RE: [GD-Windows] os version

[Philip T. <pt...@mi...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Hook [mailto:bri...@py...]
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 6:11 PM
> To: gam...@li...
> Subject: RE: [GD-Windows] os version
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> > The official stance is you can't disable it, so don't even=20
> > try.  Unofficially, I know you can block it in some cases,=20
> > but I still don't think you can disable it in all cases on=20
> > 2000/XP.
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> Something to do with setting the screensaver system property.  I
> actually wrote that code in Q2, but that was a long ass time ago.
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> > And your users don't really want you to disable it=20
> > anyway.
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> Yes, they do -- when they remap left alt to strafe left and "tab" to
> switch weapons, it gets old.  Quickly.
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> In a fullscreen game, you're not alt-tabbing away.  Also, I was under
> the impression that D3D exclusive mode disabled alt-tab?

no, the D3D runtime does not disable alt-tab when in fullscreen.

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> Brian
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