transparent flyouts

[charlie]

I'm too new to know the right terms for things, i.e. I'm
not sure of what "program" I'm using. My Dell laptop has
Windows XP. to use the internet, I go through Mozilla
Firefox. Is that what you mean?
I NEED & LOVE Mozilla: when one of my kids set me up
originally it was just straight IE. But w/in 1st week some
horrible glitch appeared which meant when I accessed my
Yahoo, or Gmail, or whatever, everything was SUPERSIZED,
things overlapped things, and I spent my whole time
scrolling scrolling scrolling to read one email, or info
site.
1 hr spent on phone w/patient Dell person: nada.
(obvious large/small page stuff or XP display setup not the
problem). Suggestion: install an anti-virus. No use:
couldn't get thru download because window texts so large
couldn't get to "next" boxes, couldn't get to scroll bars,
skid pad.
1 hr. w/patient McAfee person: nada. Sugg: reinstall.
Same prob again.
THEN! one son says screw the whole thing, install
Mozilla & get to IE through it: problem INSTANTLY cleared
up and never occured again, except that in McAfee
(installed & works fine), the callup (word?)page that
appears on my screen is Giant text and only half there, and
I can't move around in it. but no other giantism problems
so far on any site. So is Mozilla what you mean by
program? I've done absolutely no customizing on it at all,
or even know how. so shouldn't I still be in a Windows XP
mode? so what made flyouts transparent?
Also, did you ever hear of the Giant problem? It would
be great to be able to access all of my McAfee page, but
McAfee (as we know) has no clue how to fix.

 

[Sharon F]

I'm too new to know the right terms for things, i.e. I'm
not sure of what "program" I'm using. My Dell laptop has
Windows XP. to use the internet, I go through Mozilla
Firefox. Is that what you mean?
I NEED & LOVE Mozilla: when one of my kids set me up
originally it was just straight IE. But w/in 1st week some
horrible glitch appeared which meant when I accessed my
Yahoo, or Gmail, or whatever, everything was SUPERSIZED,
things overlapped things, and I spent my whole time
scrolling scrolling scrolling to read one email, or info
site.
1 hr spent on phone w/patient Dell person: nada.
(obvious large/small page stuff or XP display setup not the
problem). Suggestion: install an anti-virus. No use:
couldn't get thru download because window texts so large
couldn't get to "next" boxes, couldn't get to scroll bars,
skid pad.
1 hr. w/patient McAfee person: nada. Sugg: reinstall.
Same prob again.
THEN! one son says screw the whole thing, install
Mozilla & get to IE through it: problem INSTANTLY cleared
up and never occured again, except that in McAfee
(installed & works fine), the callup (word?)page that
appears on my screen is Giant text and only half there, and
I can't move around in it. but no other giantism problems
so far on any site. So is Mozilla what you mean by
program? I've done absolutely no customizing on it at all,
or even know how. so shouldn't I still be in a Windows XP
mode? so what made flyouts transparent?
Also, did you ever hear of the Giant problem? It would
be great to be able to access all of my McAfee page, but
McAfee (as we know) has no clue how to fix.

Every program on your computer has a help file. You don't need to read the
whole thing from start to finish but should at least look at the overview
portion. This will define the program's purpose and give a general idea of
how it works.

This is a good way to get familiar with what you have installed on your
system and you'll start picking up common terminology along the way.

As mentioned before, transparency in flyout menus is not a feature of
Windows. This is provided by something else. I don't know what you have
installed on your computer so can only guess that you might have an nVidia
display adapter and that somehow the setting in the software for the card
has been set to use transparencies. I don't have that brand of display card
so am not familiar with the program. I just know that it exists.

Colin posted in your other thread that there is an icon in the notification
are of the taskbar (next to the clock) for the nVidia program. Find that
icon. Double click on it to open the program that controls the
transparency. Adjust the settings. If not sure how to do that once the
program is open, look for directions in the program's Help file.

For Giantism, in an IE window: You don't mention what you've already tried
so will just make a quick suggestion. Usually it's the View setting that's
involved. Click View > Text Size> and select something smaller. Medium is
the default setting. .

 

[Guest]

Every program on your computer has a help file. You don't need to read the
whole thing from start to finish but should at least look at the overview
portion. This will define the program's purpose and give a general idea of
how it works.

