RTX3060ti 6GB v2 Mini OC \| Corsair RM850 Gold PSU \| 1TB NVMe M.2 WD Black SN850 \| 4TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD \| Corsair Airflow 5000D Case \| HP 32QHD 4K Monitor \| Windows 11 x64 Professional

05-25-2006, 06:23 AM	#6
JimO'Connor Mac Development Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kenai, Alaska Posts: 678	Wiz, I don't mind you meddling at all. Thanks. Jim O'Connor Order N Development

05-24-2006, 09:52 AM	#4
Polcamilla Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 31	counts Still worthy of a D'OH! I think. Thanks so much for the help. I can't believe how good you are at responding and helping out Aquarium fans. It is much appreciated.