3 or 4 lightening bolts

[gynarchy]

By the way, does anyone know how to totally hide the control panel on the game's screen?  So that you have a completely unobstructed full-screen view?

Hit the TAB key, it'll put you in the cameraman mode or whatever they call it. You can use the arrow keys and your mouse to zoom, rotate, etc. Just hit TAB again to go back to the regular view.

[Brynne]

You know IrfanView has a screen capture utility built unto it.  I think you can hit the key "C" to activate, otherwise its in the pulldown menu.

I had no idea! Should make things a little less tedious.

[AllenABQ]

By the way, does anyone know how to totally hide the control panel on the game's screen?  So that you have a completely unobstructed full-screen view?

Hit the TAB key, it'll put you in the cameraman mode or whatever they call it. You can use the arrow keys and your mouse to zoom, rotate, etc. Just hit TAB again to go back to the regular view.

That calls for a big DUH!!  Of course I don't use the camera mode that often.   

Thanks!

[gali]

Well, I sent to Brynne the picture I made (smaller), and hope that she will know how to paste it here.... I always get a message that the file is not writable...sheesh....

[Brynne]

Okay, will check my inbox. Thanks!

[Brynne]

Hey, can you send it to me in its original size? I'm trying to enlarge it a bit, but it's too blurry. I was going to post it anyway, but photobucket is down for maintenance.   

[gali]

OK...

edit:  just did it...

[Brynne]

'kay, I got it, but it's still too small to see anything. Isn't this fun? I will post them as soon as photobucket is done with its maintenance, if I'm still awake, then.
What you could try is putting the screenshot into windows paint or something. If you've already resized it, though, I won't be able to restore it to its original size. Maybe you could do another screenshot then, paste it into paint, save it as it is, send it to me and I'll take care of the rest. Sorry to put you through all this Gali. You have the patience of an angel. We just wanna see what 4 lightening bolts look like! I'm jealous 

Here's a link to some screenshots I posted earlier. I am trying to get yours at that clarity, though a bit larger:
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?topic=899.msg32947#msg32947

I love love love your avatar. It makes me smile every time!

[gali]

Ok, I pasted it in a small Windows Paint program, but it's very large - 2.5 Mega....

About the jelousy of the 4 bolts - I didn't intend to reach them, because every now and then some of them wants to flirt with Andrea, although she is very faithful to her Alexander.

Skip Broke was a Romance sim, and all his sons inherited some of his romance genes.... They love their mates, but always want to flirt with other females too, even with elder females....

So, I am always in Stand-by with the Simpe, to decrease relationships when needed....

[Venusy]

If you have Windows XP and Microsoft Paint, when you save the file, just select a filetype other than .bmp. I recommend .PNG, as it is good quality, and a low(-ish) file size.

[gali]

Thanks, Venusi, I tried it, and indeed it was 1.5 Mega... - still bif file.

[Brynne]

Okay, here ya go...

[Velax]

Errr.....I only count three bolts......

It does look like four at first glance, but if you actually look at it closely, it's only three.

[cwieberdink]

Me too.... Looks like the threes I have gotten in my game.  Sorry Gali.

C

[Brynne]

That's what I thought, too, but then again I do need to make an appointment with my eye doctor. I thought I'd let you guys decide. The bolts are rather scrunched together, so I can "see" where that mistake might be made.
Thanks for your patience, Gali!

[gali]

Lol, to me they look four! - After all the trouble I made to Brynne, perhaps I need a new pair of glasses....

[Brynne]

You and me both...to the optometrist!

edit to add:
it was no trouble, Gali. You're the one who did us the favor!

[DrBeast]

Tired of the constant PrintScrn - paste thingy? Try fraps (found at www.fraps.com). It uses bitmap formats, but I think even under WinXP you can convert them to jpg. You can even record videos at full screen size, up to 30 seconds. Oh, and check your frame rate. 
Doesn't do squat about poor eye sight though. I still order my lenses manually! 

[SaraMK]

My favorite screen capture program is Gadwin PrintScreen. Best used with windowed mode since in full screen mode in some games it can bump you out of the game. I like it for the fact that it actually shows you that it did in fact take the picture. I have used some other programs that don't, and often noticed missing shots where I thought I had taken the picture but apparently the program didn't catch the keystroke. It's also packed with other features, saves to multiple formats including JPG, names your files what you want, and captures a full screen, selected window, or a rectangular area of your choosing. It's easy on system resources. And it's a free program with no nags.

[Brynne]

Gadwin sounds intriguing. I'll have to look into that.

[Regina]

I bopped in here so I could add to this topic because I, too, said I'd seen four lightning bolts on the relationships panel.  Like Gali, from a distance it seriously looked like 4 bolts.  Last night I loaded up my game so I could check, and sure enough there were really only 3 bolts.  I sit something like 2.5 feet back from my 17" monitor and I had to get within 6 inches of the monitor and look through the bottom of my bifocals in order to see it really was only 3!   Neither game nor web designers realize just how hard all this is on older eyes. 

[SciBirg]

I had to count the lightning bolts several times to make sure there were 3 and not 4.
That will teach me to play without my glasses on.

[Sagana]

I've only *just* realized if you mouse over the relationship bars, there's a pop-up that lists the options and tells you what they mean (married, etc.) and the lightning bolts are on it. It lists one as mild chemistry, two as medium and three as ...something good, I've forgotten the word It only goes up to three. And tells you the crossed out one is negative chemistry. Long as I've had this game, anyone would think I would have known that was there, but...

[DrBeast]

My favorite screen capture program is Gadwin PrintScreen. Best used with windowed mode since in full screen mode in some games it can bump you out of the game. I like it for the fact that it actually shows you that it did in fact take the picture. I have used some other programs that don't, and often noticed missing shots where I thought I had taken the picture but apparently the program didn't catch the keystroke. It's also packed with other features, saves to multiple formats including JPG, names your files what you want, and captures a full screen, selected window, or a rectangular area of your choosing. It's easy on system resources. And it's a free program with no nags.

I'll give it a try. (here's the link btw for anyone else who is interested: http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/). Fraps shows you that you've taken a shot only when it shows framerate as well (a black box encircles the fps count).

[Kestran]

How on earth do you get 3 bolts? Most I've got are 2 and that even with blind dates payed up full amount.

And what is it exactly besides turn ons/offs that counts for compatibility of Sims?

Oh and the picture posted above DID show 4 bolts for me at first when I first glanced at them. It wasn't until I glared close at them that it turned to 3 bolts. The bolts trick the eye. I think its the small ness and their shape. And yubb. I need/wear eyeglasses.