Dual Monitor does not grab mouse

DrHappyAngry

I didn't see this reported, so here it goes. Good news is alt-tab works great for me in the beta. Previous versions before the beta would still have the game showing on the primary monitor when alt-tabbing out, that's fixed for me now. However

1: Launch BG:EE >> Either start a new game or load one.
2: Move mouse in direction of second monitor
The mouse will move outside the game and onto the second monitor. This prevents scrolling on the map in that direction. My secondary monitor is to the right of the primary, so it won't scroll in that direction, just move the cursor to the other screen. Expected behavior is that the mouse stays on the primary screen and scrolls the map in that direction.

There is a super easy work around. Alt-tab out of the game, alt-tab back into it, and it will properly grab the mouse, and I can move the cursor to the right side and have it scroll without moving to the other screen.

I'm using an nvidia 560 TI 448 core. I can check the driver version next time I'm booted into windows.

I'm only about as far as Nashkel, and I do have to say, the new patch is pretty awesome, the UI enhancements are great. The new fonts look nice, too. Keep up the great work guys.

Now if only the linux version would drop so I could play it on my new laptop I've got showing up this week

cmk24

I remember this happening to me once, but then it just went away. I am not really sure what caused it to mess up that one time.

Isaya

@DrHappyAngry Are you playing the game in window mode?

I have an ATI HD4850. My second monitor is a TV and has low resolution than the main monitor and I'm playing on the first monitor. I'm playing in full screen mode and the mouse cursor is locked on the main screen and it scrolls properly in all directions. I need to Alt-Tab to desktop to be able to move on the second screen.
When I'm playing in window mode, scrolling only works if I keep the mouse pointer on a few pixels of the game window frame, if I go beyond that, the mouse is captured by the desktop.

DrHappyAngry

Isaya said:

@DrHappyAngry Are you playing the game in window mode?

Nope, full screen.

I installed an update to the beta over the weekend and it looks like it stopped for me. The cursor gets grabbed and stays on the screen the game is running on without having to alt-tab back out and back in.

Isaya

@DrHappyAngry Good to know that it's fixed on your side. I had the latest update too when I checked so hopefully it's an improvement from that update or it means there are subtle effects with drivers or whatever.