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Full Screen or Windowed?  via Amaikokonut on 8/13/2012 | 27 votes
The majority of the time, do you play DS in full screen or windowed mode (Toggled with Alt+Enter)?
 
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Tarilithina | 8/5/2013  log in to like post

I use full screen. Switching between 16 and 32 bit is annoying, and if I forget to switch it back then my computer won't show the window preview thingys when I mouse over them, which is also annoying.
 
Amaikokonut | 8/14/2012  log in to like post

Thanks for the comments guys <:

I ask because, when considering development that involves multiple panels/windows, I often wonder if I should constrain myself to the 800x600 resolution that the full-screen game defaults to, or if the majority of the community usually runs the game in a larger window.
 
C-Rex | 8/14/2012  log in to like post

Full Screen doesn't work too well on my widescreen monitor, and it also lags like heck.
 
mip | 8/14/2012  log in to like post

Both! :P

I have Exodus installed on both my PCs. One is a normal PC on which I play DS windowed - this is so I can use things like the Biochemistry kit alongside and record information if I want to. My other PC is connected to my TV and as such it has a really large resolution. Playing in windowed mode on my TV PC makes all the text much too small to read from where I sit (in bed, ha!) so I play in full screen mode to save my sight!
 
generalflame | 8/13/2012  log in to like post

As much as it's a pain having to constantly switch between 16 and 32 bit color, I just can't play on full screen. The game resolution does not play well with 16x9.
 
RisenAngel | 8/13/2012  log in to like post

I always use Windowed mode, mostly because it makes it easier to develop. On my current computer, C3 has a tiny window, but when I maximize the DS window I can view the entire Norn Meso without scrolling. The resolution on this thing is crazy huge.
 
Jessica | 8/13/2012  log in to like post

I play in windowed mode, although it might as well be full screen mode on my giant monitor! Full screen is actually way too big for me. Most small to medium-sized metarooms fit in my windowed screen, with space to boot!


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