MA3 Beta 1 working fine - suggestions

MadBob · 10-11-2008, 05:44 AM

Hi

I have Beta 1 working very impressively on a Toshiba Satellite L130-133 (Notebook XP Pro) and an Advent 4211-B (Mini Notebook XP Home) both running smoothly.

Some suggestions:

Have the ability to set the speed of the Pan-Scrolling e.g. have it move at an almost un-noticeable rate, then it still has a proper screensaver effect with the background seeming to be static, but when you look at it after several minutes it has moved across the screen.

Have the lighting on the whole screen changeable not just the backdrop.

Have the register panel show the name (not your keycode as an earlier version once did

) who it is registered to.

Set "A" to bring info About the fish onscreen as an overlay, maybe with the fish selectable by magnified window.

MikeL · 10-11-2008, 06:09 AM

Great job Jim,

I installed it and it appears as an icon on my desktop, it is not in my screensavers like 2.6. When I click the icon it starts and when I move the mouse it disappears. Is there a way to adjust the number of fish, etc yet? It looks great on my system. It's running about 48fps.

HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop widescreen
Intel Core 2 CPU T5200 @ 1.60 GHz
2 GB Ram
32 Bit
Vista Home Premium

tom9676 · 10-11-2008, 10:04 AM

Drop it into c:\windows and bring it up in screensaver and settings will show up then

Jim Sachs · 10-11-2008, 11:07 AM

MadBob - I'll probably add the ability to change the Auto-scroll speed. Most people like to see it scroll FAST, to get the real 3D effect. They always go right for the LEFT/RIGHT ARROW keys. Your other suggestions are good, too.

MikeL - Just hit the space bar to bring up the Settings menu. Turn off "Exit on Mouse Move". To use it as your default screensaver, right-click the icon, and choose "Install".

henemly · 10-11-2008, 12:50 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

MadBob - I'll probably add the ability to change the Auto-scroll speed. Most people like to see it scroll FAST, to get the real 3D effect.

Ya, me too - real FAST is better.

And maybe 'p' the scrolling setting and it would retain that setting?

(ie - after restarting it, it would still be in the same area and stay there)
-just like MA 2.6 looks now???

) (I know, dumb suggestion)

Jim Sachs · 10-11-2008, 01:09 PM

I probably need to leave Auto-scroll as the default. Occasionally, people use this aquarium simulation as a screen-saver, and we need to keep those pixels moving to prevent burn-in.

henemly · 10-11-2008, 04:26 PM

Right Jim, lol good one. I of all should know this as I still use a CRT monitor.

Bob · 10-13-2008, 10:39 AM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

I'll probably add the ability to change the Auto-scroll speed. Most people like to see it scroll FAST, to get the real 3D effect. Move".

Add my vote for adjustable speed. The faster speed does enhance the 3D effect, but it can produce a little motion sickness after a while for me.

henemly · 10-13-2008, 03:48 PM

After watching it for a while, then looking at text stuff on screen the text starts moving too.

jroseone · 10-13-2008, 10:22 PM

I thought we were still on beta 2?

Tiny Turtle · 10-14-2008, 01:39 AM

We are - MadBob probably just shortened "Marine Aquarium 3 Beta" a bit unfortunately.

MadBob · 10-14-2008, 05:24 AM

I actually thought it was beta 3 (my bad) feel free to edit the tile.

Beta 2 now running smoothly on my notebooks.

I have no problem with Auto Scroll being left as default, it would be good though to be able to store the speed with each tank you have as well, then when we have it set on the slowest (so you can hardly tell it's moving) or the fastest (fish what fish .... whoosh!) it will start up that way.

Oh and how about the random tanks that can be run on startup having another setting eventually to allow them to come in at any time, so that the tanks change evey 5 minutes or so?

