Alt-tab from fullscreen

[Zenaku]

This is the source code of script that Zenaku mentioned


You need to edit the value on WinMove line to match your screen resolution
You'll need autohotkey program to run this script http://www.autohotkey.com/download/

Here's the step
install autohotkey
The easy way is open your notepad
copy the script I quoted and edit value to match your screen res.
save as yourfilename.ahk
run the script by double click
when FFXIV window start ( after SE logo ) you can press ctrl+shift+a to move it to psudo-full screen and no problem with alt-tab or lost lower border anymore.

Anyway.... I'm kind of disappoint that this script released since beta... almost 7 months ago.
And SE still don't take action on this issue
Btw, even with this script, if your window 7 go to login screen you still get some directx error and exit the game.

I know there's lot of issue to take care of.
But every minor things that SE neglect is like they are lag of good senior programmer to guide junior...

Ya everything is there even the set up all you do is start up the setup and there one file you can edit and make your own without issue. Take only 5mins to set up without issue then all you do is start up the file and press ctrl-alt and F while you in game.

Note you most have FFXIV in your PC res and make the file in your PC res also the game most be in window mode. Only issue is you still in window mode so you don't get that better FPS like real full screen.

[Jynx]

I found the easiest solution if you want to play a "Fullscreen" windowed mode is just to turn window snapping off I can then drag my windows to the edge of my screen without the need for any 3rd party applications.

[Aistaraina]

I fail to understand how this can "take some time to address." You alt-tab out of FFXIV, your D3DDevice returns D3DERR_DEVICELOS. So for whatever reason, SE throws a windows error to crash your game. Bot prevention? Who knows. Anyways, alt-tab back in, D3D is smart enough to recognize it needs to reacquire itself for it's rendering calls. Remove the damn error call. Solved. I work with DirectX9, and i've never seen something this stupid.

[AlexiaKidd]

Really? I'm sure they could just buy the license from an existing program and just implement it without taking "some time" to address. In fact, I'm alt-tabbing out of fullscreen mode while typing this right now.

Are you playing in actual Fullscreen mode and still able to Alt+Tab out? If so please tell me how ^^ I currently use Shiftwindow to force fullscreen from windowed mode but I hear playing in actual Fullscreen gives better performance.

[Elkwood]

We spoke with the dev. team to find out what's being planned in regards to being able to alt-tab out of fullscreen and they said that they are looking into it, but that it'll take some time to address.

Then your developers suck and they need to be fired. It takes others less then 20 minutes to implement this for this game, but it takes your developers "time"... please Bayohne stop giving the company line like Sony is doing with the PSN network get some hard answers and get back to us. The "time" excuse only works for so long, if 1.18 is not a drop dead fantastic patch SE can kiss a lot of its playerbase goodbye that I can almost assure you.

[Betelgeuzah]

So for whatever reason, SE throws a windows error to crash your game

Or the game actually crashes. Have you worked with Crystal Tools before? Then you don't know how it functions with direct X.

[Ilean]

Or the game actually crashes. Have you worked with Crystal Tools before? Then you don't know how it functions with direct X.

Oh, an engine that crashes when alt-tabbing out of full screen!

Woot! I finally managed to travel back in time to 2001!!!!

[Betelgeuzah]

Oh, an engine that crashes when alt-tabbing out of full screen!

Woot! I finally managed to travel back in time to 2001!!!!

Yuuup, functions exactly like XI did. Don't be surprised if sometime, somewhere, someplace when you least expect it, someone steps up to you and says, smile! Your next-gen game engine is from 2001!

Well, partially at least.

[Captaindownsyndrome]

tell they fix it just run it though steam like i do it works great u cant alt tab but steam has a web bowers 9 time out of 10 that why most need alt tab out full screen

[Micrll]

Or the game actually crashes. Have you worked with Crystal Tools before? Then you don't know how it functions with direct X.

You don't have to work with the source of something to see what the problem is. The error is that it can't detect direct X devices.
Its a textbook example of what happens when you get a Lost Device in Direct X 9. There are only so many API calls that can be made since its Direct X based so its pretty clear that the error stems from this.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...(v=VS.85).aspx

The fix should be fairly trivial, instead of throwing the error when you loose the device, call the proper reset operations when the device is restored and reload the data back into memory then continue on your merry way.