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Is the App Store version distributed as a package... 123,862 Views / 2,832 Replies  
Is the App Store version distributed as a package or does it throw out separate folders for data/single player/multiplayer still?
Posted by Wes, on Jan 30, 2011 at 05:26 AM, in Gaming
Hit the arrow looking button to the right of the... 396 Views / 2 Replies  
Hit the arrow looking button to the right of the printer name. I believe they could still look different depending on which applications you happen to be using. But in general that should expand the...
Posted by Wes, on Jul 16, 2008 at 04:44 PM, in macOS
I just got back from a midnight showing, and... 4,895 Views / 121 Replies  
I just got back from a midnight showing, and would put it at least on par with the first two films - both of which I enjoyed quite a bit. I didn't leave saying, "OMFG that was amazing" (as I had...
Posted by Wes, on May 4, 2007 at 08:21 AM, in MacNN Lounge
".start();" 558 Views / 1 Replies  
".start();"
Posted by Wes, on Oct 6, 2006 at 05:34 AM, in Developer Center
Java, Cocoa, Threads, and help 558 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm curious as to how to make a Cocoa(java) application not "freeze" when a long process is running.

In my small example program I have a "go" button that sets in motion a long loop. While this...
Posted by Wes, on Oct 6, 2006 at 02:40 AM, in Developer Center
My fps does see a rather significant jump when I... 1,181 Views / 14 Replies  
My fps does see a rather significant jump when I lower the terrain distance (its easily the biggest factor in my fps). I'm guessing that isn't a good sign?

I do wonder, people are always saying...
Posted by Wes, on Apr 4, 2006 at 03:49 AM, in Gaming
So... is the general feeling that I'll see a... 1,181 Views / 14 Replies  
So... is the general feeling that I'll see a marked improvement with the X800? I'd like my fps to constantly be 35 or so. As I find that gameplay is quite a bit more enjoyable.
Posted by Wes, on Apr 2, 2006 at 06:35 PM, in Gaming
Actually don't players start disappearing into... 1,181 Views / 14 Replies  
Actually don't players start disappearing into the fog when the distance is around 30%? I was trying it out in AB the other night. And when its all the way down you can't see the farm from the LM...
Posted by Wes, on Mar 31, 2006 at 10:19 PM, in Gaming
Nope. I have most sliders up all the way,... 1,181 Views / 14 Replies  
Nope. I have most sliders up all the way, terrain texture all the way down. Terrain distance at 70% like I said. Multisampling at the lowest level, and trilinear filtering off.

I have a fair...
Posted by Wes, on Mar 30, 2006 at 05:02 PM, in Gaming
I have most my options turned "high-ish". With... 1,181 Views / 14 Replies  
I have most my options turned "high-ish". With terrain distance being around 70%. Are you running with low settings?

Oh, I should add that I'm running at 1680x1050. That could be it.
Posted by Wes, on Mar 30, 2006 at 03:04 PM, in Gaming
LF Opinion - GPU (WoW) 1,181 Views / 14 Replies  
I'm considering upgrading the graphics card in my G5 (dual 2.0, 1.5 gig RAM, Radeon 9800 Pro 128). I was simply wondering if an upgrade would be worth my while? I currently average about 30-35 fps...
Posted by Wes, on Mar 30, 2006 at 02:32 PM, in Gaming
Here is a basic shot of what (I think) I'm going... 597 Views / 3 Replies  
Here is a basic shot of what (I think) I'm going for. If there is an easier way feel free to enlighten me.

http://homepage.mac.com/westonm/.Pictures/css.jpg

The paragraph text will have a set...
Posted by Wes, on Jan 30, 2006 at 03:11 AM, in Developer Center
Basic CSS help (text "blocks") 597 Views / 3 Replies  
I'm sure this has been answered here before, but I couldn't find it.

I'm working on designing a site and would like to have news articles in "blocks" of text. These blocks have a background image...
Posted by Wes, on Jan 27, 2006 at 10:55 PM, in Developer Center
I had a lot of good times with "The Manhole" as a... 659 Views / 6 Replies  
I had a lot of good times with "The Manhole" as a young one. Good times...

Didn't the same developers go on to make Myst?
Posted by Wes, on Jan 9, 2006 at 09:28 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I thought about buying rush-hour, and was pretty... 741 Views / 4 Replies  
I thought about buying rush-hour, and was pretty sure I would....until WoW came out :P
Posted by Wes, on Dec 24, 2005 at 12:46 PM, in Gaming
It runs "ok" on my first-gen dual 2.0 G5 with... 741 Views / 4 Replies  
It runs "ok" on my first-gen dual 2.0 G5 with Radeon 9800 Pro.

