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Editors Depot - Mission Editing and Scripting => ArmA - Editing/Scripting General => Topic started by: sharkattack on 25 Jun 2007, 15:20:05

Title: alt tab issues since 108
Post by: sharkattack on 25 Jun 2007, 15:20:05

hi ..
since installing patch 108 i am no longer able to alt tab to other programs (notepad) whilst editing ...
every time i try  arma  encounters a problem and needs to shut  down ...
this only started happening since 108...
any one else having similar issues and  is there a work around ?
many thanx  in advance

Title: Re: alt tab issues since 108
Post by: JasonO on 25 Jun 2007, 17:51:28

I would run ArmA in window mode if editing. It's much faster and I find it more effecient. I can view my script to one side of my screen while ArmA is in the other. If theres an error I can see it without leaving the game.

Simply -window as a parameter in your shortcut.

Title: Re: alt tab issues since 108
Post by: Mandoble on 25 Jun 2007, 18:02:34

In window mode I found a new problem with 1.8. Sometimes, after switching from ArmA to notepad, what I get is "old spanish" keyboard  :blink: Closing ArmA and opening it again fixes the issue  :blink:

Title: Re: alt tab issues since 108
Post by: sharkattack on 30 Jun 2007, 08:32:31

any  chance of an example  of  how my target should read ...
i add -window  and i get error message about invalid destination   ???
please forgive my ignorance ...

many  thanx

Title: Re: alt tab issues since 108
Post by: h- on 30 Jun 2007, 11:13:05

Open the properties of the shortcut and edit the Target field as such:
X:\Games\ArmA\arma.exe -nosplash -window

Title: Re: alt tab issues since 108
Post by: sharkattack on 30 Jun 2007, 13:59:03

i still get  invalid error ..
dont  know what im doing wrong !

also tried
"C:\Program Files\Bohemia Interactive\ArmA\arma.exe -nosplash -window"

Title: Re: alt tab issues since 108
Post by: h- on 30 Jun 2007, 15:49:55

Well that certainly is odd because that works for me just fine..
Mind you that the example is for M$£€ SuXP..

Try removing the quotes or changing them to
"C:\Program Files\Bohemia Interactive\ArmA\arma.exe" -nosplash -window

And we are going soooo off-topic (this has nothing to do with editing per se)...  ::)

Title: Re: alt tab issues since 108
Post by: Planck on 30 Jun 2007, 17:28:29

"C:\Program Files\Bohemia Interactive\ArmA\arma.exe" -nosplash -window  is correct, off topic is also correct.   :yes:


Planck

Title: Re: alt tab issues since 108
Post by: sharkattack on 30 Jun 2007, 20:08:50

thanx fellas ... and  sorry for straying of topic   :good:

Title: Re: alt tab issues since 108
Post by: Nixer6 on 01 Jul 2007, 15:50:40

It seems fairly On Topic if you can't alt tab out of the game.

Personally, I am able to Alt Tab out OK, I just end up CTD'ing after a few times with the "can't create surface" error.

Never tried windowing the game, will check it out. Thanks

Title: Re: alt tab issues since 108
Post by: Planck on 01 Jul 2007, 16:57:16

Well, yes, it is On Topic as far as the topic title goes, however as OFPEC is an editing only site, in that context it is Off Topic   :yes:


Planck