Hi so I have a pretty odd question that I want to see if tftv can help me with.
So I want to run tf2 in windowed borderless for convenience for alt tabbing and things like that (I move people in mumbles during pugs and it's a general pain to have to reopen the game after doing something outside)
I was wondering if there is a way to stretch the window to fit a full sized monitor resolution? I have accounted for this issue before in the past by changing my monitor resolution but I am trying to switch to a low enough res where my monitor would then be a complete joke outside of tf2.
If anyone has any tips let me know :)
Hi so I have a pretty odd question that I want to see if tftv can help me with.
So I want to run tf2 in windowed borderless for convenience for alt tabbing and things like that (I move people in mumbles during pugs and it's a general pain to have to reopen the game after doing something outside)
I was wondering if there is a way to stretch the window to fit a full sized monitor resolution? I have accounted for this issue before in the past by changing my monitor resolution but I am trying to switch to a low enough res where my monitor would then be a complete joke outside of tf2.
If anyone has any tips let me know :)
Have you tried -h [height of your monitor] -w [width of your monitor] in launch options?
Have you tried -h [height of your monitor] -w [width of your monitor] in launch options?
Use the native resolution via in game settings, then use the ???_viewportscale command to lower the internal res. This should work.
Use the native resolution via in game settings, then use the ???_viewportscale command to lower the internal res. This should work.
DrJeremyHave you tried -h [height of your monitor] -w [width of your monitor] in launch options?
that gives me a high resolution. I want to use a low one stretched to fill my monitor
drdonutmanUse the native resolution via in game settings, then use the ???_viewportscale command to lower the internal res. This should work.
I'll look into this
Edit: while I think it gives me some results that I like I dont think this is my "ideal" solution. Thank you for the tip though :)
[quote=DrJeremy]Have you tried -h [height of your monitor] -w [width of your monitor] in launch options?[/quote]
that gives me a high resolution. I want to use a low one stretched to fill my monitor
[quote=drdonutman]Use the native resolution via in game settings, then use the ???_viewportscale command to lower the internal res. This should work.[/quote]
I'll look into this
Edit: while I think it gives me some results that I like I dont think this is my "ideal" solution. Thank you for the tip though :)
you might look into one of those external programs that takes a windowed bordered game and makes it full screen?
you might look into one of those external programs that takes a windowed bordered game and makes it full screen?
MR_SLINyou might look into one of those external programs that takes a windowed bordered game and makes it full screen?
from what I've read most if not all of these cause issues involving pixel squishing and some weird issues with sensitivity
[quote=MR_SLIN]you might look into one of those external programs that takes a windowed bordered game and makes it full screen?[/quote]
from what I've read most if not all of these cause issues involving pixel squishing and some weird issues with sensitivity
What versionof Windows do you use, btw? You should disable Aero if you haven't already otherwise borderless windowed mode can force vsync on which creates input lag.
Sorry I don't have a solution, but I like to make sure people know about vsync and borderless windows.
What versionof Windows do you use, btw? You should disable Aero if you haven't already otherwise borderless windowed mode can force vsync on which creates input lag.
Sorry I don't have a solution, but I like to make sure people know about vsync and borderless windows.
Knuckles_MR_SLINyou might look into one of those external programs that takes a windowed bordered game and makes it full screen?
from what I've read most if not all of these cause issues involving pixel squishing and some weird issues with sensitivity
Any method of taking a lower resolution window and trying to keep that resolution but display it on a higher resolution display is going to require pixel interpolation, no way to get around it. If you try and play in a 720p window but display it on a 1080p monitor, there has to be interpolation to scale the 1280 horizontal and 720 vertical pixels by 1.5x to reach 1080p. This is worse if you're trying to use a different aspect ratio because now the horizontal and vertical pixels need to be scaled by different factors.
[quote=Knuckles_][quote=MR_SLIN]you might look into one of those external programs that takes a windowed bordered game and makes it full screen?[/quote]
from what I've read most if not all of these cause issues involving pixel squishing and some weird issues with sensitivity[/quote]
Any method of taking a lower resolution window and trying to keep that resolution but display it on a higher resolution display is going to require pixel interpolation, no way to get around it. If you try and play in a 720p window but display it on a 1080p monitor, there has to be interpolation to scale the 1280 horizontal and 720 vertical pixels by 1.5x to reach 1080p. This is worse if you're trying to use a different aspect ratio because now the horizontal and vertical pixels need to be scaled by different factors.
