Windowed mode?

SalsaDoom · #1 March 4th, 2003, 06:31 PM

Is there an option to run the game in windowed mode? I'm sitting working, but I'd rather be playing SE.

Actually, rather amusingly, I'm running the binary threw linux (wine 20021125) over a (tight)VNC connection. Works pretty good actually. But it takes up the whole screen and I don't want to either play OR work, you know?

-SD

dogscoff · #2 March 4th, 2003, 06:35 PM

I know what you mean=-)

Unfortunately SE4 doesn't have a windowed mode.

I don't know if you could get some bit of 3rd party software to force it into a window (I would have thought this would be possible under emulation, but apparently not). Anyone got any ideas?

SalsaDoom · #3 March 4th, 2003, 06:53 PM

Its a good thing I'm a linux guru then.

Ok, here is the solution to my own question

Start up a second vncserver, with the desired resolution (say, 800x600) and connect to that. Vnc viewers will default to being in a window, with an option to fullscreen.

Sadly, I beleve this will only work in linux where you can have multiple desktop screens ;( I was hoping for a more elegent solution but.. oh well! ;D

zen. · #4 March 3rd, 2004, 08:51 PM

Yes, I know, unburying an old thread, but I haven't been around. Has anyone figured out a way to do this in Windows XP? should I even bother asking any programmers I know if this feat can be done? or is this a 'don't even bother' issue?

Thanks.

zen

Aiken · #5 March 5th, 2004, 02:38 AM

The only thing comes to my mind is to run SE4 within virtual machine (VMWare, VirtualPC).

Starcrusade · #6 March 5th, 2004, 06:54 AM

I am not sure if this is a native feature in XP Pro or not but I found a file on Techtv's Call for Help that allows you to have multiple desktop screens on your computer. I haven't tried it but supposedly it works. It's call Enhanced Virtual Desktop and is free to download.

http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/fr...589557,00.html

Hope it works for ya.
Starcrusade