Alt + Tab

rdklein · 06-01-2006, 01:47 PM

I was setting up a league and I was using alt + tab to change from the program to the game manual. When I alt + tab back to the game, the game would not come back up. It looked like it tried to bring it back up, the screen flashed in windows opened then shut again... but in the end it came back to my desktop. I tried to bring the game up through the windows task bar and it did the same thing.

I've never had this problem before with other programs, including FM... and i had ootp set to full screen mode. Regardless, I had to restart the game because I couldnt get it to load to the screen.

Great job on the game btw... I love it. Very impressed.

andymac · 06-01-2006, 01:50 PM

I was using atl+tab between OOTP and other programs last night without any problems.

rdklein · 06-01-2006, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andymac

I was using atl+tab between OOTP and other programs last night without any problems.

hrmm... are you playing full screen or windowed mode? maybe that is my prob.

AstrosPhan · 06-01-2006, 01:56 PM

I have had the same issue...using fullscreen. I continuted trying to open and it finally "took." I figured that I had something hosed on the laptop and that it was just me. Maybe not...

andymac · 06-01-2006, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdklein

hrmm... are you playing full screen or windowed mode? maybe that is my prob.

Windowed.

battists · 06-01-2006, 02:07 PM

You're not the first person to report this. It clearly seems related to ALT+TAB in Full screen. I'll TT it momentarily (log a bug)

battists · 06-01-2006, 02:09 PM

dola, logged as # 1520.

Thanks!

AstrosPhan · 06-01-2006, 02:36 PM

For what it's worth, I only have this problem on my laptop. I am able to "Alt+Tab" in full screen mode without any problem on the desktop computer.

Twelvefield · 06-01-2006, 05:00 PM

I had an Alt-TAB problem with windowed mode. The game window completely disappeared from the task bar when I Alt-Tabbed to the game manual. I tried re-running the game, but got a "Fatal Error" that said OOTPB was still running, even though it could not be seen. I used Ctrl-Alt-Delete to look at the Applications, and OOTPB was running! When I closed out of Applications, OOTPB magicallt re-appeared. I have tried to replicatethis, but so far, it only happened once.

cuervo72 · 06-01-2006, 07:02 PM

I can alt-tab between them, but what I'm seeing even by selecting it via the mouse is that it doesn't put the window in the forefront (I can't toggle between mozilla and OOTP, I have to minimize one to get to the other). I'm in the middle of creating a new game, maybe it works after the initial setup.

battists · 06-14-2006, 01:46 PM

Guys, we haven't been able to reproduce this issue at all. Are you still experiencing this problem? If so, can we try to get some more specific detail on what's happening?

Thanks...

Raidergoo · 06-14-2006, 04:24 PM

For what it is worth, I can use ALT-TAB at will.

Raidergoo · 07-01-2006, 11:49 AM

Dola,

when I am testing the newest patch, ALT-TAB is flawless.

There are fixes to the .exe that have made me go

battists · 07-15-2006, 07:08 PM

This should be fixed in the next patch. At least, we've been unable to replicate it. Moving it to the Claimed Fixed forum!

Steve

06-01-2006, 01:47 PM	#1
rdklein All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The other side. Posts: 771	Alt + Tab I was setting up a league and I was using alt + tab to change from the program to the game manual. When I alt + tab back to the game, the game would not come back up. It looked like it tried to bring it back up, the screen flashed in windows opened then shut again... but in the end it came back to my desktop. I tried to bring the game up through the windows task bar and it did the same thing. I've never had this problem before with other programs, including FM... and i had ootp set to full screen mode. Regardless, I had to restart the game because I couldnt get it to load to the screen. Great job on the game btw... I love it. Very impressed.

06-01-2006, 01:50 PM	#2
andymac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Effingham, IL Posts: 5,725	I was using atl+tab between OOTP and other programs last night without any problems. __________________ June Madness: Links FTB: andymac

06-01-2006, 07:02 PM	#10
cuervo72 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 140	I can alt-tab between them, but what I'm seeing even by selecting it via the mouse is that it doesn't put the window in the forefront (I can't toggle between mozilla and OOTP, I have to minimize one to get to the other). I'm in the middle of creating a new game, maybe it works after the initial setup. __________________ FOBL - Owner, Las Vegas Lightning FOFL - Owner, Bar Harbor Whitecaps IHOF - Owner, Frederick Red Menace, Former NAC President

06-01-2006, 01:56 PM	#4
AstrosPhan Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: On the mound... Posts: 113	I have had the same issue...using fullscreen. I continuted trying to open and it finally "took." I figured that I had something hosed on the laptop and that it was just me. Maybe not...

06-01-2006, 02:07 PM	#6
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 7	You're not the first person to report this. It clearly seems related to ALT+TAB in Full screen. I'll TT it momentarily (log a bug)

06-01-2006, 02:09 PM	#7
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 7	dola, logged as # 1520. Thanks!

06-01-2006, 02:36 PM	#8
AstrosPhan Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: On the mound... Posts: 113	For what it's worth, I only have this problem on my laptop. I am able to "Alt+Tab" in full screen mode without any problem on the desktop computer.

06-01-2006, 05:00 PM	#9
Twelvefield All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,188	I had an Alt-TAB problem with windowed mode. The game window completely disappeared from the task bar when I Alt-Tabbed to the game manual. I tried re-running the game, but got a "Fatal Error" that said OOTPB was still running, even though it could not be seen. I used Ctrl-Alt-Delete to look at the Applications, and OOTPB was running! When I closed out of Applications, OOTPB magicallt re-appeared. I have tried to replicatethis, but so far, it only happened once.

06-14-2006, 01:46 PM	#11
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 7	Guys, we haven't been able to reproduce this issue at all. Are you still experiencing this problem? If so, can we try to get some more specific detail on what's happening? Thanks...

06-14-2006, 04:24 PM	#12
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	For what it is worth, I can use ALT-TAB at will.

07-01-2006, 11:49 AM	#13
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	Dola, when I am testing the newest patch, ALT-TAB is flawless. There are fixes to the .exe that have made me go

07-15-2006, 07:08 PM	#14
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 7	This should be fixed in the next patch. At least, we've been unable to replicate it. Moving it to the Claimed Fixed forum! Steve