[Bug 10841] Wine does not restore display resolution when it's looses focus

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10841


Harald Judt <h.judt at gmx.at> changed:

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--- Comment #21 from Harald Judt <h.judt at gmx.at>  2008-03-30 18:26:49 ---
I too am affected by this bug and find it quite annoying since it destroys the
current desktop layout, especially with my two-monitor setup. Just some
ideas/suggestions:

I find the way dosbox (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net) deals with
fullscreen/windowed modes really well done:

. You can switch between fullscreen and windowed modes by hitting <M-Ret>.
. In fullscreen mode, you cannot <M-Tab> out, it seems to circumvent the window
manager. BTW: Many games don't allow you to <M-Tab> out in Windows too.
. Fullscreen mode resolution does not affect desktop resolution in any way. It
is restored when switching between the modes and after exiting dosbox.
. In windowed mode, <M-Tab> works as expected.

Native linux games work in a similar way (powermanga, neverball, frozenbubble)
and do not mess up your workspace. This seems to be pretty standard with most
games I've tried so far.

Wine behaves different: It seems it does not provide a real fullscreen mode
like native linux games or dosbox. If the wine application crashes, resolution
is not restored. But worst: If it ends normally, it does not restore the
resolution too. Additionally, if you <M-Tab> out to another application, often
the wine window is not restored correctly if you want to switch back to it,
though this might be a window-manager related bug.

The current way to deal/workaround with these problems are:

1. Use xrandr to remember and restore the resolution (aka wrapping wine in a
script). Sometimes, this still messes up the workspace (e.g. I have to restart
conky etc.).
2. Start a separate xserver which you can VT-switch to. I have not tried this
yet, however, this certainly would prevent wine messing up your current
workspace layout. I guess this would be quite complicated to set up for most
users, and dealing with your X configuration is a delicate thing especially
when it has been quite a hassle to set up.


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