10-11-2008, 05:44 AM	#1
MadBob Guitar Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancs. UK Posts: 194	MA3 Beta 1 working fine - suggestions Hi I have Beta 1 working very impressively on a Toshiba Satellite L130-133 (Notebook XP Pro) and an Advent 4211-B (Mini Notebook XP Home) both running smoothly. Some suggestions: Have the ability to set the speed of the Pan-Scrolling e.g. have it move at an almost un-noticeable rate, then it still has a proper screensaver effect with the background seeming to be static, but when you look at it after several minutes it has moved across the screen. Have the lighting on the whole screen changeable not just the backdrop. Have the register panel show the name (not your keycode as an earlier version once did ) who it is registered to. Set "A" to bring info About the fish onscreen as an overlay, maybe with the fish selectable by magnified window. Last edited by MadBob; 10-14-2008 at 05:18 AM. Reason: misread beta release number :)

10-11-2008, 11:07 AM	#4
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	MadBob - I'll probably add the ability to change the Auto-scroll speed. Most people like to see it scroll FAST, to get the real 3D effect. They always go right for the LEFT/RIGHT ARROW keys. Your other suggestions are good, too. MikeL - Just hit the space bar to bring up the Settings menu. Turn off "Exit on Mouse Move". To use it as your default screensaver, right-click the icon, and choose "Install". Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

10-11-2008, 12:50 PM	#5
henemly asdf Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiko, CommieFagnia Posts: 278	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: MadBob - I'll probably add the ability to change the Auto-scroll speed. Most people like to see it scroll FAST, to get the real 3D effect. Ya, me too - real FAST is better. And maybe 'p' the scrolling setting and it would retain that setting? (ie - after restarting it, it would still be in the same area and stay there) -just like MA 2.6 looks now???) (I know, dumb suggestion)

10-11-2008, 01:09 PM	#6
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	I probably need to leave Auto-scroll as the default. Occasionally, people use this aquarium simulation as a screen-saver, and we need to keep those pixels moving to prevent burn-in. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

10-14-2008, 01:39 AM	#11
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	We are - MadBob probably just shortened "Marine Aquarium 3 Beta" a bit unfortunately. Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

10-11-2008, 06:09 AM	#2
MikeL Registered Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Spring City, TN Posts: 7	Great job Jim, I installed it and it appears as an icon on my desktop, it is not in my screensavers like 2.6. When I click the icon it starts and when I move the mouse it disappears. Is there a way to adjust the number of fish, etc yet? It looks great on my system. It's running about 48fps. HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop widescreen Intel Core 2 CPU T5200 @ 1.60 GHz 2 GB Ram 32 Bit Vista Home Premium

10-11-2008, 10:04 AM	#3
tom9676 Registered Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3	Drop it into c:\windows and bring it up in screensaver and settings will show up then

10-11-2008, 04:26 PM	#7
henemly asdf Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiko, CommieFagnia Posts: 278	Right Jim, lol good one. I of all should know this as I still use a CRT monitor.

10-13-2008, 10:39 AM	#8
Bob Registered Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 103	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: I'll probably add the ability to change the Auto-scroll speed. Most people like to see it scroll FAST, to get the real 3D effect. Move". Add my vote for adjustable speed. The faster speed does enhance the 3D effect, but it can produce a little motion sickness after a while for me.

10-13-2008, 03:48 PM	#9
henemly asdf Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiko, CommieFagnia Posts: 278	After watching it for a while, then looking at text stuff on screen the text starts moving too.

10-13-2008, 10:22 PM	#10
jroseone Registered Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 93	I thought we were still on beta 2?

10-14-2008, 05:24 AM	#12
MadBob Guitar Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancs. UK Posts: 194	I actually thought it was beta 3 (my bad) feel free to edit the tile. Beta 2 now running smoothly on my notebooks. I have no problem with Auto Scroll being left as default, it would be good though to be able to store the speed with each tank you have as well, then when we have it set on the slowest (so you can hardly tell it's moving) or the fastest (fish what fish .... whoosh!) it will start up that way. Oh and how about the random tanks that can be run on startup having another setting eventually to allow them to come in at any time, so that the tanks change evey 5 minutes or so?