Re: switching games between fullscreen and window
At 1148347889 past the epoch, lee wrote:
> On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 11:19:33AM +0100, Jon Dowland
> wrote:
> > Off the top of my head, the program must call SDL_Quit
> > and re-initialise the SDL subsystem with the new video
> > mode, so it isn't something that can be easily
> > shoehorned onto an existing game.
>
> If that is really true, I will file a bug report against
> the SDL library.
Fair enough, but please double-check what I've said first.
It's quite possible I am wrong :)
> Besides the great inconvenience, it is a security issue. I
> want to remain in control of my computer.
I don't agree that it is a security issue.
> Meanwhile, how do I switch between X11 and consoles?
> Ctrl+Alt+Fn-x doesn't work.
Start "xev" from an X terminal. Give focus to the white
window that is created and press that key combination. What
does the terminal readout say? Does it get the keycodes?
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Jon Dowland
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