RE: [GD-Windows] os version

[Jon W. <hp...@mi...>]

I really hate it when I can't tab out to check a web page or something. 
EverQuest just made it impossible to lose focus. In camelot, it's possible 
to lose focus (say, if Outlook is being helpful and reminding you about 
something) but when you try to get back in, you just get a "lost surface" 
error message and it shuts down.
Even playing UT or Q3 I might want to do this -- especially when waiting 
to respawn :-)

Getting switch-out to work is not so very hard -- I really think any 
Windows program (game or not) should support it. If the user wants to 
alt-tab to strafe/select then provide an optional check-box to disable 
switching.

Cheers,

			/ h+


> -----Original Message-----
> From: gam...@li...
> [mailto:gam...@li...]On Behalf Of
> Brian Hook
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 6:11 PM
> To: gam...@li...
> Subject: RE: [GD-Windows] os version
> 
> 
> > The official stance is you can't disable it, so don't even 
> > try.  Unofficially, I know you can block it in some cases, 
> > but I still don't think you can disable it in all cases on 
> > 2000/XP.
> 
> Something to do with setting the screensaver system property.  I
> actually wrote that code in Q2, but that was a long ass time ago.
> 
> > And your users don't really want you to disable it 
> > anyway.
> 
> Yes, they do -- when they remap left alt to strafe left and "tab" to
> switch weapons, it gets old.  Quickly.
> 
> In a fullscreen game, you're not alt-tabbing away.  Also, I was under
> the impression that D3D exclusive mode disabled alt-tab?
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
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