Cannot Switch between Full-Screen and Windowed (or even minimized) Via Alt Shortcuts
Platform: PC
ISP: Mediacom
Type of Internet Connection: Cable
Internet Connection Speed: 20mpbs
Date & Time: Any (at least last 4 years)
Frequency: Always
Character Name: Any
Race: Any
World: Any (at least Gilgamesh, Remora, and Leviathan)
Main Job: Any
Support Job: Any
Area and Coordinates: Any
Party or Solo: Party or Solo
NPC Name: N/A
Monster Name: N/A
Steps:
1. Log into Final Fantasy with "Start in Windowed Mode" in FFXI Config unchecked.
2. Press Alt+tab, Alt+Esc or Ctrl+Alt+Del on the keyboard
3. Client crashes to PlayOnline Viewer with error "Terminated as error occured in Final Fantasy XI. Full-screen mode was lost.(-1)"
Hopefully this isn't too painfully obvious, but these should either do what they are supposed to do and switch windows or minimize windows without crashing the game, or they should be captured by the client so that they don't cause a crash.
The current windowed mode option in settings isn't quite how a 3d application should work. It is common for a 3d application to remain running when you tab to another window, even if at a minimum the application cannot show it's drawing surface while not in full screen. It has been common functionality since at least when quake came out in the mid 1990s. It's my belief this is why a number of players quietly utilize the 3rd party windower program even if they do not wish to cheat. According to it's information page, it performs this function properly.