Issues with staying in fullscreen mode

Kuldiin · #1 12-24-2009, 04:23 AM

Sorry if this has already been resolved, I have been unable to locate it myself using the search function.

When I am playing in fullscreen mode, clicking on the UI minimizes the game, and sets the game mode to windowed. I have tried re-installing, and using different UIs with the same effect.

In windowed mode the game runs without issue, but I would much prefer to run this in fullscreen if anyone has any ideas.

Thanks
Kuld

Taluvill · #2 12-24-2009, 05:03 AM

have the same problem here, feel like i have tied everything. Matched in game reso with my reso too, and im running 1704x1004 atm. Cant change that as i'm playing on a TV screen obviously not meant for gaming, although it still looks pretty lol.

Short Version: Same Problem, Big TV screen, weird resolution at 1712x1004.
Anyone found a quick fix?

PS: Not exactly the same issue. Reso's are set the same, colors and refresh and everything are set the same, my window even fits my 37inch tv screen at 1712x1004... Idk what to do really. If anyone has found a good fix, please tell me.

Cubehacker · #3 12-24-2009, 02:15 PM

Thats pretty odd. Which user interface are you guys using? The default one?

guineapig · #4 12-24-2009, 03:05 PM

Same thinkg happens to me but I just got used to it after a while. (Clicking on full screen mode in options isn't that big a deal.) That being said, if there is a fix for this would love to hear about it!

Five · #5 12-24-2009, 08:27 PM

I had the same problem too.

When I had EQ up in full screen, I would pop out to desktop and the game would be in windowed mode if I clicked on any object on my desktop through the EQ UI. This included clicking in the EQ UI's chat box (which I had positioned at the bottom of the screen) because in actuality, I was clicking on the Windows Vista task bar. I also had trouble looting things from corpses, as I would be clicking on desktop icons arranged on the left side of my screen.

You'll also notice that the EQ cursor will change to your standard white Windows cursor when you're about to click something on your desktop, even though you're looking at EQ in full screen.

I hope this helps shed some light on the topic.

Much love.

Taluvill · #6 12-24-2009, 08:42 PM

Im using Quartz 2, although i'll very easily go change the UI and see if that works. Im actually gonna go make a test char for that, will report what i find if the UI makes a difference, i doubt it will.

Cubehacker · #7 12-25-2009, 01:57 PM

Does EQ have any known incompatibilities with Vista/Windows 7?
Or is this problem happening with Windows XP too?

TomSnare · #8 12-25-2009, 04:16 PM

What I did is just run the game in windowed mode all the time, and I set my resolution for windowed mode in the eqclient.ini file to full (1440x900 for me).
Played today with no problems.

karsten · #9 12-25-2009, 04:30 PM

you might wanna try wineq2 + EQplaynice to play eq with -- it's free, and not a hacking program, can google it

chr0nix · #10 12-25-2009, 04:50 PM

I was having this issue too with my netbook and I have figured out what was going on. If you have any of the desktop showing when in windowed mode, then switch to fullscreen and then click in that area of the screen when in full screen, it will act like it was clicking the desktop thus going back to window.

My fix was to make the window resolution take up the whole screen, even covering the task bar. This prevented me from clicking in the "desktop" space. My system was Windows 7 with an intel integrated card using the old velious UI. Hope that helps some of you.