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Possible to tab out of games like on a pc?
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ero2
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Jun 13, 2007, 05:43 PM
 
So, I have been a mac user for a while now, but never really gamed until I discovered wow, lol. So, on the PC if I am having trouble with a quest I can alt-tab out, look it up on thotbot then go back to my quest, BUT on the mac I have to exit the game, is there another way?
     
nerd
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Jun 16, 2007, 04:19 PM
 
Does Apple H work? It used to for me in Quake 3 but with IOUrban Terror it doesn't.
     
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Jun 16, 2007, 04:27 PM
 
It depends on the game. They may or may not make the system calls that disable apple-tabbing.
Unfortunately, a great many do.
     
Adam Betts
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Jun 16, 2007, 04:47 PM
 
Most of the Mac games allow you to exit to window mode with key shortcut.

Blizzard's games are usually Command + M
     
   
 
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