I'm using DOSBox to run a legacy productivity app (and I realize that isn't quite DOSBox's intended purpose...), and one problem I've run into is that it often gets into a state where it seems to hang if its window is obscured by other windows.
Is there any way to start DOSBox in the background (i.e., not an active window) and make it continue processing even if it's not a foreground window?
Maybe check your dosbox config and see if it's set to use a lower priority when in the background. If it is, then set it to use the same priority that it's set to use in the foreground.
You can try adjusting the priority in dosbox.conf.
Only thing I can think of.
Or try fixed cycles
1+1=10
I think the problem is with only lack of screen updates. going to fullscreen and back or some other simple solution should help. I think it will be fixed in the next version.
I think the problem is with only lack of screen updates. going to fullscreen and back or some other simple solution should help. I think it will be fixed in the next version.
This sounds like what I'm seeing.
It occurred to me that, since this is a completely background process, I can disable video completely, and it will still work. (I just won't be able to see what's going on.) So I added
SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy
to my environment before starting DOSBox, and things seem happier now.
Thank you all for your help.
