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DarkBASIC Discussion / From Full Screen to Windowed Mode

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Jake Blues
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I'm having some trouble getting the program to start in windowed mode. It first goes to fullscreen, then switches res then goes to windowed mode. It takes forever.

Can someone help?

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The Nerd
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2004 02:38
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yes i know how
here is a snippet:




hope it helped

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Dom
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Thanks Nerd as well. I was having a similar problem a few weeks ago

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The Nerd
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2004 06:37
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well im glad i could help

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Jake Blues
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2004 08:30
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That was not the problem.
I know how to go into windowed mode.
When you run it as an executible or in dark edit it goes into fullscreen mode first then windowed.

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The Nerd
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2004 19:29
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oh.....

well i dont know if you can do it on other ways....
i think the only way is that it first be fullscreen and then windowed.

i dont know if you can start it up in windowed without it going to fullscreen.

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Jake Blues
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Posted: 4th Oct 2004 01:49
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I think you can because the autorun for the Darkbasic cd looked like it was made in Darkbasic. It went right into window, and no screen switching. It probably was in darkbasic.

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Jake Blues
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Posted: 4th Oct 2004 21:35
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Is there a dll that can do it

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rick im sure you can help you work there

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Create a file in your default DarkBasic directory called SETUP.INI and put these two lines in it:

[SETTINGS]
windowmode=1

Save it, then run DarkBasic. Any program you run from that point on will go directly to a windowed mode and avoid the full screen switch entirely. Remember to still set your window properties, if desired, this technique just skips the full screen step. Also, make sure to inlude the SETUP.INI file you created with any executables you compile to keep the direct window mode active when running your program outside of the editor.
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Jake Blues
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Posted: 7th Oct 2004 08:52
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It still dosen't work.
It goes into fullscreen mode anyway.

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Then either something is wrong or it isn't being entered correctly. Without this option it takes my system about 1.5-2 seconds to switch to windowed mode. With it, the result is almost instantaneous.
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Posted: 7th Oct 2004 21:15 Edited at: 7th Oct 2004 21:29
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Sorry I did it wrong, it workes.

But now it asks for the dark basic cd when I run my program.
It will let me continue without the cd in though.

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Jake Blues
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Any idea why this happens?

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Can anybody help?

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Jake Blues
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Look how many post i have in a row.
Please answer!!!!!!!!!!!!

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blanky
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....that's just kinda... weird.

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Posted: 23rd Oct 2004 11:39
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What is?
The number of posts, or my problem.

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Are you syncing your program straight away when switching!
Because I was pissed off how long it took until i synced it and then it took just over a second. Just a suggestion.
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Jake Blues
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Posted: 26th Oct 2004 08:32
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I tried putting the sync command after the set window on, but it didn't help. The whole setup.ini file stuff is working now. I just popped in the db cd when it asked, and now it never asks anymore, even without the cd.

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Neojacob,
That's because there is a 500 compile limit on DBC. Once you compile that many times, it asks for the CD to make sure you don't have a pirated copy

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Posted: 27th Oct 2004 09:07
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Ok.
Thats always nice to know.

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