Does dreamscene pause when a full screen game is started ?

I have noticed that dreamscene uses a bit of CPU, does it get paused
automatically when a full screen application or game is run ?

Thanks

Thats hard to tell, but I notice when I log out and log back in, it seems to
be paused then resumed. It Auto starts every time I log into Vista too.
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"VistaGuy" <nope@none.com> wrote in message
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>I have noticed that dreamscene uses a bit of CPU, does it get paused
>automatically when a full screen application or game is run ?
>
> Thanks
>

If I remember correctly, the entire DWM is paused along with dreamscene when
running a full screen app.

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thats hard to tell, but I notice when I log out and log back in, it seems
> to be paused then resumed. It Auto starts every time I log into Vista too.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "VistaGuy" <nope@none.com> wrote in message
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>>I have noticed that dreamscene uses a bit of CPU, does it get paused
>>automatically when a full screen application or game is run ?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>

Well I think i just answered my own question, by making windows mail
fullscreen and observing the cpu usage it seems that it does get paused when
a window is made full screen, Im guessing therefore that a full screen game
would also pause it.
Thanks for the reply Andre


"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thats hard to tell, but I notice when I log out and log back in, it seems
> to be paused then resumed. It Auto starts every time I log into Vista too.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "VistaGuy" <nope@none.com> wrote in message
> news:26A0FDFD-84C5-4F5E-82FA-712BB1F4757C@microsoft.com...
>>I have noticed that dreamscene uses a bit of CPU, does it get paused
>>automatically when a full screen application or game is run ?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>

Well, the CPU cycle seems to decrese, but its not entirely paused. DWM is
always running if AERO is running.
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"rtk" <notta@chance.com> wrote in message
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> If I remember correctly, the entire DWM is paused along with dreamscene
> when running a full screen app.
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e2wxlmAGIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Thats hard to tell, but I notice when I log out and log back in, it seems
>> to be paused then resumed. It Auto starts every time I log into Vista
>> too.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "VistaGuy" <nope@none.com> wrote in message
>> news:26A0FDFD-84C5-4F5E-82FA-712BB1F4757C@microsoft.com...
>>>I have noticed that dreamscene uses a bit of CPU, does it get paused
>>>automatically when a full screen application or game is run ?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>>

YES IT IS PAUSED!

its a shame that a vista exposer will know more about vista than vistaboys


"VistaGuy" <nope@none.com> wrote in message
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>I have noticed that dreamscene uses a bit of CPU, does it get paused
>automatically when a full screen application or game is run ?
>
> Thanks
>

I tested by running a video of timecode as dreamscene, that is definitely
paused during full screen games, but you're of course right that DWM is
still technically running.

Thanks for the clarification.

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Well, the CPU cycle seems to decrese, but its not entirely paused. DWM is
> always running if AERO is running.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "rtk" <notta@chance.com> wrote in message
> news:3DEC87C6-40D5-4B9E-95E5-21320BCF3174@microsoft.com...
>> If I remember correctly, the entire DWM is paused along with dreamscene
>> when running a full screen app.
>>
>> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:e2wxlmAGIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Thats hard to tell, but I notice when I log out and log back in, it
>>> seems to be paused then resumed. It Auto starts every time I log into
>>> Vista too.
>>> --
>>> Andre
>>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>>> "VistaGuy" <nope@none.com> wrote in message
>>> news:26A0FDFD-84C5-4F5E-82FA-712BB1F4757C@microsoft.com...
>>>>I have noticed that dreamscene uses a bit of CPU, does it get paused
>>>>automatically when a full screen application or game is run ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

I know I'm a little late to the party but I can confirm that DreamScene
pauses when a window is full-screened. I know this because I run with
dual monitors and if a window is maximized on one screen, DreamScene
pauses on the other screen. I'm really hoping the team fixes this bug
soon.


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