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Minimized full-screen application cannot be restored

June 28, 2005 6:33:18 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
If you minimize the application using ALT-TAB, you get a popup that says "Invalid Call" when you try to restore the application. The application then crashes.

REQUEST: It would be great if you could integrate some kind of simple Bug Report dialog into the Beta so we can report bugs without closing the game. Since ALT-TAB crashes, we need to close the game each time we want to submit a post to this forum.

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Lucky_Jack
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Reply #1 July 24, 2005 5:34:15 PM
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PC, regarding your request, have you tried windowed mode? Have you tried using GCConfig to set windowed mode and the window size you want? I am often switching back and forth between GC2 and SDC, and find it easier, faster, and more convenient when I have GC2 in windowed mode.
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Reply #2 July 24, 2005 8:19:32 PM
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Hey Jack,

The laptop that I play on has a max resolution of 768x1024, so I play fullscreen to get the most out of it. Don't blame me, it's what my company gave me to use when I'm travelling!

Since I'm so res-impared, I'm just careful not to minimize while I'm playing. If I had a better machine I would run in windowed mode as you suggested. For now, I just keep a pad and paper handy to write down bugs when I see them.

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Reply #3 July 26, 2005 5:03:22 PM
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You could try playing in windowed mode at 1024x768. The code handles it a bit differently and it might be more forgiving of minimizing and restoring, but you still get all the benefits of a fullscreen window.
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Reply #4 July 26, 2005 9:21:20 PM
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Hmmmm, maybe you and Jack are onto something here?

I'll give it a try next time. Thanks.
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