I run at 1680x1050 (same res as the 20" iMac I believe) and smaller cities run fine. But once there gets to be a lot going on (map...
Posted by Wes, on Dec 24, 2005 at 02:10 AM, in Gaming
The first 1/2 to 3/4 of the terrain distance bar... 1,131 Views / 8 Replies  
The first 1/2 to 3/4 of the terrain distance bar don't make much difference. Beyond that I notice a lot of slow down on my G5. I can't really tell the difference beyond that anyway.
Posted by Wes, on Oct 5, 2005 at 04:34 AM, in Gaming
Not that this will help solve your problem much,... 841 Views / 5 Replies  
Not that this will help solve your problem much, but I'm having the same problem as well.
Posted by Wes, on Sep 9, 2005 at 01:36 PM, in macOS
I had this same problem once, and its clear he... 1,394 Views / 20 Replies  
I had this same problem once, and its clear he wasn't "afraid" of it. Just didn't want it there. Take it easy on the guy.
Posted by Wes, on Sep 7, 2005 at 05:22 PM, in macOS
Do the fans come on at all? Is it only WoW that... 1,524 Views / 13 Replies  
Do the fans come on at all? Is it only WoW that does it? Try running something else processor intensive and see if the same thing happens. I have a 2 gig G5 (rev A), and I had all kinds of trouble...
Posted by Wes, on Jan 2, 2005 at 03:13 AM, in Gaming
Can anyone get the account creation page to load?... 2,600 Views / 56 Replies  
Can anyone get the account creation page to load? I just get limitless timeout errors. :(
Posted by Wes, on Nov 1, 2004 at 09:38 PM, in Gaming
As far as I can tell trillion and iChat have a... 641 Views / 4 Replies  
As far as I can tell trillion and iChat have a disconnect somewhere. I know several of my buddies started using it and I could never seem them online and they could never see. Although upgrading to...
Posted by Wes, on Oct 21, 2004 at 01:46 AM, in Applications
I had the same problem moving to college, its... 553 Views / 5 Replies  
I had the same problem moving to college, its probably because your campus network people block port 25. Try using your campuses mail server. Probably "smtp.<yourschool>.edu".
Posted by Wes, on Oct 11, 2004 at 03:20 PM, in macOS
getTunes, and I believe a new pure Java client... 1,343 Views / 5 Replies  
getTunes, and I believe a new pure Java client for both mac and PC called ourTunes will.
Posted by Wes, on Sep 14, 2004 at 01:13 AM, in Applications
I had that same thermal runaway error on my... 12,013 Views / 23 Replies  
I had that same thermal runaway error on my original 2.0 G5. Long story short, I had to take it in on three seperate occasions to get one of the processors replaced. On a happier note, it seems...
Posted by Wes, on Sep 5, 2004 at 10:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
Drawing a simple image 440 Views / 1 Replies  
How do I make an image display after a user action? I have a small gif that I would like to appear after the user clicks a button. It is in a NSImageView and will display if I loop it (it is an...
Posted by Wes, on Jul 15, 2004 at 03:30 AM, in Developer Center
Help with multiple window application 682 Views / 11 Replies  
Is there a simple-ish way to create a multiple window app with multiple window controllers that can communicate with each other? I have read Apple's documentation on document-based applications, and...
Posted by Wes, on Jul 14, 2004 at 01:04 AM, in Developer Center
On all the "Apple" backgrounds the list doesn't... 560 Views / 4 Replies  
On all the "Apple" backgrounds the list doesn't appear, but if you go to your pictures folder for example, then it will show up (although you have to click on one of the pictures first).
Posted by Wes, on Jun 19, 2004 at 12:46 AM, in macOS
Simple question involving NSForm 616 Views / 1 Replies  
I cannot for the life of me, figure out how to add more "rows" to NSForms in InterfaceBuilder. I know the answer is going to be simple, someone please put me out of my misery.
Posted by Wes, on Jun 2, 2004 at 03:12 AM, in Developer Center
Ok, I have two windows (window, and otherWindow),... 733 Views / 15 Replies  
Ok, I have two windows (window, and otherWindow), and two controllers (controller, and otherController) controlling their respective windows. When a button on "window" is pressed, "otherWindow" pops...
Posted by Wes, on Jun 1, 2004 at 04:39 PM, in Developer Center
The non-IBAction method is called after another... 733 Views / 15 Replies  
The non-IBAction method is called after another class calls .makeKeyAndOrderFront() on the window that is giving me trouble.

Could something be going wrong because of this?

public void...
Posted by Wes, on Jun 1, 2004 at 03:52 PM, in Developer Center
for example public void doSomething() { ... 733 Views / 15 Replies  
for example

public void doSomething() {
((NSTextField)field).setIntValue(5);
}

doesn't work, but

public void doSomethingElse(Object sender) { /*IBAction*/
...
Posted by Wes, on May 31, 2004 at 05:44 PM, in Developer Center
It appears that IBAction methods can access all... 733 Views / 15 Replies  
It appears that IBAction methods can access all of the windows contents (various NSTextFields etc...) fine, but methods that are just locally implemented cannot...

