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dual monitor, play Starcraft and use 2nd monitor

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michaelttkk
Profile Joined January 2013
United States16 Posts
January 27 2013 20:43 GMT
#1
Hi! I've got dual monitor. I watch/stream movies or study on first monitor and play Starcraft on the 2nd monitor. But I want to be able to move my cursor mouse to another monitor time to time while I play Starcraft.
What is the possible solution? Thanks in advanced!
Michael
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Boblhead
Profile Joined August 2010
United States2577 Posts
January 27 2013 21:03 GMT
#2
play windowed fullscreen mode. Or learn to alt tab
michaelttkk
Profile Joined January 2013
United States16 Posts
January 27 2013 21:07 GMT
#3
alt tab is annoying. Thanks for the reply. how can I do the widowed fullscreen mode?
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nMinhBang
Profile Joined January 2011
Netherlands98 Posts
January 27 2013 21:17 GMT
#4
Go into the Options menu > Display > Display mode > Dropdown menu > Windowed (Fullscreen)
z0rz
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States350 Posts
January 27 2013 21:20 GMT
#5
Options -> Graphics -> Display Mode -> Windowed (Fullscreen)

Options -> Controls -> Confine Mouse Cursor -> Off
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michaelttkk
Profile Joined January 2013
United States16 Posts
January 27 2013 21:21 GMT
#6
you mean from the control panel?
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michaelttkk
Profile Joined January 2013
United States16 Posts
January 27 2013 21:23 GMT
#7
by the way, i'm using XP
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z0rz
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States350 Posts
January 27 2013 21:25 GMT
#8
..in the SC2 options.
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michaelttkk
Profile Joined January 2013
United States16 Posts
January 27 2013 21:27 GMT
#9
aha!^^ i'm using SC1 broodwar. ^^ Is it possible?
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HaruHaru
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States988 Posts
January 27 2013 21:48 GMT
#10
you can use window mode using iccup launcher or any other launcher in bw
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MaxQT
Profile Joined January 2013
69 Posts
January 27 2013 21:54 GMT
#11
On January 28 2013 06:20 z0rz wrote:
Options -> Graphics -> Display Mode -> Windowed (Fullscreen)

Options -> Controls -> Confine Mouse Cursor -> Off


that way he wouldnt be able to scroll around.. because the cursor will just go to the other monitor..
michaelttkk
Profile Joined January 2013
United States16 Posts
January 27 2013 22:11 GMT
#12
the window mode with iCCup launcher works. ^^ but it's abit small. i used to use wlauncher. anyway, Better than having to use alt tab.
Thanks for the help!
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z0rz
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States350 Posts
January 27 2013 22:19 GMT
#13
On January 28 2013 06:54 MaxQT wrote:
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On January 28 2013 06:20 z0rz wrote:
Options -> Graphics -> Display Mode -> Windowed (Fullscreen)

Options -> Controls -> Confine Mouse Cursor -> Off


that way he wouldnt be able to scroll around.. because the cursor will just go to the other monitor..

Right, but that's how I interpret "move my cursor mouse to another monitor time to time while I play Starcraft" if talt-tabbing isn't an option, which is the vibe I got from "alt tab is annoying".
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michaelttkk
Profile Joined January 2013
United States16 Posts
January 27 2013 22:20 GMT
#14
yeah!^^ Thanks for the help!
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ALPINA
Profile Joined May 2010
3791 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-28 14:47:04
January 28 2013 14:46 GMT
#15
Well windowed fullscreen does not enable cursor going outside of game client at least for me at win7. Is it right?
You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
Rannasha
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Netherlands2398 Posts
January 28 2013 14:51 GMT
#16
On January 28 2013 23:46 Alpina wrote:
Well windowed fullscreen does not enable cursor going outside of game client at least for me at win7. Is it right?


Hit the Windows key and then move the cursor out of the game window.

In addition, there is an option in SC2 where you can disable restriction of the cursor to the game window, but personally I find that annoying as you accidentally scroll out from time to time. So I use the Windows key method.
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ALPINA
Profile Joined May 2010
3791 Posts
January 28 2013 14:58 GMT
#17
On January 28 2013 23:51 Rannasha wrote:
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On January 28 2013 23:46 Alpina wrote:
Well windowed fullscreen does not enable cursor going outside of game client at least for me at win7. Is it right?


Hit the Windows key and then move the cursor out of the game window.

In addition, there is an option in SC2 where you can disable restriction of the cursor to the game window, but personally I find that annoying as you accidentally scroll out from time to time. So I use the Windows key method.


Huh i got win key disabled in case of accidental press, but you are right, windows key is the most convenient option here.
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llIH
Profile Joined June 2011
Norway2147 Posts
January 28 2013 15:27 GMT
#18
Are you going to study and play starcraft together?
At medical school that was impossible. I hope you prioritize your time to separate the two activities.
I would study first then play starcraft when I knew I was ahead with my material for the next week.
Just a tip from a medical student.
ALPINA
Profile Joined May 2010
3791 Posts
January 28 2013 15:31 GMT
#19
On January 29 2013 00:27 KAB00000000M wrote:
Are you going to study and play starcraft together?
At medical school that was impossible. I hope you prioritize your time to separate the two activities.
I would study first then play starcraft when I knew I was ahead with my material for the next week.
Just a tip from a medical student.


Come on man, get your priorities straight..
You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
January 28 2013 15:49 GMT
#20
How is alt tab inconvenient. You can even set it up so one alt tab goes to the primary secondary program and the next one goes back to sc2, if you don't switch into another program in between.
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