[Bug 16783] Guild Wars: Game window is not displayed

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16783

--- Comment #18 from sworddragon2 at aol.com ---
On rereading this ticket:

(In reply to killpotts from comment #4)
> A workaround is to replace GW.dat with a new one ( if you do not have a
> backup of gw.dat, delete it. The game client will auto download a new one )

The Gw.dat does save the settings of the game (including the video settings)
and with this:


(In reply to killpotts from comment #3)
> I am able to reproduce this bug. Normally, it works fine, but if at any
> point you try to switch workspaces ( Using Ubuntu 8.10 here ) during
> gameplay it will render the game permanently trapped in this state
> regardless of attempts to reboot.

I'm having the theory that the game switched on your actions the video settings
(for example the resolution) and recovering/restarting doesn't logically work
then. It would be interesting to know how the game reacts if the game would be
started with such a Gw.dat on a native Windows.

Maybe this issue is even just a window manager issue for example by setting a
strange resolution that would never be set on Windows.

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