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<blockquote data-quote="2BitSculptor" data-source="post: 577627" data-attributes="member: 65661">I had tested the skin using my multisync monitor, and was concerned at the time, only with design element association with font size and readability. I ran into operational issues with earlier attempts to run previous versions of the skin on my HTPC. This is the first version I have tried to run on my HTPC since.Indeed, many screens in the skin are effected, all which use the 20 pixel overscan allowance to place elements along the borders, as that is insufficient allowance for my NTSC overscan.&nbsp; I had to completely redo my own 800x600 skin because I was following a similar allowance which looks quite nice on a multisync monitor, but gives no 'breathing room' on a regular TV. BTW,&nbsp; the new version looks awful on a multisync monitor, with visually too much border space.I have already converted the 'installed' skin to 800x600 resolution, There are many tweeks I must do for it to fit my requirements, including making a custom fonts.xml and adjusting font elements in the other xmls, plus moving all the elements to fit inside my overscan allowance. ... I've added a grid overlay (with the overscan area designated) to all the screens as a placement guide - the attached examples show the grid - it shows clearly where I need to make placement adjustments.Chuck</blockquote>

[QUOTE="2BitSculptor, post: 577627, member: 65661"] I had tested the skin using my multisync monitor, and was concerned at the time, only with design element association with font size and readability. I ran into operational issues with earlier attempts to run previous versions of the skin on my HTPC. This is the first version I have tried to run on my HTPC since. Indeed, many screens in the skin are effected, all which use the 20 pixel overscan allowance to place elements along the borders, as that is insufficient allowance for my NTSC overscan. I had to completely redo my own 800x600 skin because I was following a similar allowance which looks quite nice on a multisync monitor, but gives no 'breathing room' on a regular TV. BTW, the new version looks awful on a multisync monitor, with visually too much border space. I have already converted the 'installed' skin to 800x600 resolution, There are many tweeks I must do for it to fit my requirements, including making a custom fonts.xml and adjusting font elements in the other xmls, plus moving all the elements to fit inside my overscan allowance. ... I've added a grid overlay (with the overscan area designated) to all the screens as a placement guide - the attached examples show the grid - it shows clearly where I need to make placement adjustments. Chuck [/QUOTE]

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