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    Osd?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by IntenseIGFX, Sep 14, 2010.

  1. IntenseIGFX

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    When I hit "alt+tab" there's an icon that says "OSD". When tab to the icon to bring the program up front nothing changes. Any idea what this is / how to get rid of it?
     
    IntenseIGFX, Sep 14, 2010
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    Interesting it brings all open windows on the desktop for display. I hold alt and then hit tab to display and then remove. :eek:
     
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    OSD (on screen display) is the app that handles some of the special button presses, e.g. changing volume or display brightness. It also displays the necessary notification on screen.

    It's definitely possible to have the window disappear off the Alt-Tab list, but still show up when needed. I'd guess it's a bug, but only a fairly small one.
     
    nzgeek, Sep 15, 2010
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    I don't follow.
     
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    when you press the volume button a logo comes up on screen.

    thats an OSD overlay
     
    nikonelite, Sep 15, 2010
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    A program created by dell which
    Is supposed to display a HUD style on screen display when you press the touch interactive buttons...most picky app ever works when it feels like it
     
    Mechanized Menace, Sep 15, 2010
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    It also only works if you have a single display. Dual-display configs will crash OSD.exe on startup as it is hardcoded to expect only a single display device.

    Not a big deal I suppose. I certainly don't miss it.
     
    Easirok, Sep 17, 2010
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