Request: Add windowed (no border)

vedasisme · 01-29-2011, 10:38 AM

They have this feature for games such as Left 4 Dead, which allows you to alt-tab your game without minimizing it. If the devs have the time to add this sometime, that would be great!

01-29-2011, 10:46 AM

There is a windowed mode. Better yet, you can change to windowed mode and back without having to restart your game -- something that's rarely done. It's in your options > graphics menu.

vedasisme · 01-29-2011, 10:54 AM

I know, but it's a funky windowed mode that adds a window border and if I try to use max resolution, some of the bottom of my window goes off the screen. So I don't use it.

01-30-2011, 06:16 PM

I'm stuck using windowed with border so i can alt+tab for now, but i'd really like a bordless mode too (so you don't see the taskbar and don't have to move it every time you start the game and such, besides the nicer look).

soul1355 · 01-31-2011, 03:07 PM

I'm surprised nobody else chimed in with this, but there's an almost universal solution for this. if you have autohotkey (http://www.autohotkey.com/)you can setup a script to let you do this to almost any window. (there's no undo though, so you will have to close anything you use this on to get the borders back, but its great for many games. (fallout 3 doesn't work for some reason, but thats the only one I know)
anyway, install autohotkey if you don't have it, and add this script

Code:

;full screen window

^+a::
WinSet, Style, -0xC00000,a ; remove the titlebar and border(s)
WinMove, a, , 0, 0, 1920, 1080 ; move the window to 0,0 and resize it to 1920x1080
return

^ = Ctrl
+ = Shift
so Ctrl, Shift, a will let you create a border-less window at 1920x1080
you can also change the hotkey, or the resolution to meet your liking/computer.
if you need help with any of this, feel free to ask.
(you can also use this to automate spells, but I haven't done this, and therefor have no scripts to share.)
also, I use this for TF2 etc. so its really helpful.

madindehead · 07-12-2011, 12:07 PM

soul1355, this worked a TREAT! Fantastic, thank you VERY much for this! Will see which other games I can get it to work with

Although, you don't need it for TF2. That now has an option for Windowed (Without border) like most Source games

Hellstrong · 07-24-2012, 10:29 PM

You can also use this for all your games. plus you wont need autohotkey http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...php?p=30525996

01-29-2011, 10:38 AM	#1
vedasisme Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 1 Posts: 50	Request: Add windowed (no border) They have this feature for games such as Left 4 Dead, which allows you to alt-tab your game without minimizing it. If the devs have the time to add this sometime, that would be great!

01-31-2011, 03:07 PM	#5
soul1355 Join Date: Jan 2011 Reputation: 5 Posts: 31	I'm surprised nobody else chimed in with this, but there's an almost universal solution for this. if you have autohotkey (http://www.autohotkey.com/)you can setup a script to let you do this to almost any window. (there's no undo though, so you will have to close anything you use this on to get the borders back, but its great for many games. (fallout 3 doesn't work for some reason, but thats the only one I know) anyway, install autohotkey if you don't have it, and add this script Code: ;full screen window ^+a:: WinSet, Style, -0xC00000,a ; remove the titlebar and border(s) WinMove, a, , 0, 0, 1920, 1080 ; move the window to 0,0 and resize it to 1920x1080 return ^ = Ctrl + = Shift so Ctrl, Shift, a will let you create a border-less window at 1920x1080 you can also change the hotkey, or the resolution to meet your liking/computer. if you need help with any of this, feel free to ask. (you can also use this to automate spells, but I haven't done this, and therefor have no scripts to share.) also, I use this for TF2 etc. so its really helpful.

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01-29-2011, 10:46 AM	#2
Mazu Guest Posts: n/a	There is a windowed mode. Better yet, you can change to windowed mode and back without having to restart your game -- something that's rarely done. It's in your options > graphics menu.

01-29-2011, 10:54 AM	#3
vedasisme Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 1 Posts: 50	I know, but it's a funky windowed mode that adds a window border and if I try to use max resolution, some of the bottom of my window goes off the screen. So I don't use it.

01-30-2011, 06:16 PM	#4
Akhraziel Guest Posts: n/a	I'm stuck using windowed with border so i can alt+tab for now, but i'd really like a bordless mode too (so you don't see the taskbar and don't have to move it every time you start the game and such, besides the nicer look).

07-12-2011, 12:07 PM	#6
madindehead Join Date: Mar 2009 Reputation: 2 Posts: 65	soul1355, this worked a TREAT! Fantastic, thank you VERY much for this! Will see which other games I can get it to work with Although, you don't need it for TF2. That now has an option for Windowed (Without border) like most Source games

07-24-2012, 10:29 PM	#7
Hellstrong Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 343 Posts: 1,353	You can also use this for all your games. plus you wont need autohotkey http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...php?p=30525996