(Semi-ish)Transparent window problems playing final fantasy 8

def · July 14th, 2008, 01:28

I have been using ePSXe to play FF8, but have there are issues with the play when sometimes when switching between windows.

Example:

I open ePSXe and load the game. I play for a while and everything seems fine.
I then switch to a firefox window and view this webpage.
I then decide to continue playing FF8. As I switch to the ePSXe window, I cannot see the game because in its place is the section of the webpage which is directly underneath it. I can move this section of the webpage around the screen using ePSXe's window, but it won't display the game again.
Fiddling around with it by putting other windows on top ePSXe and dragging it around has the usual results too trivial to describe.

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I've had this a few times and I've barely got started on playing the game. Being unable to fix the freeze, I have to restart ePSXe.

I'm interested in a simple solution which will mean I get the game back without a restart, and failing that I will post the configuration details (are people using some sort of command line to post that information in other threads?) for some sort of plugin help

I would have searched around more but I've found this horrendously difficult to describe

Thanks in advance for any help.

PS: is ePSXe formed/spelt with capitals in the format I have been using?

KrossX · July 14th, 2008, 01:42

How about the following?

Open ePSXe and load the game... play normaly with everything working fine.
When you decide to use FireFox, hit the ESC key to stop the emulation.
Once you decide to play the game again, use Run => Continue.

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**jonc2006** · July 14th, 2008, 01:59

what are you doing specifically when you move between the emulator window and whatever else you are doing? are you leaving it in-game and doing a ALT+TAB to switch between other things or are you pressing esc to go back to the GUI first and then moving between other windows from there? and krossx just said what i was about to bring up- if you ever want to stop playing for a while to go to do something else but dont want to shut off the emulator you should just go back to the GUI and then do whatever it is you need to do, do not leave it running in-game. when you want to continue just do run>continue and it will go back to the game.

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def · July 14th, 2008, 02:20

Thanks very much; I'll use the escape method to change between games

I normally change windows whilst in-game using the taskbar.

Squall-Leonhart · July 15th, 2008, 10:22

disable visual themes in epsxes compatibility properties (right click epsxe.exe and click properties)

July 14th, 2008, 01:28	#1
def Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Britain/England Posts: 2	(Semi-ish)Transparent window problems playing final fantasy 8 I have been using ePSXe to play FF8, but have there are issues with the play when sometimes when switching between windows. Example: I open ePSXe and load the game. I play for a while and everything seems fine. I then switch to a firefox window and view this webpage. I then decide to continue playing FF8. As I switch to the ePSXe window, I cannot see the game because in its place is the section of the webpage which is directly underneath it. I can move this section of the webpage around the screen using ePSXe's window, but it won't display the game again. Fiddling around with it by putting other windows on top ePSXe and dragging it around has the usual results too trivial to describe. /End Example I've had this a few times and I've barely got started on playing the game. Being unable to fix the freeze, I have to restart ePSXe. I'm interested in a simple solution which will mean I get the game back without a restart, and failing that I will post the configuration details (are people using some sort of command line to post that information in other threads?) for some sort of plugin help I would have searched around more but I've found this horrendously difficult to describe Thanks in advance for any help. PS: is ePSXe formed/spelt with capitals in the format I have been using?

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July 14th, 2008, 01:42	#2
KrossX クロッスエクス Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 3,716	How about the following? Open ePSXe and load the game... play normaly with everything working fine. When you decide to use FireFox, hit the ESC key to stop the emulation. Once you decide to play the game again, use Run => Continue. __________________

July 14th, 2008, 01:59	#3
jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD Posts: 9,793	what are you doing specifically when you move between the emulator window and whatever else you are doing? are you leaving it in-game and doing a ALT+TAB to switch between other things or are you pressing esc to go back to the GUI first and then moving between other windows from there? and krossx just said what i was about to bring up- if you ever want to stop playing for a while to go to do something else but dont want to shut off the emulator you should just go back to the GUI and then do whatever it is you need to do, do not leave it running in-game. when you want to continue just do run>continue and it will go back to the game. __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection

July 14th, 2008, 02:20	#4
def Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Britain/England Posts: 2	Thanks very much; I'll use the escape method to change between games I normally change windows whilst in-game using the taskbar.

July 15th, 2008, 10:22	#5
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	disable visual themes in epsxes compatibility properties (right click epsxe.exe and click properties)