Does aspect=true and output = other than surface do what you want?

DosFreak wrote:

Does aspect=true and output = other than surface do what you want?

Nope. Here are configs I use:

fullscreen=true
fulldouble=false
fullresolution=1280x1024
windowresolution=1280x1024
output=ddraw
autolock=true
sensitivity=100
waitonerror=true
priority=higher,normal
mapperfile=mapper-0.74-3.map
usescancodes=true

I have no idea what's the difference between output ddraw, or opengl or whatever, could be that be the case?

EDIT: just a sidenote, aspect=true turns my monitor to 4:3 resoultion, instead of 5:4

EDIT2: it keeps staying widescreen regardless of options for games like HeXen. It really makes me salty.

MaxRideWizardLord wrote:

I have no idea what's the difference between output ddraw, or opengl or whatever, could be that be the case?

In simple words -speaking under correction-:
DirectDraw works natively on Windows XP and earlier. It supports interpolation/scaling.
Since Vista, it is "emulated" and looks *ugly*, there's no direct framebuffer access anymore (except if XP drivers are used *maybe*).
Direct3D works natively on any Windows ands supports scaling & shaders in some DOSBox forks.
OpenGL is OS-independent and supports scaling, interpolation etc.
Surface/WinDIB use raw pixel output. On Windows, they use good ol' GDI.
(Normally, these output methods are handled by the SDL library.)

Play with the settings on your monitor, look for something like "wide mode" or "aspect" and try other modes to preserve the original aspect ratio instead of stretching.