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valewoodbears Valewood Bears
Yorkshire
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Hi all.  I am hoping somebody may have a bit of knowledge about wide screen monitors.  My original monitor crashed a few days ago. I only had it about almost 2 years and I went to pc world to get another today, they all seemed to be wide ones, got it home and installed it and I was shocked to see all the bears are fat and short, on my website, the ones I have on Ebay, then I come on here and everyone's in the gallery look same.  I looked in "my pictures" on my computer and they are all the same. 

I am also wondering if everyone has these wide screens, then how are collectors seeing our bears, short and fat or normal and also now when I edit pictures of new bears using this wide screen how do I make them look as if I make them look normal then are they then going to look long and thin on collector's screens.  I am really worried, how does everybody else go on with this problem?

Hugs

Pauline

ThomasAdam Thomas Adam
Southampton
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valewoodbears wrote:

Hi all.  I am hoping somebody may have a bit of knowledge about wide screen monitors.  My original monitor crashed a few days ago. I only had it about almost 2 years and I went to pc world to get another today, they all seemed to be wide ones, got it home and installed it and I was shocked to see all the bears are fat and short, on my website, the ones I have on Ebay, then I come on here and everyone's in the gallery look same.  I looked in "my pictures" on my computer and they are all the same.

Sounds like the resolution your monitor is set to use is too low -- you could try increasing it by looking at you "Display properies" which you can find in your control panel somewhere.  Not having used windows in years though, I couldn't tell you much more than that.

Once you'be got that solved though you should be OK -- wide monitors doesn't mean "wide pictures" in that sense.  :)

-- Thomas Adam

lapousmor Sophie Z'Ours
Sarthe, France
Posts: 2,770

Hello Pauline,

Malko there.

Thomas is right - Whatever the screen you should get the same picture.   
Did your new monitor come with a CD or something? If yes try to install the stuff on this CD: it must countain what's needed to solve your problem. Then go to "display properties" with right-clicking an empty part of your desktop screen, and select any resolution you want (1280 x 720 for example). Then click OK and your problem should be solved.

Friendly,

Malko.

valewoodbears Valewood Bears
Yorkshire
Posts: 6,537
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Dear Thomas and Malko (Malko hello how nice to hear from you)

Thank you so  much for your replies.  I didn't realise it could be the computer settings, I have just been trying to adjust the monitor.  Now I will try and have a go at adjusting the computer resolution like you suggest. Hopefully this will resolve the problem. 

Malko yes I did get a CD with it, Alan did try it and we are wondering if it is installed correctly, didn't realise it had to be set on the computer.  You remember Alan and I are not too good with the computer insides!

Thank you Thomas and Malko

Hugs

Pauline

eteddys eTeddys
Phoenix, AZ
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Thomas,
No Windows???  Be there another Linux user on this forum?   bear_cool

Pauline,
If you do not get this fixed, please email me privately.  I will have my husband, aka the guru, try to help you out.  He usually talks people through things over the phone, but since you are across the pond, I can see if he can help via email.

Hugs,
Alison

Us Bears Pennsylvania
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ThomasAdam wrote:

...you could try increasing it by looking at you "Display properies" which you can find in your control panel somewhere.  Not having used windows in years though, I couldn't tell you much more than that...

+1  bear_thumb

I don't do Windows either.  Anything but...

Go into your display properties control panel and check your settings.
I don't know which exact setting will be the one for you but it's in there somewhere.  Don't be afraid to tinker.  There's not a lot you can do to mess it up. 

When you make a change, the system asks you to confirm your settings.  If you don't confirm in 15 seconds, the display reverts to the old settings.  Thus, if you make a wrong setting, just leave it alone for 15 seconds and it will go back to the way it was.

Hint:  If you keep a pencil and a piece of paper handy you can make notes to yourself as you work.  Every time you try a resolution setting...  600 X 800...  1024 X 768...  1280 X 720...  etc., etc. you can mark it down.  That way you don't spend time retracing your steps, trying and retrying settings that don't work.
It lowers the frustration level just a bit.  bear_happy

valewoodbears Valewood Bears
Yorkshire
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Thomas, Malko, Alison (and Robert) and US Bears.

Thank you so very much, I made it  :dance:  :dance: .  We did try the disk/cd but as it said Vista only on there and we are running an XP computer we stopped.  I then went into the control panel like you all mentioned (very scary in there).  I saw a slide panel for the resolution and moved it up and down a little, it changed the numbers and I kept doing this until it looked normal and oh relief!!!...... the bears look pretty again  :crackup:  :crackup: .

Thank you once again for coming to my rescue, you are all lovely, Teddy Talk is wonderful!   :hug:  :hug:  :hug:  :hug:

Hugs

Pauline

ThomasAdam Thomas Adam
Southampton
Posts: 310
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eteddys wrote:

Thomas,
No Windows???  Be there another Linux user on this forum?   :cool:

Yup -- it's even part of my day job now as well  (my website lists some of thet things I contribute for Linux).  ;P

-- Thomas Adam

eteddys eTeddys
Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 880
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Pauline,
Glad you got everything working properly. 

Thomas,
I told my husband that you contribute for Linux.  His reply, "Great, now I have to join Teddy Talk!"  I'll just refer him to your website.  Perhaps he'll email you and you guys can talk geek. 

Hugs,
Alison

ThomasAdam Thomas Adam
Southampton
Posts: 310
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eteddys wrote:

Thomas,
I told my husband that you contribute for Linux.  His reply, "Great, now I have to join Teddy Talk!"  I'll just refer him to your website.  Perhaps he'll email you and you guys can talk geek.

Heh, by all means.

-- Thomas Adam

lapousmor Sophie Z'Ours
Sarthe, France
Posts: 2,770

:dance:  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:

Well done Pauline!

I am glad you get your problem fixed!

Beary hugs,
Sophie.

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