This concerns an issue I have been having with skins, and I'm sure others have been having as well. It's not a bug obviously, but rather an issue dealing with screen resolution. Most games I log into that contain a large skin usually results it it going off the page because of my screen resolution. This often causes problems with obviously not being able to participate fully because I can't reach all of the options. One recent example of this problem can be seen here
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/charlesg154/ Skinissue.jpg
I was thinking perhaps to solve this that some sort of scroll bar could be implemented to view everything should it not be able to fit. If there is another alternative (Besides raising my screen resolution) I'd be glad to hear it.
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 Mar 28 2008, 6:16 pm
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Unfortunately this all comes down to bad design on the game author's part. Putting in such scrollbars may or may not be doable, but it's something I could eventually look into.
I design my interfaces around a 640×480 base with the idea that they can expand. I will say though that 800×600 is quite low-res for a modern screen; it's about the lowest anyone would design for and usually lower. You'd do well to consider bumping up to the next higher size if you can. Lummox JR | |
Obviously that game didn't do this.
I suppose it wouldn't hurt to include scroll bars, the same way that a browser lets you scroll sideways when someone builds a web site that's too large for your resolution. But just as a site that adjusts to your resolution is preferable over a fixed-width site, building a game with a proper resolution is preferable over having BYOND fix the problems that the designer won't address.