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First post, by emendelson

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Probably this is too difficult even to think about, but has anyone figured out a way to add a black (or other-color) border between the actual DOSBox window content and the frame provided by the OS? There are times when the content seems "crowded" by the frame, and it would be nice (that's the strongest word I can think of in this situation) to have something like a ten-pixel frame around it to give it some more visual distance between the content and the desktop.

I know I'm not equal to adding this to the code, but I hoped someone might already have done it, or might know a simple way to get it done.

Reply 1 of 2, by ripsaw8080

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There are patches to simulate the overscan area of a CRT monitor: VIDEO - Overscan border (SDL1)

It's more than a static border, though, as programs can change the border color and use screen "shaking" effects. I think Daum includes an overscan patch.

Reply 2 of 2, by emendelson

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Hmm... I think that's more elaborate than anything I might need, but I'll study the diffs and see if I can extract anything. Since I'm hoping to use this mostly with text-mode programs (ones that aren't supported on this forum), what I'm trying to build is what you called a "static border" (and now I'll know what to call it in the future).