Run it in Windowed mode set to Desktop resolution. Problem solved.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
To whoever left the following amusing comment:
Quote:
Please note that the title of the thread is Can't Alt-Tab and not Can't Alt-Tab in Fullscreen.| running in window vs. full screen doesn't actually solve the problem of "can't alt tab in full screen" |
I did provide a workaround to the problem as stated. True, you lose a small amount of screen space due to the Taskbar and Title bar. You can even regain the space the Task Bar uses by setting the Task Bar to Autohide and then move the mouse to the bottom of the screen to bring it back up and switch applications.
tl;dr version? if you are going to leave a comment, make sure it's one that fits the problem as stated, not what you think the problem is
EDIT: By the way, this isn't a complaint about the Neg Rep, it's a complaint about using the system and it's anonymity to make a comment that isn't accurate. Rep is meaningless anyway.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
I've actually found it best to set the taskbar to autohide and sticking it on the left side of the screen... just set to autohide, it has an annoying tendency to pop back up if I try clicking buttons on the first row of my tray. Even then, I have to set my IM to not blink upon receiving a new message, or it forces the bar up until I acknowledge a message. So, it's a bit annoying to need to change my IM and taskbar settings every time I play the game, but it's at least better than what I had before. I certainly wouldn't pass up a solution to make it start working in fullscreen mode again, but it's gone from 'I may as well give up on levelling' to 'this is slightly annoying.'
Having Vengeance and Fallout slotted for recharge means never having to say you're sorry.
I just upgraded to Windows 7 from Vista, and so far everything with CoH works great... except that I can't alt-tab. Might not sound like much of an issue, but I'm usually IM'ing with people I'd rather not blow off while I play the game, so being able to alt-tab is basically the difference between being able to play the game whenever I want and being able to play it about two hours a week when they're not on.
I also changed versions of video card drivers during the upgrade, from Catalyst 8.something to 9.1. Nothing else about the system has changed, and I'm using the exact same CoH settings, since it's the same account and the same files, copied to an external drive prior to the installation.
When I try to alt-tab, my cursor acts like it was successful--if I move it over where the text field on my IM client is, it turns into an I-beam cursor. However, I can't see anything except CoH, including my task bar. If I drag something onto my second monitor (extended desktop) and start CoH, it doesn't disappear... but that monitor is a TV across the room, so it's not exactly something I can put the windows on for easy use. Hitting Ctrl+Alt+Delete is about the only thing I've found that can grab the main monitor from CoH.
Edit: Since these are the most commonly-suggested solutions I've seen (I just now thought to search for 'minimize' instead of 'alt-tab' or 'alt tab'), CoH is running in the same resolution as my desktop and I've tried switching with another full-screen app open behind it.
CoH Helper output:
---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.1.1.8---
DxDiag gathered at October 28, 2009 20:20 (-05:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: Rampage Formula
BIOS: BIOS Date: 07/10/08 18:03:14 Ver: 08.00.12
Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Memory: 4096MB
.Net Memory Report: 2923MB out of 4095MB available
Page File: 6702MB (1485MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD10EACS-22D6B0 ATA Device) 711013MB out of 953866MB (74%) free
F Drive: (WDC WD5000AAJS-22YFA0 ATA Device) 409209MB out of 476937MB (85%) free
D Drive: (HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22LP20 ATA Device) zero-size drive
E Drive: (HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22LP20 ATA Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7600.16385 (64-bit version)
Display Notes: No problems found.
No problems found.
Sound Notes: No problems found.
No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.
Monitor:
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Manufacturer / Chip: ATI Technologies Inc. / ATI display adapter (0x9442)
Video Memory: 2809 MB
Driver Version: 8.661.0.0
Driver Date: 9/23/2009 5:00:58 PM
Driver Language: English
Monitor:
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Manufacturer / Chip: ATI Technologies Inc. / ATI display adapter (0x9442)
Video Memory: 2809 MB
Driver Version: 8.661.0.0
Driver Date: 9/23/2009 5:00:58 PM
Driver Language: English
Sound Device Description: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Driver File: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1373
Driver Date: 6/4/2009 2:49:08 AM
Sound Device Description: SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi)
Driver File: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1373
Driver Date: 6/4/2009 2:49:08 AM
WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: Rampage Formula
Motherboard Version: Rev 1.xx
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Name: BIOS Date: 07/10/08 18:03:14 Ver: 08.00.12
BIOS Version: A_M_I_ - 7000810
BIOS Release: 20080710000000.000000+000
Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1280x1024
3D Resolution: 1280x1024 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes
Physics Quality: High
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No
Anti-aliasing: None
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: Low Quality
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: High
World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 2.000
Entity Detail Level: 2.000
Shadows Enabled: Yes
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of Extra Player FX Enabled: No
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes
Audio Mode: Performance
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 0.302
Music Sound Volume: 0.000
Show Advanced Graphics Options: Yes
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.600
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 67766 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1600.20091015.5T
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes
Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found
Having Vengeance and Fallout slotted for recharge means never having to say you're sorry.