HOW DO I MINIMIZE SC4 WINDOW???

[olemexico 0]

HI THERE, I

[dmrsunz 2]

Hold down the option key when launching SC4 and you'll see a panel that lets you set the game to run in a window, and some other cool things too, like using iTunes for in-game music. But don't let your boss catch you!

[chapmanclam 3]

Don't put your title in capitals.  It's annoying.

[Mrkeacher88 0]

Welcome to Simtropolis.

Check out the New Member Information Forum for answers to some common questions and the Simtropolis Rules. Also if you can't find your answer there, search the forums! If you still can't find your answer then start a new thread.

Heres one rule I think you should read.

Don't put ANYTHING in all capitols except for using them for empahsis. like what i just did.

QUOTED from the All-In-One Simtroplis Guide to Posting written by Dirk.

Now let

[onomiko 0]

I'm on a mac and don't see those options. I get the window. There are 3 choices: resolution, movies on/off, and use 32 bit Z buffer, whatever that is. Further instructions?

[Vast_Deathmaster 0]

Me too. I'm using OS10.3.7 and when I use the option key, I get the same, but no option to run in a window.

Perhaps it's a commandline thing or edit the ini file?

I do like knowing about this little menu. I had turned off the movies before by removing them from the movie folder, but this is better.

[dmrsunz 2]

Are you guys playing SC4 or Rush Hour?

[Snotfist13 1]

Date: 8/31/2005 4:52:06 PM
Author: thewolfdog123
you should problably swicth too a computer that will be around for a longer time and is better the mac is all backwards

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Well, it has been a while since we had a visitor into out little niche that is the Mac Forum. I really don't understand why you would want to come into this area if you are so opposed to the Apple computer.

I'm removing your post but you will be remembered due to my quoting of your post. If you would back up your comment with some proof and linkage I would have left it as everyone is entitled to their opinions.

I would just think of myself as lucky that I got to it before Oaken, I heard he knows judo.

[Vast_Deathmaster 0]

I thought surely there must be a way to run this in a window. Perhaps a backdoor edit to some file.

I went googling and found this on Version Tracker

And further down in the text:
Windowed Mode/Refresh Problems - Version: 1.0, 7/16/2003 06:41AM PST

SnyperM: I have been able to get around the full screen refresh problem by editing the simcity plist in my user preferences folder set the window mode key to 1 for true and set full-screen to 0 for false obviously. Additionally you can specify the resolution you want in the same file manually. I personally can't get the game to run higher than 800x600 in full-screen but have no problem pulling 1280x1024 in a window. It's kind of aggravating but you'll be able to play the game.

I can't find a plist file for SC4. Perhaps someone else has an idea?


BINGO! Got it! Follow the above and you can run the game in window mode

[onomiko 0]

SC4

I just bought it about 3 weeks ago. The boards say it's now bundled so I don't have to spend another thirty bucks??! I don't see evidence of that anywhere. Shall I scream now?

[General Gunfire 0]

Look on eBay and I bet you'll find it for about five bucks.

[r.leroux 0]

Hi,

Download the patch for SimCity 4, not SC4 Rush Hour.
It should work then,

[ajteshin 0]

The option key while launching does not solve the problem. It sure is annoying that I can't get this program to launch in a smaller window instead of FULL SCREEN mode.

[CRMakintosh 0]

I would dearly love to be able to run SC4 in a window on my desktop; it would feel like I was using a Mac again. Unfortunately I've been completely unable to achieve this prize. I'm afraid the suggestions I've found around here have one feature in common: they don't actually work!

BTW and apart from anything else, the Mac doesn't have an 'option' key... If you mean the 'alt' key, please say so.

In any case, be it 'option', 'alt', 'control' or 'Apple' key (or any combination of same) you don't get yourself into 'in window' mode -- or at least, not using SC4.0.2 you don't.

Also, unfortunately, the earlier-quoted solution to this window question in this thread,I have been able to get around the full screen refresh problem by editing the simcity plist in my user preferences folder set the window mode key to 1 for true and set full-screen to 0 for false obviously. ...doesn't do the job either.

For a start, I find no 'simcity plist' in any user preferences folder. I do have a 'conf-log.txt' file, and yes, there I can change full-screen = false. But (a) there is no recognisable 'window mode' key to set to anything, and in any case (b) as soon as you run the application, 'full-screen' resets itself = true.

Now this may well be due the fix applying to an earlier version of SC4 or Mac OS -- or both -- but as a fix today, it isn't one.

Has anyone a better idea -- preferabley one that actually works?

Pretty please?

(For reference, I'm using SC4.0.2 on an iMac G5, 1.8Ghz, 240Gb HD, 20 screen, 1Gb SDRAM running under Mac OS 10.4.3)