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DOSBox Color Shifting when switching to Full Screen Mode

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First post, by artmaker

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I have the latest version of DOSBox (.73) successfully installed on my brand new HP Pavillion Laptop running Windows 64-bit (merry xmas to me). I have successfully solved all issues except one:

I have a shortcut to a folder named DOS that contains an exact layout of an old DOS Computer that I have. By using the folder shortcut method, DOSBox automatically mounts and gives me a C:\ prompt. Cool stuff!
However, in the window your "splash screen" is a Blue Background with White Letters. If I switch to full screen, the colors of your "splash screen" hold for just a short moment and then they switch to a Red Background with White Letters. Any solutions? I searched through the DOSBox FAQ's and Forum but could not find where this issue has ever been brought up.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

Reply 1 of 5, by Qbix

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maybe search for the windib solution. It might help.
The next version of DOSBox should have this problem fixed, although it isn't really our problem to begin with(win7 changing stuff and display drivers messing up)

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Reply 2 of 5, by robertmo

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choose different output type in dosbox's configuration

Reply 3 of 5, by artmaker

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Thanks for the rapid response. I did try vgaonly but due to my screen aspect ratio, "full screen" was not satisfactory, and resource requirements were a lot more. The default machine type is truly the best for full screen use.

Reply 4 of 5, by Qbix

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you were changing machine,

not output

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Reply 5 of 5, by artmaker

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Duh, now I understand that "output" is one of the variables in the conf file. I searched for the windib solution and found where a user changed output=surface to to output=overlay, and that worked for me also. Thanks for your patience with me...

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