[Geneforge 1 on OS X] Task switching, windowing, and resolution
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Apprentice
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written Saturday, January 27 2007 00:40
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I've just gotten my first Mac. I felt like a game, and remembered enjoying Avernum on the PC, so I'm trying out Geneforge. I'm having a bit of trouble with the display resolution. My MacBook has the 8x5 aspect ratio screen; if I let Geneforge switch to 800x600 on startup, it's stretched horizontally, but if I don't, it's much too small in 1280x1024. Is there a way to force it to 800x600 unstretched, with a border on either side? Switching to 1024x640 before running the game helps, but still isn't perfect, plus it's irritating having to fiddle with resolution settings. Is there a way to run Geneforge in a window? It would make taking notes and such easier. In a similar vein, I was going to ask if there was a way to switch back to the desktop without quitting, since alt-tab and Expose are apparently disabled while Geneforge is running. Just before I did, though, I got a random loading-screen hint telling me that pausing the game with Esc would let me switch apps, and lo and behold, it works. So that's great, but it really ought to be in the documentation somewhere. :) Thanks for your help! Posts: 13 | Registered: Thursday, May 16 2002 07:00 |
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written Saturday, January 27 2007 02:58
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quote:Probably not. quote:No. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Sunday, January 28 2007 18:01
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quote:[/b] I can confirm that, I spent several days of my life which I will never get back trying to get it to do what you say. Note: The game appears stretched because it was made for 800x600. Since you have a bigger display, the computer tries to stretch the smaller image to fit the display. It fills in the space when it expands the image with the best shades of each color relative to the part of the game screen, making the game graphics seem fuzzy. -------------------- You Shall Die Laughing: http://www.worfthecat.ermarian.net/converted The Roost: www.roost01.proboards104.com. Birds of a feather flock together. Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, January 29 2007 23:33
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I don't know anything about Macs, so it may be that your problem is not solvable on your machine. However, I do know that on Windows, it is possible for me to set my display adapter to "Maintain Aspect Ratio", which means I run Geneforge in an 800x600 unstretched window (with a black border on either side, as my display is 1280x800). There is nothing about Geneforge per se that forces it to shear and fill up the whole screen. -------------------- "I can't read this thread with that image. But then, that's not a complaint." -Scorpius Geneforge 4 stuff. Also, everything I know about Avernum | Avernum 2 | Avernum 3 | Avernum 4 Posts: 1104 | Registered: Monday, March 10 2003 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, February 7 2007 04:14
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Here down the bottom: Geneforge TechSupp Remember to pick the 800x600 non-stretched mode. -------------------- "There are no turtles anywhere" Ponder Stibbons One, Two, Three, Pfhor, Five… Avernum 2 AM Status - Maps - Tomb of Dahris-Bok - Annotation - Fort Draco/Ganrick Spider/Areana Caves I have an interest in "custard titles". I want one. Now! Posts: 74 | Registered: Friday, March 17 2006 08:00 |