:confused:
Posted by Wes, on May 31, 2004 at 06:29 AM, in Developer Center
New question now... Is it possible to make a new... 733 Views / 15 Replies  
New question now... Is it possible to make a new controller for that new window? I have tried making a new class "NewWindowController", but it gives me NullPointerExceptions whenever I try to access...
Posted by Wes, on May 31, 2004 at 05:35 AM, in Developer Center
Thank you, that worked I swear I'm blind... 733 Views / 15 Replies  
Thank you, that worked

I swear I'm blind sometimes...
Posted by Wes, on May 30, 2004 at 09:17 PM, in Developer Center
Ok, so in my nib file I have a window called... 733 Views / 15 Replies  
Ok, so in my nib file I have a window called "SomeWindow" that I want to open when the user clicks a button on "MainWindow"

in that action to to that I have to make "SomeWindow" popup. I tried......
Posted by Wes, on May 30, 2004 at 09:01 PM, in Developer Center
So that is settled, but how do I display the... 733 Views / 15 Replies  
So that is settled, but how do I display the other window once the user clicks said button? (noob here, and using Java)

something like otherWindow.display()?

Make it a child of the main...
Posted by Wes, on May 30, 2004 at 08:42 PM, in Developer Center
How to make a new window? 733 Views / 15 Replies  
Simple (I think) question, I have my main window set up with a button that I would like to spawn a new (different) window. As of now my application is not set up as a multiple document app, is there...
Posted by Wes, on May 30, 2004 at 07:51 PM, in Developer Center
I got it working with notifications in a fairly... 3,851 Views / 10 Replies  
I got it working with notifications in a fairly round-about way...

But if you could spare some more time for me I have another question. I want to perform a function on window loading. I have...
Posted by Wes, on May 26, 2004 at 03:56 AM, in Developer Center
I understand those documents (albeit vaguely),... 3,851 Views / 10 Replies  
I understand those documents (albeit vaguely), however I still don't know what is meant by...


Do I make an action "controlTextDidChange" from my TextField to the controller class that updates...
Posted by Wes, on May 25, 2004 at 11:12 PM, in Developer Center
The whole "delegate" thing still confuses me. So... 3,851 Views / 10 Replies  
The whole "delegate" thing still confuses me. So if any of you have time I would appreciate a simple run threw of them as applied to my situation :)

Thanks for the help.
Posted by Wes, on May 25, 2004 at 07:58 PM, in Developer Center
It looks like something along those lines should... 3,851 Views / 10 Replies  
It looks like something along those lines should work... can you give me any more details though? I'm still having trouble.
Posted by Wes, on May 25, 2004 at 06:55 PM, in Developer Center
Using NSStepper 3,851 Views / 10 Replies  
I have an NSTextField and an NSStepper set up in Interface Builder, and then connected using the takeValue actions. But how do I set it up so that every-time a number is typed into the NSTextField,...
Posted by Wes, on May 25, 2004 at 04:59 PM, in Developer Center
I have "Allow private chat checked", in the... 791 Views / 14 Replies  
I have "Allow private chat checked", in the rules. I don't get it...
Posted by Wes, on Apr 30, 2004 at 04:02 PM, in Gaming
The sound does go away when I hit F, but the... 791 Views / 14 Replies  
The sound does go away when I hit F, but the volume bar doesn't show up (at least on local games, like I said it works on internet games). What am I doing wrong?
Posted by Wes, on Apr 30, 2004 at 03:23 AM, in Gaming
Ok then... if I host a game why can't I speak. ... 791 Views / 14 Replies  
Ok then... if I host a game why can't I speak. It works fine on other internet servers, but when I host a game it doesn't work. ???
Posted by Wes, on Apr 30, 2004 at 12:50 AM, in Gaming
Would someone please tell me how to do it then? ... 791 Views / 14 Replies  
Would someone please tell me how to do it then? I have an iSight, but I can't seem to get voice chat to work.
Posted by Wes, on Apr 29, 2004 at 09:08 PM, in Gaming
Poll: I too, have owned both the 17" and 20" Apple... 868 Views / 10 Replies  
I too, have owned both the 17" and 20" Apple Displays, and would highly recommend going for the 20". Not only have I found it much easier to "multitask", but the screen itself seems to be higher...
Posted by Wes, on Apr 17, 2004 at 07:06 PM, in Mac Desktops
Should I worry? 535 Views / 0 Replies  
At least according to ThermographX my CPU's never change temp. I wouldn't be suspicious, but I have so far needed to replace one of the processors on three separate occasions.

Out of 6 sensors,...
Posted by Wes, on Apr 16, 2004 at 03:23 AM, in Mac Desktops
I too, have an iSight, how do you get it to work... 864 Views / 6 Replies  
I too, have an iSight, how do you get it to work with UT 2k4?
Posted by Wes, on Mar 12, 2004 at 02:47 PM, in Gaming
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