grunt_GI Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Fellas...is there any way to make the briefing text BIGGER...LIKE BIGGER readable. Oyyy, even with my bifocals, I squint a LOT to read the briefings on CMSF. CMBN and CMRT...are better and much more readable but another bump up in font size would be great. Just a thought. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Springelkamp Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I found making screenshots and enlarging them (zooming in a photoviewer) is the easiest way at the moment. When enlarged they become very clear. With fraps it can be done in a few seconds, klicking through the briefing, pressing the hotkey, then alt-tab to the screenshot directory and read them. But it is still a hack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holman Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Small text size is my only serious complaint about the CM interface. Text in some parts of the game (such as the unit lists in the QB or scenario maker) is nearly too small for me to read without pressing my face to my monitor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 +1.50 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I got a dedicated set of prescription 'computer glasses' that focus out about 3 feet (monitor distance). The bifocals are for the real world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I got a dedicated set of prescription 'computer glasses' that focus out about 3 feet (monitor distance). The bifocals are for the real world. I couldn't handle bifocals, messed with my peripheral vision too much. I have a pair of regular glasses and then some for close reading...... and then a magnifying glass to figure out wtf they are sticking in my food these days. Those labels are written by tiny elves or something. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agusto Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 You could try the Windows screen magnifier, it may work with CM. Go to Start->Control Panel-> Ease of Access Center->Screen Magnifier. Start CM, read the briefing, and when you are done, you can quit the screen magnifier with Windows+ESC. Lowering you screens resolution to something like 800x600 will also increase the size of the briefing text. EDIT: Here is some more infor on the screen magnifier, if you want to try it: http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-use-windows-7-magnifier-make-computer-screen-easier-see.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 OS X "Accessibility" in System Preferences: Command, Option, 8 = makes small font ... bigger.. by zooming in. I also have a dedicated set of prescription 'computer glasses'. I really need them on a 2560 x 1440 screen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunt_GI Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Buzz..that was an awesome tip...after 30 years, still learning new tricks for my iMac. Probably because 30 years ago didn't need to use the Accessibility options. In any event that makes the small CMSF font perfect. Thanks much! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 grunt_GI, Happy to help. 30 years ago we didn't need to use the Accessibility options I remember when I 1st used this feature in CMSF reading (not winning) became much easier 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I got a dedicated set of prescription 'computer glasses' that focus out about 3 feet (monitor distance). The bifocals are for the real world. I've been doing that for years now. The only difference is my computer glasses are set to focus at two instead of three feet. I like this because when watching a movie, it is almost like sitting in the front row but without the stiff neck. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrykerPSG Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 LOL, I cheated and bought a 40" LCD TV that runs my desktop resolution....it looks marvelous! I was actually shocked how inexpensive a 40" LCD TV was, about $400. It's been the best electronic purchase in a few years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerMike Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 @Grunt_GI: You are 49 years. Whaddayamean old? Come on. Emrys, he is old. I mean REALLY old. Ragged and tattered. Moth-eaten and worn. A relic of a bygone era. But I would not miss him for the world 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Hmm... time to dig out the 'lens' mode in magnifier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincere Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 +1 And I don't even wear glasses and sit desk close to a 23inch But this has been requested by a decent length thread years ago. ?:-/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGarner Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 You kids get the hell off my lawn! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 My computer screen got too hard to read. So, I got a webcam, put it close to my screen, and have it transmit the image to my other computer. Now that one's getting hard to read. Starting to price out another webcam... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 My computer screen got too hard to read. So, I got a webcam, put it close to my screen, and have it transmit the image to my other computer. Now that one's getting hard to read. Starting to price out another webcam... See here is a classic example of the weakness of using technology as a crutch. I just imported some cheap ass labor and have them reading it for me. Now I just wish I could understand what they are saying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agusto Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I award c3k 10 points for creativity though. It' s not a bad idea . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan1 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 iMacs have been around for 30 years? I must be getting old! I thought Windows 95 was all the rage back then 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Nidan 1, Not 30 years, more like 26.5. Still, frightening to contemplate. The Gen One iMac was introduced in June of 1998. We got one, but in the second production batch, the first having vanished from the shelves near instantly, leading to weeks of waiting for more. It was on the family iMac that I cut my CM teeth via the CMx1 CMBO Beta Demo. While we're at it... BFC, Please avoid reverse type and use a readily readable font and point size in your games. It would really help if you made sure there was high contrast between the type and the background. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunt_GI Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Actually, what i meant to say was in 30 years of own MACS...my first Mac was the 9.5" 512KE with the awesome 800K 3.5" floppy drive. I have owned a number of iMacs and am really enjoying my 21" bad boy with 1G of video Ram for the full goodness of CM. Oh, yea, that multicolored iMac did go well with CMBO... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 grunt_GI, 1 GB of VRAM? I have a whole 256 KB and no apparent upgrade path. Consequently, when I look at those gorgeous screenshots, I turn green--not in the environmental sense! Before I was on Macs, I was on the then-amazing Amiga, whose capabilities and associated costs nearly broke down my friend, who's spent, I recall, $4K, options maxed , on his gray scale, tiny screen, mono audio Mac 512 SE. I owned an Amiga 1000, subsequently replaced by a vastly more capable family 2000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga My current, somewhat wheezing--especially with WordPress, rig is a 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo iMac, with 4 GB RAM, 256 KB VRAM and a 1 TB HD. OS X 10.7.5. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunt_GI Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 grunt_GI, 1 GB of VRAM? I have a whole 256 KB and no apparent upgrade path. Consequently, when I look at those gorgeous screenshots, I turn green--not in the environmental sense! Before I was on Macs, I was on the then-amazing Amiga, whose capabilities and associated costs nearly broke down my friend, who's spent, I recall, $4K, options maxed , on his gray scale, tiny screen, mono audio Mac 512 SE. I owned an Amiga 1000, subsequently replaced by a vastly more capable family 2000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga My current, somewhat wheezing--especially with WordPress, rig is a 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo iMac, with 4 GB RAM, 256 KB VRAM and a 1 TB HD. OS X 10.7.5. Regards, John Kettler Hi John, I assume you mean 256MB...yea my previous iMac had the old ATI x1600 video card which wouldn't even run CMBN version 1.0. So yea i am very happy. I still have that old Mac in my attic. Still runs. Gonna want till it's a collectors item then clean up on eBay. -/:) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleader Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Before I was on Macs, I was on the then-amazing Amiga, whose capabilities and associated costs nearly broke down my friend, who's spent, I recall, $4K, options maxed , on his gray scale, tiny screen, mono audio Mac 512 SE. I owned an Amiga 1000, subsequently replaced by a vastly more capable family 2000. Wow, that took me back. 12 years old playing 'Defender of the Crown' on my friend's dad's Amiga... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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