Any way to run in a Window ?

[Hertston]

I have no problems with digital downloads when I can read the .pdf without exiting the game, i.e by ALT-TABing or running the game in a Window. CoG doesn't seem to get on with ALT-TAB; so is it possible to run it in a Window, and if so, how ?

Thanks.

[CushVA]

what I've found that is if there is something else up on the screen when you start the game (like a 'window' or AIM for example), you can't "ALT-TAB" out of it. Make sure everything else is minimized (and not selected) when you start up the game, and then try. It should work.

[Hertston]

Nope, still doesn't want to know. Very annoying if there isn't a work-around.

Maybe something to include in the first patch?

[Reiryc]

Also would like to be able to alt tab but can't....Enjoying the game so far, but am quite lost and would like to be able to alt-tab between game and manual!

Using win xp pro btw...

[Banquet]

I did find that if I run the manual, then minimize it.. then start the game (quickstart or exit the start menu quickly after starting game) that I could alt tab to the manual.. it's slow and painful though.. computer has to think about it for a while and gradually re-draw the screen.. From there I came to the forum and have game running minimized at the moment.

A windowed option would be nice though.. has anyone tried the ~w on the shortcut thing?

[Hertston]

ORIGINAL: Banquet

A windowed option would be nice though.. has anyone tried the ~w on the shortcut thing?

Yes. Doesn't seem to work.

[Ralegh]

For some reason I don't understand, after a few months (game time, not real time) alt-tab seems to comes back. Or something.

[Naomi]

Did u guys try and press ctrl, alt, and delete at same time to bring forth a pop-up of tasks, from which to choose manuel or game?

[Moltke71]

No joy on any of those solutions.

[jchastain]

Any Lavish subscribers (the WinEQ people who brought us a windowed version of EverQuest when the game wasn't supposed to support it) want to try InnerSpace with this title? That is their product to support a wide variety of titles simply with the push of a button. It would be interesting to see if it works and would allow windowed access for CoG.

LINK

[Alan_Bernardo]

It is a kind of sad commentary that the producers of a game-- knowing full well that many of its buying customers will need a way to access the *.pdf manual during game play-- neglect to allow smooth alt-tabbing or a windowed mode to the game.

Nice game and all-- looks like a lot of fun. But I can't understand why this game has no windows' mode or easy alt-tabbing.

GGWaW doesn't have windows' mode but it's easy to alt-tab out of it. CoG's alt-tabbing doesn't work.

Alanb

[Becket]

ORIGINAL: Alan_Bernardo

GGWaW doesn't have windows' mode
Alanb

Check again. W@W has a windowed mode, both in the options menu and using the -w shortcut.

[Alan_Bernardo]

Becket,

Oh, dang! You are correct. Thanks for reminding me and the CoG programmers.

Alanb

[Erik Rutins]

I'll ask if we can improve the ability to alt-tab as there is no windowed mode.

[ravinhood]

See what "not giving" a nice bound manual with the game does Erik? Just creates a hassle for the customer.

[jchastain]

100 sheets of printer paper - $3
1 half inch binder - $1
1 3-hole puncher - $12

Printing out your own manual so that you don't have to alt-tab out - Priceless

[Hertston]

ORIGINAL: jchastain

100 sheets of printer paper - $3
1 half inch binder - $1
1 3-hole puncher - $12

Printing out your own manual so that you don't have to alt-tab out - Priceless

You forget the "two new ink cartridges - $80" [;)]




Thanks for the response Erik. In the meantime, then, its plan "B", copy the .pdfs to my PDA.

[nukkxx5058]

My alt/tab works perfectly well !
I would even say that usually, it slows down my PC but with CiG, I even feel any slow down when I alt/tab to the manual....

In fact, at a first glance i thought it didn't work But I'm not sure what I did and finally it wored GREAT.

I think that's because I rune the manual in a NOT-FULL-SCREEN window but in a half vertical sized window (I can see half the game and half the manual on my screen. Try it.

[Montrose]

This is terrible.

All the above 'solutions' don't work. I can only hope the game which is currently sitting on my hard drive (which I am unable to play because I have no idea how to) is worthwhile, when I have gone out and got some new ink cartridges for what now seems to be an inevitable mammoth printing session.

Releasing this without an option to alt-tab into the Acrobat tutorial/manual is one of the worst bodges I've seen in a game.

Frustrating!

[nukkxx5058]

but I tell you alt/tab works ...

Let me try to explain better.

I don't know how exactly I do to get the alt.tab feature. All what I can say is that it is hard to obtain but once it works,then it works very well. I think, without being sure, that I started to alt.tab before to load the scenarion. It was painfull, but when I insit, then it works very smoothly ... sorry not to be able to explain better but I'm not sure how exactly I did. And I re[eated it this morning. Same, tough to obtain the alt.tab but then it works well.

Maybe try to alt tab before to load the scenario ... I will try to be more carefull next time I load the game to be able to explain "my" exact procedure. But keep trying ! I also thought it won't work but now I know it does work.