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Latest Comments by Phlebiac
Valve update desktop Steam Stable Client with the New Big Picture Mode option
18 November 2022 at 1:04 am UTC

Somehow I got it stuck in the busted mode; in other words, starting Steam acts like I started with -gamepadui and it launches into the broken mode, and all I know to do is press Alt+F4 to close it. Anyone know how to get it back to desktop mode?

Heroic Games Launcher 2.5 Beta adds Download Manager, external game / launcher installs
1 November 2022 at 5:21 am UTC Likes: 1

Would be handy to have Luxtorpeda (and Nile) integrated.

Steam Deck UI comes to Desktop in Beta to replace Big Picture Mode
28 October 2022 at 11:30 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Phlebiac
Quoting: hardpenguinBig Picture still starts with the old interface if you don't use the launch command

It gave me a big black screen here - I had to kill Steam.

The latest update fixed it; once it came up, I remembered why I never use it, lol!

Steam Deck UI comes to Desktop in Beta to replace Big Picture Mode
28 October 2022 at 12:23 am UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: Purple Library GuyFunny thing is, I don't think I've ever actually used Big Picture mode. Never seemed like there was anything I wanted/needed to do that Big Picture mode would give me and the normal, um . . . small picture mode , wouldn't. Is this likely to change that?

I think "gamepadui" is descriptive here - it's more controller friendly.

Steam Deck UI comes to Desktop in Beta to replace Big Picture Mode
28 October 2022 at 12:21 am UTC

Quoting: hardpenguinFor now, the Big Picture still starts with the old interface if you don't use the launch command provided in the article.

It gave me a big black screen here - I had to kill Steam. Been a long time since I tried using it, so I don't know if that problem is new on my system with the latest update.

JSAUX cancels current Steam Deck Dock with RGB, after competitor pinched it
26 October 2022 at 5:27 pm UTC Likes: 3

Pretty common for Chinese factories to sell knock-off clones at the same time they make the "real" ones. They are quite happy to slap a new name on it for whoever is willing to pay. Amazon is chock full of copycat products that all come from the same factories...

Intel Arc A770 GPU releases October 12th
28 September 2022 at 6:18 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: jordicomaI would like to see an imagination (the old powervr) desktop card.

They tried that years ago; it was a total flop. Of course, the same could be said for Intel...

Intel Arc A770 GPU releases October 12th
28 September 2022 at 4:46 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: GuestSomeone, please explain that Intel math on the first picture, where there are 45 and 47 stand next to each other, and 47 is somehow 25% over 45.

I think they were trying to say that their benchmark score for that game improved by 25% in their latest beta drivers. In other words, their performance was terrible in that scenario, and they figured out how to fix it, rather than dropping it off the comparison list. ;-)

DOSBox Staging 0.79.0 is out now
23 September 2022 at 12:28 am UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: whizsethis is a separate fork and project from the original DosBox
they have different developers and different goals.

The original project has been stagnant for years now, so I don't expect they have any goals?