This is a good way to get familiar with what you have installed on your
system and you'll start picking up common terminology along the way.

As mentioned before, transparency in flyout menus is not a feature of
Windows. This is provided by something else. I don't know what you have
installed on your computer so can only guess that you might have an nVidia
display adapter and that somehow the setting in the software for the card
has been set to use transparencies. I don't have that brand of display card
so am not familiar with the program. I just know that it exists.

Colin posted in your other thread that there is an icon in the notification
are of the taskbar (next to the clock) for the nVidia program. Find that
icon. Double click on it to open the program that controls the
transparency. Adjust the settings. If not sure how to do that once the
program is open, look for directions in the program's Help file.

For Giantism, in an IE window: You don't mention what you've already tried
so will just make a quick suggestion. Usually it's the View setting that's
involved. Click View > Text Size> and select something smaller. Medium is
the default setting. .

 

[Guest]

Every program on your computer has a help file. You don't need to read the
whole thing from start to finish but should at least look at the overview
portion. This will define the program's purpose and give a general idea of
how it works.

This is a good way to get familiar with what you have installed on your
system and you'll start picking up common terminology along the way.

As mentioned before, transparency in flyout menus is not a feature of
Windows. This is provided by something else. I don't know what you have
installed on your computer so can only guess that you might have an nVidia
display adapter and that somehow the setting in the software for the card
has been set to use transparencies. I don't have that brand of display card
so am not familiar with the program. I just know that it exists.

Colin posted in your other thread that there is an icon in the notification
are of the taskbar (next to the clock) for the nVidia program. Find that
icon. Double click on it to open the program that controls the
transparency. Adjust the settings. If not sure how to do that once the
program is open, look for directions in the program's Help file.

For Giantism, in an IE window: You don't mention what you've already tried
so will just make a quick suggestion. Usually it's the View setting that's
involved. Click View > Text Size> and select something smaller. Medium is
the default setting. .

The only things which I have installed on my computer are Windows XP which
came installed by Dell, and what I have added myself which are Mozilla
Firefox, Microflash (I think it's called--I needed it to see some videos.),
McAfee and Adblock. I also installed two video games: Myst and Riven. (and
they actually don't run unless the appropriate disk in in.) I can't imagine
that these games in any way affect my running Windows XP. ???

I don't know what nVidia is. what kind of program is it, and could it have
entered my sytem by coming in w/some visual I downloaded? The only things
i've downloaded are some photos from my family, and some tsunami videos (for
which I needed the microflash program).

Thanks again for your help. I'm a 60 yr old grandma who got my laptop from
mykids as a present. Mainly to end their frustration that I wasn't in their
loop!
I've been using MS Word for 20 years, but this internet and email thing is
loaded with confusions!!!!

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

nVidia is a video card, not a program. It comes with software that broadens
the user's ability to control how Windows appears. It adds transparency,
fades, and other features to menus, etc.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

For what its worth, so do ATI video cards. The desktop software is
installed at the customer's option.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

nVidia is a video card, not a program. It comes with software that
broadens the user's ability to control how Windows appears. It adds
transparency, fades, and other features to menus, etc.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

The only things which I have installed on my computer are Windows XP
which
came installed by Dell, and what I have added myself which are Mozilla
Firefox, Microflash (I think it's called--I needed it to see some
videos.),
McAfee and Adblock. I also installed two video games: Myst and Riven.
(and
they actually don't run unless the appropriate disk in in.) I can't
imagine
that these games in any way affect my running Windows XP. ???

I don't know what nVidia is. what kind of program is it, and could it
have
entered my sytem by coming in w/some visual I downloaded? The only
things
i've downloaded are some photos from my family, and some tsunami videos
(for
which I needed the microflash program).

Thanks again for your help. I'm a 60 yr old grandma who got my laptop
from
mykids as a present. Mainly to end their frustration that I wasn't in
their
loop!
I've been using MS Word for 20 years, but this internet and email thing
is
loaded with confusions!!!!

 

[Sharon F]

For what its worth, so do ATI video cards. The desktop software is
installed at the customer's option.

Thanks again, Colin. I have an ATI card but have never seen transparency
settings. I just use the basic driver/ATI control panel though. If it's in
the Catalyst control panel, I don't have that installed.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Yes. It is in Catalyst. I used to use it with an extended desktop setup.