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Can I keep two windows/apps "active?"
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1648844"><p>What is happening is that when your game loses "focus" (i.e., isn't the window you are looking at anymore, based on where you clicked) the game pauses. But as I said, on my Yosemite system, that doesn't happen with the few games I do play. The window with the game in it continues to play the game, unless and until an input from me is needed, or the game ends, even if I click on another window to change the focus. So, if your game is pausing when the focus is lost, it HAS to be in your game, not in the OS, since the OS doesn't interfere with what is running in the windows as you change focus. About the only thing I can suggest is to look at the Preferences for the game with the game running to see if there is a game setting for "run in the background" or some such wording.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1648844"] What is happening is that when your game loses "focus" (i.e., isn't the window you are looking at anymore, based on where you clicked) the game pauses. But as I said, on my Yosemite system, that doesn't happen with the few games I do play. The window with the game in it continues to play the game, unless and until an input from me is needed, or the game ends, even if I click on another window to change the focus. So, if your game is pausing when the focus is lost, it HAS to be in your game, not in the OS, since the OS doesn't interfere with what is running in the windows as you change focus. About the only thing I can suggest is to look at the Preferences for the game with the game running to see if there is a game setting for "run in the background" or some such wording. [/QUOTE]
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