Home Register Arcade Gallery Chatroom Members Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Log In
Go Back   Inside: SereneScreen Fan Forum > SereneScreen Products > Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows
Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 02-02-2009, 02:06 PM   #301
cjmaddy
Registered
 
cjmaddy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001

Location: Lancashire, UK
Posts: 7,854
By my reckoning, I'd say you were still up at around 4am this morning!

..... The sooner your wife gets back home the better! ...

How can we ensure you only devote your time to fish and corals, once the clock/calender is finished?

..... How about we only respond to those items, and ban anything else, from all discussions! - And ban anyone who transgresses?
cjmaddy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-02-2009, 02:09 PM   #302
Jim Sachs
Developer
 
Jim Sachs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000

Location: Southern Oregon
Posts: 9,768
Fine by me
Jim Sachs
Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium
Jim Sachs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-02-2009, 02:25 PM   #303
Isabeau
Registered
 
Isabeau's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: Dordrecht The Netherlands
Posts: 14
Well Jim we have been testing all the versions so far on different systems ( P4 and I7 ) with different windows version ( XP, Vista 32 and Vista 64 ), different graphic cards 9800 pro (older ), 8800 and HD4870 X2, 1 and 2 screens with configurations from 1, 2 and 6 GB int. mem. but so far only one bug i reported ( and a few people more ) about stripes in the lower half on the right side.
But all seems okay now also the install version no problems although i prefer my 2.6 key with more fish and no screen everytime asking for TESTFISH.
Thanks again and really looking forward for the new fish.
Greetz and thanks from Holland!

Guus Eberstadt van der Velden
Intel Quadcore Q9550
Club 3D8800 GTS 640mb DDR3
Kingston 2GB DDR3
Asus Extreme Maximus FSB 1600
3.6 TB HD's
24" Iiyama Prolite B2403WS
24" Fujitsu Siemens L2W
32 bit Vista Ultimate full version
Xclio A380 twin engine
=========================
Intel Core i7-920 LGA 1366
Asus P6T Deluxe
6GB Corsair XMS3-1600 DDR3
1 Saphire ATI HD4870 X2 2GB
Creative X-Fi Titanium
Corsair PSU 750watt TX
Thermaltake VH6000BWS Armor+
24" Fujitsu Siemens L2W
32" Samsung Flatscreen TV as second screen
Windows Vista 64 Ultimate full version
Isabeau is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-02-2009, 03:26 PM   #304
feldon34
Forum Administrator
 
feldon34's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000

Location: Rock Hill, SC
Posts: 10,937
Originally posted by Isabeau:
no problems although i prefer my 2.6 key with more fish and no screen everytime asking for TESTFISH.  
A solution has been found!
"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
feldon34 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-02-2009, 05:07 PM   #305
tormod
Registered
 
Join Date: Jan 2009

Posts: 10
Originally posted by feldon32:
A solution has been found!  
Keycode 3.0 sorted, 10USD is not a lot for this fantastic update
tormod is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-03-2009, 12:20 AM   #306
tifosi
Registered
 
Join Date: Nov 2007

Posts: 8
hello Jim, thats great to know that you intend to have an iterative approach to this wonderful screensaver.

on the other hand, i advise having a "if-its-aint-broke-dont-fix-it" approach. there's endless ways to improve on certain aspects (eg the clock) but i feel once a certain threshold has been reach, efforts could have been better diverted to the next to-do rather than the stuff that has already been done because improvements, will at best, be marginal.

you have done a remarkable job so far!
tifosi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-03-2009, 12:43 AM   #307
Jim Sachs
Developer
 
Jim Sachs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000

Location: Southern Oregon
Posts: 9,768
Don't worry - those are my thoughts exactly.
Jim Sachs
Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium
Jim Sachs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-03-2009, 08:28 AM   #308
rctneil
Registered
 
Join Date: Jul 2008

Posts: 239
Also, would it be possible to make the installer version of MA3 be able to overwite the previous installer version so no uninstalling is necessary. No big deal for most people but I feel that apps that do this seem far more user friendly than tell you to uninstall the older version first.

