Problems in TGE 1.4 (ALT+TAB and others)
by Jorge Luis Gandulfo · in Torque Game Engine · 01/16/2006 (12:49 am) · 27 replies
1 - Since i installed 1.4 i had a few problems like few game freezes sometimes.
But the thing that bothered me most, is the inability to Alt+Tab with OPENGL driver and FULLSCREEN, since im not the only one having this problem, i think this is not a machine Specific thing.
Don't tell me this is an issue number #xxx i already know that, Don't tell me to upgrade my Drivers either couse i already did, don't tell me to play arround changing and saving configurations couse i did that already.
I tried it on 4 totally different computers that i have here, and 2 in my friends home, and it didn't worked.
So Far nothing i have readed in the forum solved my problem, anybody figured out the exact problem or how to fix it?
2 - If this problem can't be fixed, anybody knows when are we expecting a TGE 1.4 patch version?
3 - For what i have readed this is one of th last upgrades for TGE, i would gladly switch to TSE if any of the Demos worked in any machine i tried em, without freezing or lagging.
Anybody using TSE can tell me what is the actual features that TGE had that are working on TSE?
TGE has a lot of things, that i don't see in the TSE feature list, and i don't think im going TSE until that features are included.
Note: I loved the new TGE 1.4 features, and i wish somebody can help me solve this problem out so i can start using it, thanks a lot.
But the thing that bothered me most, is the inability to Alt+Tab with OPENGL driver and FULLSCREEN, since im not the only one having this problem, i think this is not a machine Specific thing.
Don't tell me this is an issue number #xxx i already know that, Don't tell me to upgrade my Drivers either couse i already did, don't tell me to play arround changing and saving configurations couse i did that already.
I tried it on 4 totally different computers that i have here, and 2 in my friends home, and it didn't worked.
So Far nothing i have readed in the forum solved my problem, anybody figured out the exact problem or how to fix it?
2 - If this problem can't be fixed, anybody knows when are we expecting a TGE 1.4 patch version?
3 - For what i have readed this is one of th last upgrades for TGE, i would gladly switch to TSE if any of the Demos worked in any machine i tried em, without freezing or lagging.
Anybody using TSE can tell me what is the actual features that TGE had that are working on TSE?
TGE has a lot of things, that i don't see in the TSE feature list, and i don't think im going TSE until that features are included.
Note: I loved the new TGE 1.4 features, and i wish somebody can help me solve this problem out so i can start using it, thanks a lot.
#22
I have my game running, press the buy now button which opens a browser window and brings it to the front, close the browser and return to the game (that part now works). Exit the game then use the mouse or alt Tab to try to get to whatever other windows you had open and no go. Those windows don't get brought to the top/front. All you see is what ever window was on top before you started the game.
I don't know if it's connected to the way TGE opens the browser window from within the game.
But it does not create a good impression and makes the game/engine look buggy.
[edit - clarify]
02/23/2006 (3:35 pm)
It's 100% repeatable on my rig. I have my game running, press the buy now button which opens a browser window and brings it to the front, close the browser and return to the game (that part now works). Exit the game then use the mouse or alt Tab to try to get to whatever other windows you had open and no go. Those windows don't get brought to the top/front. All you see is what ever window was on top before you started the game.
I don't know if it's connected to the way TGE opens the browser window from within the game.
But it does not create a good impression and makes the game/engine look buggy.
[edit - clarify]
#23
I am also running SLI dual BFG6800 cards, and I have no problem moving between programs after I close down Torque.
Works like a charm! -so far:)
04/15/2006 (11:27 am)
I just aplied this fix and it works.. Thanks! That has been driving me nuts as I use Alt-Tab a lot.I am also running SLI dual BFG6800 cards, and I have no problem moving between programs after I close down Torque.
Works like a charm! -so far:)
#24
05/23/2006 (6:48 pm)
This fix works for the full screen alt tab bug but it may be introducing a new problem. I havn't nailed it down yet but the process is left running some times, once agian only visible from the task manager. It may be related to closing with alt-f4 not sure yet. I'll look in to it a bit more.
#25
http://www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=10189
05/23/2006 (7:06 pm)
Have you seem this thread, I think you should take look at it.http://www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=10189
#26
I've tried using that resource link, but it doesn't seem to fix the fullscreen on my TGE1.40 with TLK. I've reverted back to the suggestions posted earlier in this thread by Ben Garney and it seems to work well like a charm.
07/02/2006 (2:30 am)
@Michael PrewerI've tried using that resource link, but it doesn't seem to fix the fullscreen on my TGE1.40 with TLK. I've reverted back to the suggestions posted earlier in this thread by Ben Garney and it seems to work well like a charm.
#27
We have a couple of other issues on this one. When a user has XP with firewall and runs a multiplayer game, Windows will pop a firewall dialog up for Block/Unblock which destroys the game and parks it as a process.
07/27/2006 (4:50 am)
I have tried this fix and all I get is a full screen window. @Ben you said the 1.3 version would solve the problem?We have a couple of other issues on this one. When a user has XP with firewall and runs a multiplayer game, Windows will pop a firewall dialog up for Block/Unblock which destroys the game and parks it as a process.
Torque Owner Aaron E
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When I first read your original post, I was afraid that maybe I hadn't tested Ben's fix thoroughly enough after applying it. Now I'm wondering if anyone else with dual card setups is experiencing the same issue you are.