Full Screen Window Mode

Post » Fri May 13, 2011 6:15 am

Edit: Now with its very own Nexus page, found http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=35817.
Edit2: Now with compiled version, so you don't have to mess around with autohotkey unless you want to...

I've been using this for my games for a while now, and figured I would share since there doesn't seem to be a maximize window type program for New Vegas yet. It requires Autohotkey, which can be downloaded http://www.autohotkey.com/download/. I've only tested this on my computer, so no guarantees on how well it will work on yours.

Once you have that installed simply open up notepad, and paste the following code:
#UseHook			; Necessary for hotkey function in some games^+`::				; Sets hotkeys to ctrl+shift+tilde (see autohotkey documents for non-alphanumeric key symbols)WinSet, Style, -0xC00000, a	; Strips titlebar and borders of active windowWinMove, a, , 0, 0, 1280, 1024	; Moves window to 0,0 (center screen) then resizes it (change 1280 and 1024 to your own screen resolution);ExitApp			: Remove semicolon in front of exitapp to make this program close automatically after it does its thingreturn


Make sure you edit the resolution on the fourth line to your own desktop resolution. Then save it with an.ahk extension.

To use it, open up the file you just saved. Then while in game press the hotkey buttons (control+shift+tilde is default) and your window should be taking up your whole screen now. If I didn't explain anything well enough, just ask and I'll try my best to help.

Notes:
-Make sure your game resolution is the same as your desktop resolution.
-You can also use Autohotkey to convert the ahk script into an exe file if you don't want to keep Autohotkey installed.
-This will work on most games, and almost any window. So don't hit your hotkeys unless you want your current window fullscreen!

Edit: Looks like I forgot to put [RELz] in topic name. :shrug:
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 7:53 am

Edit: Now with its very own Nexus page, found http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=35817.


The compiled version on the Nexus will now auto-detect your desktop resolution, and I managed to reduce the false-positives for the compiled version by 50% according to the http://www.virustotal.com scanner .
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 5:25 pm

After a crash course in C++, I've managed to put together a version that uses a timer instead of hot-keys. Since it doesn't use AutoHotKeys, there shouldn't be anymore annoying false-positives.

Any suggestions for improving it are welcome.

PS: If a moderator reads this, could they pretty please add [RELz] to the topic name. :foodndrink:

Edit: Arrggh, I meant for this to be an edit to the OP instead of a new post. Need more :snoring: and less :foodndrink: I guess.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 7:46 pm

Interesting, might look into this as I like playing stuff in windowed mode because I alt tab out of stuff frequently and I hate it when games dont support full screen windowed mode by default.
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