Why do you feel like you need more than 24bit precision in your Z-buffer? Having lots of trouble with Z-fighting somehow?
It's not? I just read a Norwegian pilot say they do simulated ocean landings with every type of plane they're licensed to fly. Seems reasonable to me.
That's something that's been baffling me for a while. Why are no-one trying to make better use of these wider monitors? We have tons of space out on the sides now that can't be reasonably used for content, but instead of taking advantage of it they are in many cases making things even worse by using more vertical space. The Windows 7/Office ribbon for instance is usually much taller than the tool-bars it replaces, leaving you with the tiny gun-slit for actual content.
Seems to me the smart thing to do would be to pile all menus and tool-bars over to the sides to leave more vertical space for your documents and web-sites. Or am I talking rubbish and Windows 7 already supports this in some way (apart from the taskbar I mean)?
Is this specific to the test patch, or does it happen in Z as well? If it's an old bug, you should report it in the Bugs - Program section instead, not here.
You really are a pathetic little man, you know that? The sense of entitlement you're displaying here is beyond ridiculous. You actually manage sit here and get pissy because the devs aren't able to work at your desired speed? How small of a person are you?
Both of which have improved massively the last year or so. 
Heck, even r600/r700 have basic 2D acceleration and XV up and running in radeonhd from git. Things are moving along, just not very fast. With only a handful of developers that's all you can reasonably expect to be honest.
Heck, even r600/r700 have basic 2D acceleration and XV up and running in radeonhd from git. Things are moving along, just not very fast. With only a handful of developers that's all you can reasonably expect to be honest.Isn't the Windows ext2/3 driver read only? I seem to remember the one I installed the last time was. Either way, if the partition in meant for sharing files between OSes, FAT32 is probably the safest bet.
Either way, if the partition in meant for sharing files between OSes, FAT32 is probably the safest bet.Because the most important considerations when building a car to protect your president is mileage and top speed. Do you even think before you open your mouth?
Things improve. It should be stable enough for normal use now.
It asks you if you want to use the whole drive or just a part of it. You obviously have to select the appropriate option.
Obviously to appeal to the ignorant fear-monger demographic. Judging by the recent election, they're a considerable force.
Well, if you have to take down X on your desktop system you might as well call it a reboot. It may not technically be one, but your apps are going down.
It has his blood on board? How do they keep it fresh? Do they drain him every other day to keep the car topped up?
Wine requires an x86 processor to work. The PS3 doesn't have one.
If your definition of userfriendly is "works with any piece of random hardware I plug into it", then yes. I guess it is. That's hardly what I was arguing though.
I was talking about general desktop use. You know, moving files about, email, IM, browsing, multimedia. For that job Linux provides me with the far superior experience. I may not be able to plug the latest and greatest graphics card into it on release day, which is why I keep a Windows box as well since I like that kind of stuff, but I don't care even a little bit. The Intel integrated chip in my laptop is good enough, and works out of the box. You see, that's why I bought that instead of buying some Nvidia job and then proceeding to complain when it didn't quite work with the proprietary POS drivers they supply.
That wasn't my intention either. I meant to point out that complaining because unsupported hardware doesn't work is rather pointless. It's not supposed to work, so it's probably easier to just get something that does. If you actually care about getting a working Linux desktop and aren't just whinging that is.
But that bit is tiny. I installed my first distro 4 and a bit years ago, but didn't really start using it properly until a couple of years ago. Still I feel like I understand the system much better than I do Windows which I've been using since my very first computer back in '94. The amount of effort I've put into learning Linux is completely dwarfed by the effort I've put into Windows over the years, and still I feel more at home in Linux.
I can't remember ever arguing any of those would be easy? Furthermore, why would you expect "obscure wlan cards" to be easy to get to work? Getting Windows to run on an ARM processor is also a real hassle, so it's probably easier to just go for the x86 processor (or an Intel wlan card.)
For me, having put a bit of effort into figuring it all out, Linux is not only a real alternative, but a bloody dream to set up and use compared to Windows. It's obviously not an alternative for you, but I think I can live with that.
But it isn't user friendly. Not in the slightest. In the later Windows versions everything is so overly complicated as to be almost completely useless. I frequently get lost trying to tweak my network settings or simply trying to get explorer to remember my preferred view settings in Vista. And I've been using Windows since 3.11. For a computer newbie it must be complete hell.
The only thing Windows has going for it as a desktop OS at this point is market share and as a result hardware and software support.
Sure, but at least you don't have to use AltGr for every character that isn't an alpha-numeric. You have to be a contortionist to grab AltGr+7 ({) without using both hands, which is slow when both keys are on the same side of the keyboard.
I gave the UK layout a try by just changing the layout on my current one, and that felt really rather nice, comparatively speaking. The big problem is mental confusion when switching back and forth as I program and answer mail in Norwegian where I need my ÆØÅ.
Heh, no. I've actually been meaning to give a UK layout a whirl for a while since it should be more efficient for programming ({ and } are real finger-breakers on Norwegian keyboards), so even the lack of a Norwegian layout may not be that big of a deal. Not that the paint on the keys is all that important.
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Ooh, that looks like it just might be the keyboard I've been looking for. Ideally I'd like the keyboard off my Thinkpad in standalone form, but that might be close enough if the keys have the right resistance. My current logitech is like typing in fudge.
Doesn't look like they make a Norwegian version though. :sadbanana
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To the best of my knowledge, they do. Product differentiation you know. How else can they justify a hefty premium for what is essentially a bigger screen?
How is that exactly? It IS Vista with some UI tweaks, polish and better marketing.
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