Steam chat during game

**Skylark** · 03-10-2008, 03:24 AM

OK.. my feeble search turned nothing up so....

I will get messages sent to me (chat window thingies) through steam while playing CS:S

I need to alt-tab to read them. But others are able to somehow see/type into them during the game.

I went to steam options, enabled the shift-tab thingy. (minimalist said this is what he did) But when I do a shift-tab, it just minimizes the game... I could alt-tab for that....

Any ideas how to get those pesky things to pop up without having to minimize Counterstrike? (I shall keep looking for options, but I was hoping someone else had a quick answer)

**sparhawkxx** · 03-10-2008, 03:39 AM

Sounds like your key is binded to that. And that is differant. I have same setup as Mini. Wish I could help more.

**Skylark** · 03-10-2008, 03:45 AM

so change it from something other than shift+tab?

Conen. · 03-10-2008, 07:11 AM

I have mine on the App key. Finally give it something to do. But you aren't the only one with this problem, alot of people have it. I don't know exactly how to fix it.

**Kulmar** · 03-10-2008, 06:01 PM

I changed mine to F1, however it worked before that when it was originally default. Just puts a darker shade on the game, and brings up all the conversations right about it.

freakigod · 03-10-2008, 06:25 PM

You rightclick on your steam icon in your program tray then click settings and in-game, check the enable steam community in-game. You can also set a custom hotkey, I use shift f1 personally. Also check your Friends settings tab, and check if the display a notification option is checked.

**Tonk** · 03-11-2008, 07:02 PM

u ever get this going skylark? as said above.. changing it usually works, and now that i think about it, i had the same problem until i changed it

**.tritone.** · 03-11-2008, 11:30 PM

Mine is shift+F1.

03-10-2008, 03:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Skylark Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kansas City area (U.S.A.) Age: 36 Posts: 647	Steam chat during game OK.. my feeble search turned nothing up so.... I will get messages sent to me (chat window thingies) through steam while playing CS:S I need to alt-tab to read them. But others are able to somehow see/type into them during the game. I went to steam options, enabled the shift-tab thingy. (minimalist said this is what he did) But when I do a shift-tab, it just minimizes the game... I could alt-tab for that.... Any ideas how to get those pesky things to pop up without having to minimize Counterstrike? (I shall keep looking for options, but I was hoping someone else had a quick answer) __________________ "I've TKed better men then you, and I wasn't even trying!" BF2142 toons SkylarkAssault Skylark28 (Support) Snipelark (Recon) Eng.Skylark (Engineer)

03-10-2008, 03:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
sparhawkxx Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,734	Re: Steam chat during game Sounds like your key is binded to that. And that is differant. I have same setup as Mini. Wish I could help more. __________________ FUN FUN

03-10-2008, 03:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Skylark Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kansas City area (U.S.A.) Age: 36 Posts: 647	Re: Steam chat during game so change it from something other than shift+tab? __________________ "I've TKed better men then you, and I wasn't even trying!" BF2142 toons SkylarkAssault Skylark28 (Support) Snipelark (Recon) Eng.Skylark (Engineer)

03-10-2008, 07:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Conen. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 89	Re: Steam chat during game I have mine on the App key. Finally give it something to do. But you aren't the only one with this problem, alot of people have it. I don't know exactly how to fix it. __________________ I don't quite get this but I like it.

03-10-2008, 06:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kulmar Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boise , ID Posts: 570	Re: Steam chat during game I changed mine to F1, however it worked before that when it was originally default. Just puts a darker shade on the game, and brings up all the conversations right about it. __________________ War does not determine who is right - only who is left. -Bertrand Russell

03-10-2008, 06:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
freakigod Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1	Re: Steam chat during game You rightclick on your steam icon in your program tray then click settings and in-game, check the enable steam community in-game. You can also set a custom hotkey, I use shift f1 personally. Also check your Friends settings tab, and check if the display a notification option is checked.

03-11-2008, 07:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tonk Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Luck, WI USA Age: 22 Posts: 2,726	Re: Steam chat during game u ever get this going skylark? as said above.. changing it usually works, and now that i think about it, i had the same problem until i changed it __________________ **ikariam city:56:26-toastopolis-wine -click here -Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely, in an attractive and well preserved body; but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a beer in the other, body totally worn out screaming "YEEEHAW, WHAT A RIDE!!!" - my grandpa -Toasty/Tonk/Chair http://tgtonk.notlong.com -My New Rig: cpu: AMD 6400+ 3.2ghz dual core mobo: Asus Crosshair ram: 8gb (4x2gb) geil exotera 4-4-4-12 video card** MSI 8800GTS 512mb (g92)

03-11-2008, 11:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
.tritone. Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 561	Re: Steam chat during game Mine is shift+F1. __________________ Perhaps you should read the SOPs

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