Winspww2 does run well anymore

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by PKH

Playing in window mode beyond 1280x1024 does not work on my 1920x1200 screen (win7 w/amd 7950 gfx). The vertical resolution is only half of what it should be, and no buttons are clickable. Desktop resolution does work in fullscreen mode. I wouldn't mind playing in window mode if it worked at full resolution.

The usual reason for this happening in windowed mode, is that the end user has forgotten to ensure that the "auto-hide" function for the windows task-bar is set to off, as explained in the "tuning your machine" section of the game guide.

It may also be fooled if your task-bar is set to the sides of the screen, or perhaps the top. i.e. anything other than the windows default position at the bottom of the screen.

(The graphics engine is DirectX6 or so, i.e. before the task bar hiding function was introduced, most likely).

I'm happily running it on a 1080i wide screen monitor ATM (1920x1080) or on my old brick of a CRT monitor (which is 4:3 and runs to 1600x1280). However - to do so on this computer, I had to upgrade from the old 256MB Geoforce graphics card to a 512MB one - on the old card it could only run full 1080i at a 30hz interlaced refresh rate, which was intolerable.

Andy

[PKH]

Turning off auto-hide fixed the issue. Is there a chance you could lock the cursor to the window, to make scrolling easier. The window doesn't cover the entire screen, so it's easy to get the cursor outside on the sides when trying to scroll.

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by PKH

Turning off auto-hide fixed the issue. Is there a chance you could lock the cursor to the window, to make scrolling easier. The window doesn't cover the entire screen, so it's easy to get the cursor outside on the sides when trying to scroll.

Locking the mouse to the window is not particularly useful as you then could not go to other open windows of other programmes. And in any case - the graphics library wont allow it.

Adjust the scroll sensitivity in the gameoptions programme till you have it as you like it.

Train yourself to use the new system - it took me a day or 2. In any case, the only place that the desktop mode does not cover is the task bar. It goes right to the edges otherwise, except for a particular resolution (1366?) that's not divisible by the number of pixels the graphics library likes a multiple of (4 I think) where there is a pixel or 2 of desktop spare at the edges. Lots of cheaper 15 inch laptops etc have that peculiar resolution (including my dell one).

Andy

[DRG]

Originally Posted by PKH

Turning off auto-hide fixed the issue.

It's always easy to spot the people who don't read the game guide. It does make us wonder why we bother to update it. Please note that when viewed on page one of the guide the phase " PLEASE READ THIS NOTE" flashes to get peoples attention.

If it were possible to create a program that could grab people by their throat to get their attention we would have applied it to that page years ago



Don

[PKH]

I have a gap of around 10-15 pixels on each side at 1920x1200.

I think windows can handle locking the cursor so it doesn't need to go through directx, and you can still alt-tab to switch focus and get the cursor for other programs. If it's just a couple of function calls, it would be nice to have the option at least.

[PKH]

I did see the note about auto-hide when installing the game actually, but I play full screen so it didn't affect me, and I didn't think more about it. Since it only affects some resolutions in window mode it didn't occur to me that this could be the cause.

[DRG]

OK, Fair enough

Don

[Zombieritual]

Although I prefer fullscreen one effect that I like with windowed screen is that I can check email and such without closing the game. I turned of mouse scroll completely and use the arrows on the laptop.

[DRG]

Why would you "turn off" mouse scroll when there are adjustments you can make to slow it down ?

Don

[Imp]

Spend 10 minutes playing with map scroll sensitivity zone & the scroll speed till you get something you like, once you have the sensitivity set so you like it scrolling is simple as.