minimise

[Hairy_Palms]

why is it that native linux games (quake 4 and enemy territory) dont let you alt-tab to switch programs but games run under wine do? its incredibly annoying to have to leave a game because you need to check something on msn. does anyone know how to minmise these games.

[den benne]

I've been asking myself the same thing!

[toasterofirony]

Have you tried running multiple desktops and defining a hot-key combo to switch desktops?

I use this and it comes in handy for checking IMs/ webpages/ et al. when I play WoW (which isn't a native game, granted, but surely the logic is the same?)

I have ctrl+f1/ f2/ f3 to switch and it works a treat.