Just noticed a strange typing error on the loading screen

[JScones]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

With millions of tonnes of information within this forum finding a link to EXACTLY what you are after can be difficult sometimes,thats why we usually create a post?

Oh the irony.

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by JScones

Oh the irony.

?
hehe,I hate ironing.

[LGN1]

Hi,

Is there a clear cut number of characters that work (save game name + message)? IIRC I sometimes had quite short messages and still saw the save game name

Concerning the search function: sometimes it helps a lot when you know that what you are looking for exists already. At least for me. Sometimes I am looking for an old thread and it's not easy to find it, but since I know it exists, I continue trying... in most cases I can find it via posts/words I remember in the thread.

Cheers, LGN1

[JScones]

No fixed number of characters; the text is limited by display area, ie text with a lot of wide characters truncates sooner than text with a lot of narrow characters (despite emulating a typewriter, the font is not quite fixed width). In addition, the save filename text competes with the same display area, so the longer the filename, the less characters again.

I trimmed most of the "white space" out of the NewsMod back in 2006 (the text was even longer before then), and given that the problem a) only appears when reloading save games, b) only appears occasionally (ie months with longer lines of text or where user has used a long save filename) and c) has absolutely no impact on the game at all, I chose not to trim out any more. However, if it really distracts/bothers/upsets people, all they need do is edit SH3Cmdr\Cfg\Menu variable_**.txt. They'll be able to quickly see the lines (months) most likely affected and can edit out what they want.

[Jimbuna]

I thought the question had been answered in #8 then confirmed in #10

[JScones]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I thought the question had been answered in #8 then confirmed in #10

Seemingly only for some.

But the point is, it's been answered many times before post #8, if you know what I mean. People seem to forget that SH3 is five years old now; there's every likelihood that if there is such an obvious problem, it's been raised before. A search (not just by the OP but anyone thinking of guessing) can take less than one minute...well, perhaps now 10 minutes thanks to the impossible-to-read Captcha...but still...

F'instance, there's posts around practically telling guys who have install problems to format their drive, or perform other over-the-top actions. A simple keyword search could stop a lot of angst for both the OP and those providing, in good faith granted, but unhelpful suggestions, given the tried-and-tested solutions already available.

But I know, I'm p^ssing into a head wind...

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by JScones

Seemingly only for some.

But the point is, it's been answered many times before post #8, if you know what I mean. People seem to forget that SH3 is five years old now; there's every likelihood that if there is such an obvious problem, it's been raised before. A search (not just by the OP but anyone thinking of guessing) can take less than one minute...well, perhaps now 10 minutes thanks to the impossible-to-read Captcha...but still...

F'instance, there's posts around practically telling guys who have install problems to format their drive, or perform other over-the-top actions. A simple keyword search could stop a lot of angst for both the OP and those providing, in good faith granted, but unhelpful suggestions, given the tried-and-tested solutions already available.

But I know, I'm p^ssing into a head wind...

LOL....luckily your well enough equipped for that

[LGN1]

Thanks for the detailed reply, JScones