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Making a game not minimize?

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Stokes

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I have a dual monitor setup and want to be able to play games while maybe talking on an instant messenger without the game minimizing when I click the IM window.. Any ideas how this could be done? Basically something that would stop the game from minimizing would be sweet.
 
goodluck with that one...unless the game has a setting that allows for it to be ran in a window your sol...some games such as WoW, allow for this.
 
yeah but in FPS games it relies on the mouse being in the center of the screen. I wish you could goto the console and while in console be able to talk on AIM and such.
 
Well in BF2 for example I can get my mouse and go over to the next screen while ingame. Except obviously when I click that minimizes the game... so is this a idea that won't be able to happen?
 
I don't believe you'll ever get that done either. Does it to me with ATi and Nvidia. I'm figuring it's just a built in limitation with some games. You'd have to run in a window(those that can).

The other option is looking to features of the IM you use. I haven't messed with it but I'm pretty sure XFire has an optional ingame overlay -- chat box and such can be displayed with hot keys over the top of the still running, still full screen game.
 
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