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[QUOTE=The First 11'er;38326435]wow i was using windows8tiles but i like yours so much better[/QUOTE] Could you pm me the link to that site? And thanks.
Why can I only save images and stuff to my desktop? If I try to save it anywhere else, I'm told that the location doesn't exist or I don't have permission to do so. I mean, I can move the stuff from my desktop to where I actually want it, but that's just tedious.
[QUOTE=TehMentos;38326113]So what is the cheapest alternative to the 15$ upgrade? I knew I should have grabbed it.[/QUOTE] The standard $40 upgrade. It's available through the main Win8 site.
Just noticed that win8 tiles have diffrent scales. Not sure what size I should put as required. I could put it at minimum for 120x120 and maximum 1024x1024. And everything square inbetween. Or only allow the specific scales. 120x120 150x150 210x210 270x270 Or alternatively just the 270x270 and scale it down.
Hey guys, i've got a Microsoft Surface which i absolutely love. But i've been wondering, what is there to do with it? Could i install an emulator in some way, and play great old video games? What would you do with a Surface?
[QUOTE=chill_dude;38326846]Hey guys, i've got a Microsoft Surface which i absolutely love. But i've been wondering, what is there to do with it? Could i install an emulator in some way, and play great old video games? What would you do with a Surface?[/QUOTE] Send it to me :dance:. I guess most people get it to browse the web, mail, chat and take notes. I personally would use it to develop win8 apps.
[QUOTE=Miljaker;38326905]Send it to me :dance:. I guess most people get it to browse the web, mail, chat and take notes. I personally would use it to develop win8 apps.[/QUOTE] Probably a dumb question cause I just skipped through your website, but do you allow 512x512 windows tiles?
[QUOTE=xianlee;38327043]Probably a dumb question cause I just skipped through your website, but do you allow 512x512 windows tiles?[/QUOTE] Currently only 120x120 because I thought it was the default. I will change it so any square larger then 120x120 and smaller then 1024x1024 can be uploaded. Its not a big change but I'm at work right now and don't have the code right now. Will be changed tonight or tomorrow. [editline]5th November 2012[/editline] Oh and tiles can't be larger then 200kb (its a windows limitation). It would be best if you create your tiles one of the default sizes however... 270x270 is the biggest it can be displayed by windows and thats at an 180% scale. You can check all the guidlines here. [URL]http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh781198.aspx[/URL] I will try to make it as free as possible but still within the limits of windows.
wtf [t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8664592/ShareX/2012-11/2012-11-05_11-43-52.png[/t] D: where'd all my tiles go [editline]5th November 2012[/editline] oh they came back after opening search weird
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[QUOTE=Miljaker;38326845]Just noticed that win8 tiles have diffrent scales. Not sure what size I should put as required. I could put it at minimum for 120x120 and maximum 1024x1024. And everything square inbetween. Or only allow the specific scales. 120x120 150x150 210x210 270x270 Or alternatively just the 270x270 and scale it down.[/QUOTE] I like the maximum 1024x1024 idea. All my tiles are 256x256 so I can't upload anything atm. The naming requirement is really a pain though. Going through and naming a whole bunch of tiles just to upload isn't exactly fun.
[QUOTE=waxrock;38328732]I like the maximum 1024x1024 idea. All my tiles are 256x256 so I can't upload anything atm. The naming requirement is really a pain though. Going through and naming a whole bunch of tiles just to upload isn't exactly fun.[/QUOTE] It was either a naming requirement or uploading only 1 tileset at a time. I think its easier to rename 100 tiles then upload 100 tiles one at a time.
I like the naming scheme. I was actually trying to decide on one to use locally anyway.
Sony are charging £40 to go with Windows 8 pro over Windows 8... Considering I got windows 8 pro for £25, Its a bit of a rip off [img]http://puu.sh/1mNcw[/img] Still not as bad as apple's customisation charges though.. They give me nightmares. [Img]http://puu.sh/1mNF1[/img]
Is there a Metro music app that doesn't have any of that 'discover new artists' bullshit and just plays music, like wp7's music app did?
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;38327642]wtf [t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8664592/ShareX/2012-11/2012-11-05_11-43-52.png[/t] D: where'd all my tiles go [editline]5th November 2012[/editline] oh they came back after opening search weird[/QUOTE] How did you name those columns?
[QUOTE=Darkwater124;38330466]How did you name those columns?[/QUOTE] on the lower right corner is a zoom out button and from that screen you can right click and name groups
[QUOTE=Darkwater124;38330466]How did you name those columns?[/QUOTE] Zoom out ('-' sign at the bottom right), right click on the group and there should be rename one the bottom bar.
[img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3HFmo_kdRRY/UJgFesjphwI/AAAAAAAAEhA/It9Uo9xzTbU/s696/2012-11-05_13-29-10.png[/img] k
[QUOTE=mblunk;38331266][img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3HFmo_kdRRY/UJgFesjphwI/AAAAAAAAEhA/It9Uo9xzTbU/s696/2012-11-05_13-29-10.png[/img] k[/QUOTE] Seems about right.
what are you doing with your explorer
[QUOTE=TehWhale;38331278]what are you doing with your explorer[/QUOTE] I connected to my desktop from school with Teamviewer and there was a low memory warning open, so I opened the task manager and found the above. A second after I took the screenshot, explorer crashed and teamviewer disconnected, and when I reconnected I unlocked the machine and everything was normal. I didn't even have any folders open.
[QUOTE=Ezhik;38330193]Is there a Metro music app that doesn't have any of that 'discover new artists' bullshit and just plays music, like wp7's music app did?[/QUOTE] if you go into options, there's an option to go directly into your music library and skip past all the xbox music bs
Looking back through the original Windows 8 Megathread...suddenly everything in the leaks makes sense. The user tile in the taskbar was a precursor to to one in the start screen, Aero Lite was the experimental version of the new theme, and the OOBE was slowly forming into what it is now, as seen here: [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/tzfgaD.png[/img] Very interesting to look back on it all.
[QUOTE=Jimmy422;38331671]Looking back through the original Windows 8 Megathread...suddenly everything in the leaks makes sense. The user tile in the taskbar was a precursor to to one in the start screen, Aero Lite was the experimental version of the new theme, and the OOBE was slowly forming into what it is now, as seen here: [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/tzfgaD.png[/img] Very interesting to look back on it all.[/QUOTE] what was that?
I'm having this annoying problem with videos. Windows media player is displaying all videos as just black, and the video app does the same, But when i play them through VLC player they work fine. But Id rather watch them through the video app.
[QUOTE=barttool;38331804]what was that?[/QUOTE] The beta version of this: [img]http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/1802/win-oobe-10_575px.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Jimmy422;38331671]Looking back through the original Windows 8 Megathread...suddenly everything in the leaks makes sense. The user tile in the taskbar was a precursor to to one in the start screen, Aero Lite was the experimental version of the new theme, and the OOBE was slowly forming into what it is now, as seen here: [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/tzfgaD.png[/img] Very interesting to look back on it all.[/QUOTE] Aero Lite still exists. Its purpose is to replace classic. Which was its purpose in Dev/Consumer/Release previews as well.
[QUOTE=Jimmy422;38331671]Looking back through the original Windows 8 Megathread...suddenly everything in the leaks makes sense. The user tile in the taskbar was a precursor to to one in the start screen, Aero Lite was the experimental version of the new theme, and the OOBE was slowly forming into what it is now, as seen here: [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/tzfgaD.png[/img] Very interesting to look back on it all.[/QUOTE] well great, now i want a total windows 8 feature evolution article, thanks a lot :I
why is my "compatibility" tab missing from the properties of some files?
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