Learn Something New Every Day

Sailor Steve · 07-11-10, 12:10 PM

Yesterday I had my first TeamSpeak experience, talking to Jimbuna for a couple of hours. That was great fun, but not what this post is about.

Jim recommended that I use the 'Ctrl Button To Talk', rather than Voice Activation. I was browsing the Subsim forums at the same time, and suddenly my screen started going crazy, changing size seemingly at random! It took me a minute or two to realize what was happening, but...

Did you know that holding down the Ctrl button while scrolling the mouse wheel lets you change the size of what you're reading? Makes it much easier to either see more at once or enlarge it so you can read it better.

Who knew?

Oberon · 07-11-10, 12:19 PM

Did exactly the same thing with Teamspeak on Thursday after a Lolwaffles flight

Betonov · 07-11-10, 12:22 PM

just tried it now

THIS is going to be usefull, thanks mate

GoldenRivet · 07-11-10, 12:22 PM

thats a nice zoom feature for the older crowd there steve

When im playing first person shooters i use the thumb button on my mouse as the push to talk switch for team speak or voice chat.

very convenient and requires almost no effort or attention from the game.

07-11-10, 12:43 PM

Oh noes! You're going to try this on the Aussie pic I posted with the 750 naked chicks aren't you!? Well, at least I know I am!

EDIT: Just checked! Damn it! Much too distorted for any real sexual gratification!

Weiss Pinguin · 07-11-10, 02:46 PM

When I was on TS I used the home or insert key to talk. That can be problematic outside of a game though

jumpy · 07-11-10, 03:19 PM

TS is an awesome bit of kit.

I use the ctrl key 'push to talk' thing too, Steve. But I only use TS in-game as it were.

Makes such a difference to have contact with your squad-mates. Hehe, anyone playing with clan tags almost definitely has the edge over the solo fps gamer for that very reason, unless you're logged in to the servers TS.

Used TS a lot when I used to play in MOHAA-SH tournaments (SH League and a few others over the years) and more recently to chat with some guys from my old clan gaming days with NER (new european regiment) and EBA (european brothers in arms) whilst playing on COD2 tactical realism servers.

I seem to remember Subsim had a TS channel at some point. Is that still going?

NOTE: in FF if you ctrl+mouse wheel to zoom your page out of whack, ctrl+0 resets it to normal.

Takeda Shingen · 07-11-10, 04:31 PM

I had no idea. Thanks, Steve. Now my text is finally back to normal size after months of being annoyingly large. I was clueless as to why it happened.

Jimbuna · 07-11-10, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Who knew?

I did cos a remember telling ya

Tomorrow night I'll show you how to 'whisper'....(talk to others who are in the same section of TS with you but prevent them from hearing what you are saying to the sole recipient of your message).

21:00 GMT....I have a hunch Kratos may make his long awaited return.

Sailor Steve · 07-11-10, 10:02 PM

Cool, but I'm not sure if that's 1500 or 1400 where I'm at. We're six hours apart, but I'm on Daylight time.

tomfon · 07-12-10, 02:26 AM

I knew it.

To tell the truth i found it by sheer luck. After the installation of Win7 was done the desktop view showed up and i was surprised by the size of the shortcuts. A few days later i found out how they could be resized...

Oberon · 07-12-10, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I did cos a remember telling ya

Tomorrow night I'll show you how to 'whisper'....(talk to others who are in the same section of TS with you but prevent them from hearing what you are saying to the sole recipient of your message).

21:00 GMT....I have a hunch Kratos may make his long awaited return.

That's the hope.

Those Stukas won't shoot themselves down

Raptor1 · 07-12-10, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Those Stukas won't shoot themselves down

They are Stukas, so don't be so sure...

Oberon · 07-12-10, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1

They are Stukas, so don't be so sure...

Says the man who was shot down by one...

TLAM Strike · 07-12-10, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Says the man who was shot down by one...

Watch out for ground pounders... Even an A-4 scores the occasional Air to Air victory...

07-11-10, 12:10 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Learn Something New Every Day Yesterday I had my first TeamSpeak experience, talking to Jimbuna for a couple of hours. That was great fun, but not what this post is about. Jim recommended that I use the 'Ctrl Button To Talk', rather than Voice Activation. I was browsing the Subsim forums at the same time, and suddenly my screen started going crazy, changing size seemingly at random! It took me a minute or two to realize what was happening, but... Did you know that holding down the Ctrl button while scrolling the mouse wheel lets you change the size of what you're reading? Makes it much easier to either see more at once or enlarge it so you can read it better. Who knew? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-11-10, 12:22 PM	#4
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	thats a nice zoom feature for the older crowd there steve When im playing first person shooters i use the thumb button on my mouse as the push to talk switch for team speak or voice chat. very convenient and requires almost no effort or attention from the game. __________________

07-11-10, 12:43 PM	#5
thorn69 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Oh noes! You're going to try this on the Aussie pic I posted with the 750 naked chicks aren't you!? Well, at least I know I am! EDIT: Just checked! Damn it! Much too distorted for any real sexual gratification! Last edited by thorn69; 07-11-10 at 04:20 PM.

07-11-10, 02:46 PM	#6
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	When I was on TS I used the home or insert key to talk. That can be problematic outside of a game though __________________

07-11-10, 03:19 PM	#7
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	TS is an awesome bit of kit. I use the ctrl key 'push to talk' thing too, Steve. But I only use TS in-game as it were. Makes such a difference to have contact with your squad-mates. Hehe, anyone playing with clan tags almost definitely has the edge over the solo fps gamer for that very reason, unless you're logged in to the servers TS. Used TS a lot when I used to play in MOHAA-SH tournaments (SH League and a few others over the years) and more recently to chat with some guys from my old clan gaming days with NER (new european regiment) and EBA (european brothers in arms) whilst playing on COD2 tactical realism servers. I seem to remember Subsim had a TS channel at some point. Is that still going? NOTE: in FF if you ctrl+mouse wheel to zoom your page out of whack, ctrl+0 resets it to normal. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

07-11-10, 12:19 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Did exactly the same thing with Teamspeak on Thursday after a Lolwaffles flight

07-11-10, 12:22 PM	#3
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	just tried it now THIS is going to be usefull, thanks mate

07-11-10, 04:31 PM	#8
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I had no idea. Thanks, Steve. Now my text is finally back to normal size after months of being annoyingly large. I was clueless as to why it happened.

07-11-10, 10:02 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Cool, but I'm not sure if that's 1500 or 1400 where I'm at. We're six hours apart, but I'm on Daylight time. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-12-10, 02:26 AM	#11
tomfon Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CK7662 Posts: 918 Downloads: 178 Uploads: 4	I knew it. To tell the truth i found it by sheer luck. After the installation of Win7 was done the desktop view showed up and i was surprised by the size of the shortcuts. A few days later i found out how they could be resized... __________________ "I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers which can't be questioned." - Richard P. Feynman [1918/1988] "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan Mods for SH3