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pox67

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Post Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:00 pm

Dual screens, one show task bar

Hi,

Problem - max size game window on second screen gets overlaid by the taksbar.

I have a dual screens on my computer and use ISboxer with 2 LOTRO accounts.
I got the new update yesterday for ISBoxer and changed my window layout. Previously I had the main screen with one maxed game window and a quarter of the second screen had the other game window. Following the update I changed it so both game windows were the full monitor size (immersion!).
I set it up so there was no swapping but when I am focused on the main window the Windows taskbar pops in front of the second window. Changing focus to the second window pops it on top of the task bar.

Is there a fix for this?

Cheers,
pox.
Computer:
Intel 3930K (6 core, 12 hyperthreaded), Asus P9X79 LE, 16GB Ram
2 x Sapphire 7970 Dual-X Boost in Crossfire.
2 x 27" 2560x1440 monitors.
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lax

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Post Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:27 pm

Re: Dual screens, one show task bar

1. In the top pane, select your Window Layout
2. In the bottom left pane, click Regions
3. In the bottom right pane, click on the box in the preview window that you're describing as the second window, the one with the task bar issue
4. Still in the Regions tab, Adjust the "Always On Top Mode" option, under the "Window appearance" category. It sounds like the option is Off. I recommend setting it to "On, if a game window is foreground". If you set it to "On" then you may have a little trouble getting other normal windows in front of it.

Let me know if that helps :)
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pox67

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Post Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:34 pm

Re: Dual screens, one show task bar

Thanks for the quick reply, I will test after work.
Computer:
Intel 3930K (6 core, 12 hyperthreaded), Asus P9X79 LE, 16GB Ram
2 x Sapphire 7970 Dual-X Boost in Crossfire.
2 x 27" 2560x1440 monitors.
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pox67

Posts: 68

Joined: Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:58 pm

Location: Australia

Post Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:50 am

Re: Dual screens, one show task bar

I tried that Lax but it didn't work.
I have my taskbar vertically on the far right of my two screens.

I changed some more settings (.ini tweak to enable Aero for LOTRO and set focus to follow mouse) so this isn't a giant issue. I can see through the task bar pretty well now anyway.
Computer:
Intel 3930K (6 core, 12 hyperthreaded), Asus P9X79 LE, 16GB Ram
2 x Sapphire 7970 Dual-X Boost in Crossfire.
2 x 27" 2560x1440 monitors.

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