05-16-2008, 05:11 PM
aquaMat wrote:
Freddy, the problem with files on the desktop being moved after a full-screen game is an old problem....and the reason for that is the automatic switching of monitor resolution that takes place when a game is played in full-screen.
It happens to me very often, but strangely never happens with MM. (I am still using OS 10.4.7, however).
But it does happen, for example, when I play MM in full-screen and then do a screenshot (cmd-sw-3) !! Very strange.....
But even this is related to the resolution-switching.... 'cause when I do the screenshot while using the MM editor (= playing without resolution change) the desktop is not in disarray !!
The problem is this: If you switch the game to some smaller resolution, such as 640x480, and put a new file on your desktop while the game is full-screen in this resolution (such as a screenshot, a saved game, or anything else), AND your desktop does not have room (at the smaller resolution) to put your new icon there in a nice way, then when you switch back to your normal resolution all your icons will be piled up on top of each other!!!
This is a very vexing problem that users blame developers for, but the thing is we can't do a darn thing about it. There has been much complaining on the Apple developer lists for years about this... that it is a KNOWN issue in OS X, and Apple has done nothing about it. Sigh. Wish I could fix it, but I can't.
But... knowing about it, you can at least know to avoid taking screenshots or saving files to your desktop while fullscreen in a smaller resolution.