Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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Rate this one as a minor annoyance, but is there some way I can edit the configuration file so that Snes9x will hide the taskbar when I go to fullscreen? If I right-click on the "Snes9x" tab in the taskbar, it hides it, but I'd really be interested if there's a way to automate this process.

I'm running Snes9x v1.53 in Windows XP, by the way.
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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That is odd behavior; I have never had that. I assume you're talking the bar that contains the list of programs you currently have running, a clock, and the start button? I just to make sure. :)
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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Yes, that's the one.
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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i run into that bug occasionally. as you've seen, switching out of and back into Snes9x resolves it.

however, occurrence is inconsistent.
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odditude wrote:i run into that bug occasionally. as you've seen, switching out of and back into Snes9x resolves it.

however, occurrence is inconsistent.

Probably should forward this to OV2?
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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he reads the forums, he'll see it. there's no reason to escalate.

a bug report with no consistent way to reproduce isn't terribly useful to a developer.

although question for OP - what make if graphics adapter are you running (AMD/ATI, nVIDIA, Intel, other)?
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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It's an nVidia GeForce 7300 LE.
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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ok, so it's not a driver-specific thing (my primary machine is using a Radeon HD6850).
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Maybe it has to do with when he is switching to different monitor resolutions when going in/out of fullscreen?
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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no - i run fullscreen at my desktop resolution/depth/timings, there's no switch.
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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odditude is correct; I'm running the emulator in my monitor's native resolution, so there's no switching.
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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Ever been a fix for this known?
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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Sorry, not yet...
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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I get the same issue when switching to fullscreen. Perhaps its caused by the way SNES9x does fullscreen but I don't have a clue.
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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Probably caused by Windows scale function. Try to lower it to default 100% instead of 125/150%. This is a bug in Windows since at least a decade.

If this won't help your issue... well... I don't know.
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Re: Snes9x doesn't hide the taskbar when going to fullscreen

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reery wrote:Probably caused by Windows scale function. Try to lower it to default 100% instead of 125/150%. This is a bug in Windows since at least a decade.

If this won't help your issue... well... I don't know.
the issue happens at the standard 100% as well. where did that guess come from?
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