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maddada 2 points 8 months ago
i had the same problem but with different resolutions (1080p monitor, want to play csgo 1680x1050 stretched)
but i want fullscreen windowed and i despise alt tabbing.
my solution was to install a program called HRC.exe which lets me select 2 resolutions and switch between them using a hotkey.
my setup for the program is like this: http://i.imgur.com/QTHJ1YB.jpg
and i just press ctrl+shift+[ before i launch csgo, and then when i'm finished i press ctrl+shift+] to return to 1080p
last thing you need to do is make your video.txt strictly read only because if you change resolutions then launch the game it will restore the default video settings, and i found that just ticking read only in video.txt's properties doesn't prevent the game from changing the video settings.
so i use easyfilelocker to lock the file from being altered. here are my settings for easy file locker: http://i.imgur.com/JrreWrd.jpg
it's pretty easy to use, just add video.txt to it and set it like this: http://i.imgur.com/VoSCYuB.jpg
i have a shortcut for easyfilelocker in my startmenu so i can disable the lock if i need to change something in my video settings (doesn't happen often)
anyways hope this was helpful.
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maddada 2 points 8 months ago
i had the same problem but with different resolutions (1080p monitor, want to play csgo 1680x1050 stretched)
but i want fullscreen windowed and i despise alt tabbing.
my solution was to install a program called HRC.exe which lets me select 2 resolutions and switch between them using a hotkey.
my setup for the program is like this: http://i.imgur.com/QTHJ1YB.jpg
and i just press ctrl+shift+[ before i launch csgo, and then when i'm finished i press ctrl+shift+] to return to 1080p
last thing you need to do is make your video.txt strictly read only because if you change resolutions then launch the game it will restore the default video settings, and i found that just ticking read only in video.txt's properties doesn't prevent the game from changing the video settings.
so i use easyfilelocker to lock the file from being altered. here are my settings for easy file locker: http://i.imgur.com/JrreWrd.jpg
it's pretty easy to use, just add video.txt to it and set it like this: http://i.imgur.com/VoSCYuB.jpg
i have a shortcut for easyfilelocker in my startmenu so i can disable the lock if i need to change something in my video settings (doesn't happen often)
anyways hope this was helpful.
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maddada 2 points 8 months ago
i had the same problem but with different resolutions (1080p monitor, want to play csgo 1680x1050 stretched)
but i want fullscreen windowed and i despise alt tabbing.
my solution was to install a program called HRC.exe which lets me select 2 resolutions and switch between them using a hotkey.
my setup for the program is like this: http://i.imgur.com/QTHJ1YB.jpg
and i just press ctrl+shift+[ before i launch csgo, and then when i'm finished i press ctrl+shift+] to return to 1080p
last thing you need to do is make your video.txt strictly read only because if you change resolutions then launch the game it will restore the default video settings, and i found that just ticking read only in video.txt's properties doesn't prevent the game from changing the video settings.
so i use easyfilelocker to lock the file from being altered. here are my settings for easy file locker: http://i.imgur.com/JrreWrd.jpg
it's pretty easy to use, just add video.txt to it and set it like this: http://i.imgur.com/VoSCYuB.jpg
i have a shortcut for easyfilelocker in my startmenu so i can disable the lock if i need to change something in my video settings (doesn't happen often)
anyways hope this was helpful.
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This is probably my best bet. Thank you :)
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maddada 2 points 8 months ago
i had the same problem but with different resolutions (1080p monitor, want to play csgo 1680x1050 stretched)
but i want fullscreen windowed and i despise alt tabbing.
my solution was to install a program called HRC.exe which lets me select 2 resolutions and switch between them using a hotkey.
my setup for the program is like this: http://i.imgur.com/QTHJ1YB.jpg
and i just press ctrl+shift+[ before i launch csgo, and then when i'm finished i press ctrl+shift+] to return to 1080p
last thing you need to do is make your video.txt strictly read only because if you change resolutions then launch the game it will restore the default video settings, and i found that just ticking read only in video.txt's properties doesn't prevent the game from changing the video settings.
so i use easyfilelocker to lock the file from being altered. here are my settings for easy file locker: http://i.imgur.com/JrreWrd.jpg
it's pretty easy to use, just add video.txt to it and set it like this: http://i.imgur.com/VoSCYuB.jpg
i have a shortcut for easyfilelocker in my startmenu so i can disable the lock if i need to change something in my video settings (doesn't happen often)
anyways hope this was helpful.
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This is probably my best bet. Thank you :)