I just set up dual monitors and it's pretty great to read a pdf or watch a stream on the left while I'm waiting to spawn. Whenever I'm paused or can view my cursor in tf2 I can also move my cursor over to my other monitor. Unfortunately I cannot, for instance, change focus to scroll down in my pdf viewer without causing tf2 to minimize. Is there some driver/windows/launch setting to allow this? I know this is immediately possible in windowed mode but I really want my tf2 to occupy my entire monitor and I use a non-native resolution which is stretched-to-fill. I'll do pretty much anything to make this happen.
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I just set up dual monitors and it's pretty great to read a pdf or watch a stream on the left while I'm waiting to spawn. Whenever I'm paused or can view my cursor in tf2 I can also move my cursor over to my other monitor. Unfortunately I cannot, for instance, change focus to scroll down in my pdf viewer without causing tf2 to minimize. Is there some driver/windows/launch setting to allow this? I know this is immediately possible in windowed mode but I really want my tf2 to occupy my entire monitor and I use a non-native resolution which is stretched-to-fill. I'll do pretty much anything to make this happen.
There was a setting I tried but ended up not liking in Display Fusion called "Prevent Window Deactivation."
Random video I found of a guy using it. Iirc it doesn't let you minimize the window at all though. You might also have problems with games that never unlock your cursor even if you are in menus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq1pBtl2ILI
You might be able to make it easier to setup using Display Fusion 8 beta and using the Triggers.
There was a setting I tried but ended up not liking in Display Fusion called "Prevent Window Deactivation."
https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/preventing-game-windows-from-minimizing/?ID=ab5ec329-4190-4dff-8d63-e9b5f611656e
Random video I found of a guy using it. Iirc it doesn't let you minimize the window at all though. You might also have problems with games that never unlock your cursor even if you are in menus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq1pBtl2ILI
You might be able to make it easier to setup using Display Fusion 8 beta and using the Triggers.
https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/preventing-game-windows-from-minimizing/?ID=ab5ec329-4190-4dff-8d63-e9b5f611656e
Random video I found of a guy using it. Iirc it doesn't let you minimize the window at all though. You might also have problems with games that never unlock your cursor even if you are in menus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq1pBtl2ILI
You might be able to make it easier to setup using Display Fusion 8 beta and using the Triggers.
I use WizMouse which does exactly what you described but also outside of games and stuff. Its pretty neato. (I'm assuming you're on Windows 7, iunno about Windows 8 and 10)
I use WizMouse which does exactly what you described but also outside of games and stuff. Its pretty neato. (I'm assuming you're on Windows 7, iunno about Windows 8 and 10)
DreamerThere was a setting I tried but ended up not liking in Display Fusion called "Prevent Window Deactivation."
https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/preventing-game-windows-from-minimizing/?ID=ab5ec329-4190-4dff-8d63-e9b5f611656e
Random video I found of a guy using it. Iirc it doesn't let you minimize the window at all though. You might also have problems with games that never unlock your cursor even if you are in menus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq1pBtl2ILI
You might be able to make it easier to setup using Display Fusion 8 beta and using the Triggers.
what the fuck? my mind is blown right now.
does this induce any input lag?
[quote=Dreamer]There was a setting I tried but ended up not liking in Display Fusion called "Prevent Window Deactivation."
https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/preventing-game-windows-from-minimizing/?ID=ab5ec329-4190-4dff-8d63-e9b5f611656e
Random video I found of a guy using it. Iirc it doesn't let you minimize the window at all though. You might also have problems with games that never unlock your cursor even if you are in menus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq1pBtl2ILI
You might be able to make it easier to setup using Display Fusion 8 beta and using the Triggers.[/quote]
what the fuck? my mind is blown right now.
does this induce any input lag?
https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/preventing-game-windows-from-minimizing/?ID=ab5ec329-4190-4dff-8d63-e9b5f611656e
Random video I found of a guy using it. Iirc it doesn't let you minimize the window at all though. You might also have problems with games that never unlock your cursor even if you are in menus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq1pBtl2ILI
You might be able to make it easier to setup using Display Fusion 8 beta and using the Triggers.[/quote]
what the fuck? my mind is blown right now.
does this induce any input lag?
joshuawnDreamerThere was a setting I tried but ended up not liking in Display Fusion called "Prevent Window Deactivation."
https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/preventing-game-windows-from-minimizing/?ID=ab5ec329-4190-4dff-8d63-e9b5f611656e
Random video I found of a guy using it. Iirc it doesn't let you minimize the window at all though. You might also have problems with games that never unlock your cursor even if you are in menus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq1pBtl2ILI
You might be able to make it easier to setup using Display Fusion 8 beta and using the Triggers.
what the fuck? my mind is blown right now.
does this induce any input lag?
I don't know, sorry. I thought it was a feature I wanted and realized it wasn't so I stopped using it pretty quickly.
[quote=joshuawn][quote=Dreamer]There was a setting I tried but ended up not liking in Display Fusion called "Prevent Window Deactivation."
https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/preventing-game-windows-from-minimizing/?ID=ab5ec329-4190-4dff-8d63-e9b5f611656e
Random video I found of a guy using it. Iirc it doesn't let you minimize the window at all though. You might also have problems with games that never unlock your cursor even if you are in menus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq1pBtl2ILI
You might be able to make it easier to setup using Display Fusion 8 beta and using the Triggers.[/quote]
what the fuck? my mind is blown right now.
does this induce any input lag?[/quote]
I don't know, sorry. I thought it was a feature I wanted and realized it wasn't so I stopped using it pretty quickly.
https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/preventing-game-windows-from-minimizing/?ID=ab5ec329-4190-4dff-8d63-e9b5f611656e
Random video I found of a guy using it. Iirc it doesn't let you minimize the window at all though. You might also have problems with games that never unlock your cursor even if you are in menus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq1pBtl2ILI
You might be able to make it easier to setup using Display Fusion 8 beta and using the Triggers.[/quote]
what the fuck? my mind is blown right now.
does this induce any input lag?[/quote]
I don't know, sorry. I thought it was a feature I wanted and realized it wasn't so I stopped using it pretty quickly.
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