Fullscreen Windowed missing (Settings/Video/Resolution/Borderless Window option missing)

[jsahoka]

Version

Latest public-1.4-alpha

OS

Windows

Platform

Steam

Description

The option to use "Fullscreen Windowed" is missing in the latest Tmodloader (it is available in terraria still)
On discord there was mention that the standard fullscreen option would be borderless windowed now but this does not seem to be the case.

I use 1 monitors, my main monitor is an 3440 x 1440 (WQHD) screen, the second monitor is a regular 1080p resololution.

When in fullscreen mode, if you click in the second monitor, Tmodloader minimizes
When in windowed mode if you click in the second monitor, Tmodloader stays active/in focus.

Windowed mode has the titlebars visible which is less then ideal. The option "Borderless Window" should fix that, but it is not available in the menu

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[Solxanich]

To clarify;

1. exclusive fullscreen is gone, Microsoft has been killing it for a good 4+ years now. Terraria has it as a legacy app, and good chance it won't work after windows 11.
2. borderless window is already implemented. This is what the "Go Fullscreen" button does.
   The other button you are thinking of was for exclusive fullscreen
3. the actual issue here is the question of why the window is getting minimized - I would presume this is due to XNA/FNA being designed for single monitor setups and not properly supporting dual monitors

[jsahoka]

Hey Solxanich, thanks for your reply.
I just tested it, it does do a little more then just minimizing the screen. It also mutes the background music.
I would think that if it is indeed just a minimize but the game would be in borderless windowed mode, the music would keep playing right?

[Solxanich]

Not necessarily, no.
Most programs when minimized are muted, windowed or otherwise.

In the most likely design, XNA looks for if the player leaves the game (ie window not active), and forcefully minimizes it to prevent any weird screen softlock issues, again making an assumption that it's single monitor display.

This can probably be modified either through an FNA launch parameter or code; main thing is that the issue here want resolved is forced minimization on a dual screen

[Solxanich]

Actually, just double checked, we are currently using borderless fullscreen, not borderless windowed.
Apologies for the confusion there.
The FNA code is pretty bad at providing the right information.
So, yes, borderless windowed is missing and instead borderless fullscreen is being used (arguably a weird setting choice)

[jsahoka]

Thanks for clarifying that.
Is this something that could/will be fixed in an upcoming release?

[melancholicMathematics]

hope still shines for the future, I still believe

[MonChoubidouDAmour]

hope still shines for the future, I still believe

That is hopeful.

[Chicken-Bones]

This will be available:

• On Steam Preview in September
• On Steam Stable in October
• https://github.com/tModLoader/tModLoader/actions/runs/2916536668 Now

[Chicken-Bones]

To clarify, there is still no 'borderless fullscreen' option, because now regular full-screen is truly borderless (doesn't minimise on focus loss)

[JavidPack]

I'm testing this on 2022.9.47.4 (october stable as of now) and the window still minimizes when clicking out (on my 2nd monitor.)

[steviegt6]

I'm testing this on 2022.9.47.4 (october stable as of now) and the window still minimizes when clicking out (on my 2nd monitor.)

Still minimizes for me on the latest October stable as well.

[markedone66]

can confirm, its still happening even in november. Borderless window just doesnt work on Tmodloader. terraria works fine. I hope it gets fixed is mega annoying.

[steviegt6]

I should get around to updating my Borderless Terraria mod to be a proper overhaul to the windowing system.

[PixusPanic]

While I don't mean to bump the topic, I can easily confirm that I'm having the same issue. While it's minor, it's definitely annoying to not be able to see the game and have to click on it in the task bar every time I want to focus back into it.