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First post, by DutchBert

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I can't get DosBox in the right full screen mode. The box's too big for the screen or too small. I just want it to maximize to the right size.

Reply 1 of 4, by eL_PuSHeR

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Edit dosbox.conf accordingly, mainly output=XXXX, fullresolution=WidthXHeight and Windowresolution=WidthXHeight

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Reply 2 of 4, by DutchBert

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What I mean is, is it possible to let DosBox maximize itself to screen size, just like maximizing other programs. When changing the conf file the program shows just a small size program within the full screen.

Reply 3 of 4, by MiniMax

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Reply 4 of 4, by eL_PuSHeR

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Unless I am mistaken, I think he means running in a maximised window that occuppies all available desktop space, just like when you maximize any windows program that do not run fullscreen.

Try setting windowresolution=resolution of your desktop.

If you mean FULLSCREEN, use ALT-ENTER but configure dosbox.conf accordingly: specially change output=surface to output=overlay (if using an ATi card, also output=ddraw) or output=opengl (if using an nVIDIA card).

If you are running a LCD or TFT monitor you may need to set fullresolution=W*H to its native resolution. For my TFT > fullresolution=1280x1024

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