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Fs2004 Menu bar

Posted: 07 Nov 2011, 09:06
by austerdriver
Is there a way to have the menu bar showing all the time in FS2004 when in full screen mode?

Jimm

Re: Fs2004 Menu bar

Posted: 07 Nov 2011, 10:18
by Nigel H-J
Hi Jim

Go to the menu bar then the view tab and then click on the 'tick' full windows, that should do it!! :thumbsup:

Regards
Nigel.

Re: Fs2004 Menu bar

Posted: 08 Nov 2011, 07:20
by austerdriver
Hi Nigel,

I tried that and it didn't work.

Just looking to have the menu bar available when in full screen mode.

Jimm

Re: Fs2004 Menu bar

Posted: 08 Nov 2011, 16:35
by Dev One
Hi Jimm,
No, I do not seem to be able to get rid of the Microsoft background border & only show the FS9 menu bar, its either / or I'm afraid!
You'll just have to have it without & toggle ALT+ENTER to get it back!
Keith

Re: Fs2004 Menu bar

Posted: 08 Nov 2011, 19:42
by DaveB
Forgive me asking but why would you want the menu bar visible all the time in fullscreen?? Doesn't that kinda defeat the object *-)

ATB
DaveB :)

Re: Fs2004 Menu bar

Posted: 08 Nov 2011, 19:43
by Molyned
Hi Jimm -
When in full-screen mode I just hit 'alt' to bring up the menu bar. However ... if I hit' alt-enter' the reduced screen is then all mixed up with an unresolved image making it unusable - this happened this week and I swear it wasn't me what done it gov. :worried:
Cheers
Dave M(oly)

Re: Fs2004 Menu bar

Posted: 08 Nov 2011, 21:08
by Dev One
Jimm & Dave Moly:
Yes, I find that one can just use ALT to hide/display the menu bar in full screen mode, but I still need to use ALT+ENTER to get the exit X & the screen switches badly when I do!!!!
Thanks for the tip Dave.
Keith

Re: Fs2004 Menu bar

Posted: 08 Nov 2011, 21:19
by DaveB
Sri.. I presumed Jimm would have been aware of the Alt key as he's been around FS9 (and X) long enough. My apologies if you didn't know that Jimm ;)

Keith.. yes, I've heard some folk change from full to window mode to select/see an aircraft in the select aircraft window.. primarily (perhaps exclusively) on nvidia cards which lost the plot at certain resolutions from the 6000srs onwards. A pain in the bum but if you want to run at a particular res/AA setting.. there's no way around it. I never find the chop from windowed to fullscreen works as smoothly as it should. It always seems 'painful' to watch.

ATB
DaveB B)smk

Re: Fs2004 Menu bar

Posted: 08 Nov 2011, 21:54
by austerdriver
I have known about the alt+enter key for years. Just when ever I go alt in full screen mode the display shows up some weird thing then brings up the menu bar. If I use FS2004 in window mode I don't have a problem. Just that the picture isn't as smooth as it is in full screen mode. Probably something to do with the graphics card. It's only a ATI 3450 PCIE card I had laying around.

Jimm

Re: Fs2004 Menu bar

Posted: 08 Nov 2011, 21:56
by DaveB
Ahh.. that may well be a driver issue Jimm. I've not seen it happen in FS9 but I sure have in FSX.

ATB
DaveB B)smk