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Black screen on full screen mode

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First post, by iceduk

Posted on 2009-07-10, 12:31

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Hi all i'm still new to dosbox so sorry if you have answered this question before when i open point and click games to full screen the screen is covered in black as soon as i move my mouse over everything theblack goes where i have moved my mouse is there any way of stopping this? when i play in minimised the gae is fine just when i go full screen thanks. 😊

Reply 1 of 5, by Kippesoep

Posted on 2009-07-10, 12:34

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Try using an output mode other than surface. Assuming you're on Windows, I recommend ddraw. opengl may also be a good option.

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Reply 2 of 5, by iceduk

Posted on 2009-07-10, 12:54

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hi thanks for your quick response i understand what u are suggesting but i need to ask another daft question wha do u use to config the dosbox.conf file? sorry i realise this is a daft question

Reply 3 of 5, by iceduk

Posted on 2009-07-10, 12:54

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sorry yep running win vista

Reply 4 of 5, by iceduk

Posted on 2009-07-10, 13:05

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ignore the last all sorted thanks

Reply 5 of 5, by MiniMax

Posted on 2009-07-10, 13:06

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You use the Start-menu => Programs => DOSBox => Edit configuration.

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