Thanks

Regards,
Neil
rctneil is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-03-2009, 10:08 AM   #309
Jim Sachs
Developer
 
Jim Sachs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000

Location: Southern Oregon
Posts: 9,768
It should already do that.
Jim Sachs
Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium
Jim Sachs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-03-2009, 10:52 AM   #310
rctneil
Registered
 
Join Date: Jul 2008

Posts: 239
excellent!
rctneil is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-03-2009, 01:20 PM   #311
Jim Sachs
Developer
 
Jim Sachs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000

Location: Southern Oregon
Posts: 9,768
Clock progress - My first attempt at the digital clock was not entirely successful. I was trying for a slight glow to the numerals, but they just look blurry. I'll have to try a different tact.
Jim Sachs
Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium
Jim Sachs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-03-2009, 02:29 PM   #312
Dale
Banned
 
Join Date: Jun 2005

Location: Western Missouri
Posts: 960
Re: "would it be possible to make the installer version of MA3 be able to overwite the previous installer version so no uninstalling is necessary."

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:
It should already do that.  
It does, and quite politely, too.
Dale is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2009, 09:45 AM   #313
iMark
Registered
 
Join Date: Mar 2003

Location: MIssouri
Posts: 105
terrific that things will be moving forward..we do love the aquarium and run it on the flatscreens in the lobby of our office...however our clients are starting to ask if we're spiking the water with martini's, due to the wonky behaviour of the fish ...*wink....I will offer up that the whole project is brilliant, as usual....
iMark is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2009, 11:40 AM   #314
patscarr
Pet Shark
 
patscarr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
1 Highscore

Location: Back in Buffalo
Posts: 5,453
Originally posted by iMark:
we do love the aquarium and run it on the flatscreens in the lobby of our office  
Post a picture!
Patrick
patscarr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2009, 12:15 PM   #315
rctneil
Registered
 
Join Date: Jul 2008

Posts: 239
yeh, would be great to see!
rctneil is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2009, 12:30 PM   #316
skypx
Dual Xeon
 
skypx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001

Location: Grovetown, GA
Posts: 93
Thanks.

Just wanted to thank Jim for his assistance in getting a MA3 key.
Asus Rampage II Extreme|Intel Core i7 965|Corsair Dominator 6G|Western Digital VelociRaptor|Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB|Seagate Barracuda ES.2|EVGA 9800 GX2|LG GGW H20N|Sony BWU 300S|Pioneer DVR-215L|Logitech G9|Dell 3008WFP|Cooler Master Stacker 832|Thermaltake W0133RU
skypx is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2009, 01:23 PM   #317
JamesGreystone
Registered
 
JamesGreystone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009

Location: Canada brrrrrr
Posts: 29
Originally posted by Jim Sachs:
I know what you mean iMark. I was just sitting down to bring the clams to life (fun) when I got a wave of complaints that the clock/calendar wasn't in yet (not fun). There are even those who want me to go back and tear apart the clock code, even though it's working perfectly.  
Jim I think that after your countless sleepless nights on this project you deserve some fun. So I say Clams ahoy....

I know the clock is important to some but, after all a real aquarium doesn't have a clock in it, unless you count the time I dropped my Timex in accidentally. It took a licking but kept on ticking.

I think a lot of people would rather have the fun stuff just like you do.

my 2 cents.

Cheers.
JamesGreystone is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2009, 01:33 PM   #318
Jim Sachs
Developer
 
Jim Sachs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000

Location: Southern Oregon
Posts: 9,768
People complain the loudest when a feature which was in MA2.6 is missing from MA3. The two programs have almost nothing in common, so each feature has to be re-created from scratch. Either Will or Edgar did the clock/calendar in MA2.6, and even if I had their code, I wouldn't be able to understand it. So I've got to build this stuff from ground-zero. One more day to get the digital clock hooked up, then a day for the calendar, then a day for some sort of interface, then it's on to the clams.
Jim Sachs
Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium
Jim Sachs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2009, 01:37 PM   #319
henemly
asdf
 
henemly's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008

Location: Hiko, CommieFagnia
Posts: 278
Yer almost there, I see clams on yer horizon.
http://www.coltrain.byethost8.com
henemly is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2009, 01:58 PM   #320
Jav400
Administrator
 
Jav400's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
22 Highscores

Location: Tennessee
Posts: 9,725
Jim, surely you of all people know better by now than to make a statement like that.
Jav400 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Go Back   Inside: SereneScreen Fan Forum > SereneScreen Products > Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows



Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:19 PM.


Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.