XVidMode is required for Gamma Control

[Jesse Allen]

On 4/4/06, Molle Bestefich <molle.bestefich at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jesse Allen wrote:
> > I think it used to default to Y until the switch-over to the registry,
> > and the setting got lost.
>
> Perhaps that's why Starcraft suddenly started becoming playable?
>
> You use the mouse to scroll the play area in Starcraft, it's
> completely broken unless the mouse stays within the window.  Used to
> be broken a year ago or so, works dandy now.
>
> If you change this, ping me and I'll test Starcraft?
>
>
>


Just set UseXVidMode = Y in HKCU\Software\Wine\X11 Driver and test the game.

If people have problems with it defaulting to Y, then we can leave it
N, but still have the first patch and fix the no gamma control
problem. This patch is attached here so anyone else can look at it. I
don't believe this patch will cause any problem.

Jesse
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