Calibrate your mouse HERE.

/bin/bash · 10-31-2006, 07:54 PM

Hey I just found this at linuxcompatible.org and I thought I'd pass it along here.
To calibrate your mouse, click and hold on the Y below. Then drag the Y toward the G. If it doesn't work, you might need to clean your mouse, or reinstall Linux.

.........You dumb ass. You'll believe anythinG

trickykid · 10-31-2006, 08:52 PM

You should realize that some monitors render colors slightly different than others. I could see the stupid message between the Y and G without the dragging..

tuxdev · 10-31-2006, 09:01 PM

Yeah, I force my colors off-white on green, so the stupid message was clearly visible from the get go.

/bin/bash · 10-31-2006, 09:12 PM

Yeah works better on white BG. None of the colors exactly match the default LQ background. It's a funny email to send to someone.
test

osor · 10-31-2006, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickykid

You should realize that some monitors render colors slightly different than others. I could see the stupid message between the Y and G without the dragging..

Especially on an LCD. Should have used this color (#CFD9FF)

/bin/bash · 10-31-2006, 09:16 PM

Ooooh thanks osor

osor · 10-31-2006, 09:16 PM

P.S., in case you're wondering how I got that, look at line 100 of
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d25a-00006.css

trickykid · 10-31-2006, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by osor

Especially on an LCD. Should have used this color (#CFD9FF)

Yeah, that's much better of a match

osor · 10-31-2006, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickykid

Yeah, that's much better of a match

Unless you have custom colors turned off, it should match exactly (i.e., any standards-compliant browser should render it as the same color)

osor · 10-31-2006, 09:21 PM

Also, if you haven't noticed /bin/bash has edited his original post. He forgot the ellipses (actually dot-leaders) before the Y.

Note, if you are visiting this thread, and don't see what all the commotion is about, /bin/bash originally had "LightBlue" selected as the color for the "hidden" text. He did not realize that you can specifiy html hex-codes for colors in posts.

tidiman07 · 10-31-2006, 09:27 PM

this has got to be the worst kinda of advice, i should report you and have u banned, how about that!?

osor · 10-31-2006, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tidiman07

this has got to be the worst kinda of advice, i should report you and have u banned, how about that!?

Lucky for the OP, he (or she) is a Senior Member with over 1500 posts, and would most likely not be banned. I probably wouldn't be as lucky. Regardless of technicalities, I do not think this joke/humorous post is particularly offensive or considered "hacking" and does not warrant a banning or a closing. If the moderators feel differently, I apologize for giving offensive advice.

tuxdev · 10-31-2006, 11:41 PM

The mods here are pretty lenient when it comes to banning. Almost nobody gets banned from here. Lost respect is a much more powerful mechanism for discouraging idiocy.

acid_kewpie · 11-01-2006, 04:52 AM

haha, how to destroy a rubbish joke... get geeky about HEX codes... nice.

benjithegreat98 · 11-01-2006, 10:58 AM

Sweet! My mouse is working fine!