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First post, by Guest

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I cant figure out how to put dosbox into full screen mode even after reading the readme. Im running XP and i dont think anything else has to do with this, just my own stupidity. I type what it tells you to type in the readme but it just says illegal command and so forth. Im doing sumthing wrong i know it ><

Reply 3 of 5, by HunterZ

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Here's the beginning of my dosbox.conf file:

[sdl]
# fullscreen -- Start dosbox directly in fullscreen.
# fulldouble -- Use double buffering in fullscreen.
# fullfixed -- Don't resize the screen when in fullscreen.
# fullresolution -- What resolution to use for fullscreen, use together with fullfixed.
# output -- What to use for output: surface,overlay,opengl,openglnb,ddraw.
# hwscale -- Extra scaling of window if the output device supports hardware scaling.
# autolock -- Mouse will automatically lock, if you click on the screen.
# sensitiviy -- Mouse sensitivity.
# waitonerror -- Wait before closing the console if dosbox has an error.
# priority -- Priority levels for dosbox: lower,normal,higher,highest.
# Second entry behind the comma is for when dosbox is not focused/minimized.
# mapperfile -- File used to load/save the key/event mappings from.

fullscreen=false
fulldouble=true
fullfixed=false
fullresolution=1280x960
output=ddraw
hwscale=2.00
autolock=true
sensitivity=100
waitonerror=true
priority=higher,normal
mapperfile=mapper.txt

You can see that the very first line (that doesn't start with a # symbol) controls whether or not DOSBox starts in full-screen mode. All you have to do is change it from "false" to "true".

Reply 5 of 5, by HunterZ

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Here are some things to try:
- Does Alt+Enter work at least?
- Change the output= line to one of the other listed rendering modes (the one you're trying to use might not support full screen mode?)
- You might also have a fullresolution= setting that isn't supported by your system (try 800x600 as a safe place to start)
- Try toggling the fullfixed= parameter

Be sure to post exactly any error messages you see in the DOSBox console window, and also exactly what you try and what effect it has.