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    Top Finder Bar Showing

    AndyBrainsAndyBrains Posts: 218 Member
    in Mac - Technical Discussions
    Occasionally, like when I have my curser at the top of the screen, it will show the finder bar, and will make the game look like it's in windowed mode.
    I am using no mods and I have selected full screen.

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    • BluebellFloraBluebellFlora Posts: 7,110 Member
      That's normal, open iTunes in full screen and hover your cursor near the top.
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    • MasonGamerMasonGamer Posts: 8,851 Member
      Totally normal!

      even all windows do that
      game windows
      safari
      iTunes
      when you maximize windows and draw your cursor to the top Finder comes out.
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    • AndyBrainsAndyBrains Posts: 218 Member
      Is there a way to turn off this feature? Thanks. :)
    • MasonGamerMasonGamer Posts: 8,851 Member
      ... None that I know of, I just flipped through System Preferences and Finder Preferences I see nothing about the bar... I suggest you try getting use to keeping your cursor from the top edge. sorry.
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    • Tremayne4260Tremayne4260 Posts: 3,126 Member
      It's funny. When I run Sims 3 full window, it only does that if I keep the cursor at the top.
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    • AndyBrainsAndyBrains Posts: 218 Member
      I never noticed that while playing TS3, must be a new OSX update.
    • BluebellFloraBluebellFlora Posts: 7,110 Member
      AndyBrains wrote: »
      I never noticed that while playing TS3, must be a new OSX update.

      It's the game settings. It's not there on TS3. TS3 and TS4 are completely different.
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    • AndyBrainsAndyBrains Posts: 218 Member
      BluebellFlora wrote: »
      AndyBrains wrote: »
      I never noticed that while playing TS3, must be a new OSX update.

      It's the game settings. It's not there on TS3. TS3 and TS4 are completely different.

      Dumb question warning!
      Ok but where in the setting, I can't seem to find it. I only see fullscreen and windowed, nothing regarding the bar at the top.
      Thanks.
    • ErikTheRodErikTheRod Posts: 47 Member
      As a fellow OS X/iOS developer, I can say that this is just an annoying developer oversight. While the default behavior is that fullscreen applications show the menu bar when the mouse is near the top of the screen... this behavior can be overridden/disabled.

      Look at other native OS X games, they do not have this behavior. I'm sure EA/Maxis will patch this in the near future, but I agree it should be brought to their attention.
    • MasonGamerMasonGamer Posts: 8,851 Member
      ErikTheRod wrote: »
      As a fellow OS X/iOS developer, I can say that this is just an annoying developer oversight. While the default behavior is that fullscreen applications show the menu bar when the mouse is near the top of the screen... this behavior can be overridden/disabled.

      Look at other native OS X games, they do not have this behavior. I'm sure EA/Maxis will patch this in the near future, but I agree it should be brought to their attention.
      as long as they don't take the ability away to switch windows while playing.
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    • Tremayne4260Tremayne4260 Posts: 3,126 Member
      You should still be able to use Control + Tab to switch back to your desktop and then switch back. Sometimes it doesn't work and you just have to restart again. :(
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    • AndyBrainsAndyBrains Posts: 218 Member
      ErikTheRod wrote: »
      As a fellow OS X/iOS developer, I can say that this is just an annoying developer oversight. While the default behavior is that fullscreen applications show the menu bar when the mouse is near the top of the screen... this behavior can be overridden/disabled.

      Look at other native OS X games, they do not have this behavior. I'm sure EA/Maxis will patch this in the near future, but I agree it should be brought to their attention.


      That's what I thought, I never remember any of my other games having this issue. :)
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