I don't like to play SL in windowed mode, and I'm used to minimizing whenever I want to by pressing that key with the windows logo on it.
Well, for some reason that has stopped working. What happens is the SL screen kind of flickers, especially at the bottom, like it's trying to minimize but can't. So now I have to get off the game instead of minimize.
Anybody have any ideas what could be causing this? Could I have accidentally changed some setting or something?
Thanks in advance,
coco
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Cocoanut Koala
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12-29-2007 14:41
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Snowman Jiminy
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12-29-2007 14:48
You can still Alt-TAB into other applications right?
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SuezanneC Baskerville
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12-29-2007 14:49
Have you restarted your computer?
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12-29-2007 15:26
I don't mean to hijack your thread but, if I can manually minimize my screen by dragging the bottom right corner, does that mean I am playing SL in windowed mode? (I know, I know - the problem is 12 inches in front of my screen) So how does one play in 'full screen'? I tried search but the words are too common... (or see problem above).
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12-29-2007 15:37
Edit > Preferences > Graphics tab then select 'run in window' box, Isabeau.
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12-29-2007 15:52
Edit > Preferences > Graphics tab then select 'run in window' box, Isabeau. WOW! Everything is so much bigger! LOL Thank you for the quick answer. Can't believe I never new this. /me walks away a little embarrassed but glad she asked.  |
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12-29-2007 16:54
On my machine I can toggle SL between full-screen mode and windowed mode by pressing Alt Enter, in addition to setting the mode in Preferences Graphics.
On your SL shortcut, the one you use to start SL with, you can right click the shortcut and select Properties, then click the Shortcut tab. The "Run" dropdown list lets you set the default mode for the program to start in: Normal Window, Minimized, or Maximized. When you run in windowed mode, if SL is not filling up the space on the screen fully you can click the Maximize icon near the top right of the screen, rather than having to manually resize the window by dragging. _____________________
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12-29-2007 21:13
You can still Alt-TAB into other applications right? I will give that a try! coco _____________________
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12-30-2007 00:09
I am stuck on a Mac until Jan 10th or so....does anyone know the alt + tab equivallent for Mac?
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12-30-2007 00:21
Apple (Command) Tab?
http://revver.com/video/160256/how-to-easily-switch-between-applications-in-mac-os-x/ http://lifehacker.com/software/mac/hack-attack-a-guide-for-switching-to-a-mac-224674.php _____________________
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12-30-2007 04:54
I am stuck on a Mac until Jan 10th or so....does anyone know the alt + tab equivallent for Mac? Command + tab to switch between programs, as Suzanne has suggested, and Alt + Return to switch between full screen/in-a-window resolution in SL. |