First post, by frankvw
Hi, all,
I've Googled, read manuals, wiki's and FAQs, and I can't find how to deal with this. So here goes.
I'm running DOSbox 0.74 on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 (Bionic) on a Dell Inspiron 15 with ATI Radion graphics. Because the screen resolution of my desktop is high, the DOSbox window at standard resolution is small, but editing the config file for a 2x zoom solved that problem:
[sdl]
fullscreen=false
fulldouble=true
fullresolution=desktop
windowresolution=1024x768
output=overlay
autolock=true
sensitivity=100
waitonerror=true
priority=higher,normal
mapperfile=mapper.txt
usescancodes=true
[render]
frameskip=0
aspect=true
scaler=hq2x
Now the DOSbox window has a decent size and text is readable again. 😀
But... When I run applications in graphics mode, some (e.g. Sierra's Leisure Suit Larry 1) the DOSbox window reverts to 1x zoom mode (320x200, AFAIK) while other apps (such as FutureCrew's 2nd Reality demoscene winner from 1993) start at 2x zoom, but then halfway through the windows suddenly reverts to its original 1x size again.
When I try to run DOSbox in full mode, everything goes mad: DOSbox fails to switch to full screen mode but instead windows start to jump all over the screen.
I've played with different output parameters (e.g. normal) and scaler parameters (e.g. normal2x) but these either don't work at all or don't change the scale changing behavior.
What can I do to troubleshoot this? All suggestions appreciated!
// FvW