Give a warning when I click X in right-hand corner? \ VOGONS

Give a warning when I click X in right-hand corner?

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First post, by mjfoxtrot

Posted on 2013-04-30, 04:44

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In Windows, is there any way that I can make it so that DOSBox will give me a warning when I click the X in the right-hand corner of the DOSBox window? In other words, if I accidentally clicked the X in the right-hand corner, I would get a pop-up that says, "Do you really want to close DOSBox?"

I have a game that I inadvertently clicked the X on last night and lost my progress. I would prefer to get a warning instead of an automatic close, but I don't know if that would be possible.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Reply 1 of 6, by bloodbat

Posted on 2013-04-30, 05:10

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Play fullscreen?

Reply 2 of 6, by mjfoxtrot

Posted on 2013-04-30, 19:12

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Well, sure, I could do that, but it's not a great option in this context, as I have need of seeing other windows on my screen while the game is running.

Reply 3 of 6, by collector

Posted on 2013-04-30, 19:45

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How is this an issue when it is a universal standard that means close this window across most platforms? It is a fairly trivial matter to add, but would be platform dependent. Portability is one of the main reasons that the official DOSBox does not have other GUI standard such as a menubar. Besides, few applications warn if try to close via the window exit button.

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