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Forcing a full-screen app to run in a window

Aug 28, 2007 1:22AM PDT

Is there some way, through a menu or terminal command or something, to force a full-screen app to run in a window?

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What program?
Aug 28, 2007 2:31AM PDT

Do you have something specific in mind or just in general?

Some applications have the screen size option somewhere in the preferences, others can be resized by dragging.

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Games, mostly
Aug 28, 2007 4:18AM PDT

I'm trying to run certain games in window mode, but they don't have a window option in their graphics settings. Running things in windows allows me to use Expose and Command-Tab, but if I'm in full-screen mode I can't.