How to enlarge a Dosbox window without fullscreen?

[learningcurb]

Hi, I'm trying to play some games in Dosbox in windowed mode, but with a larger window. I don't want to use fullscreen because then I can't switch between the Dosbox session and email and web browser without a lot of hassle.

I did some searching for advice such as http://www.reloaded.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=753 and http://www.gog.com/en/forum/tex_murphy_series/can_i_resize_the_dosbox_window but tweaking scaler, output or hwscale options doesn't seem work on my machine. So what settings do I need to change? :\ Thanks.

[molokaicreeper]

Have you consulted the DosBox Wiki? Maybe you can find it there?

http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Dosbox.conf#Sections

Since you're not specifying what computer you're using, I guess not much help can be given, sorry. Here is another page that may help (see "VIDEO" section):

http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=10739

I hope that works with your machine, good luck!

Liliana

[learningcurb]

Hey again. Thanks for the http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=10739 link. I took another look at the configuration file after using config -writeconf to write it out a fresh file. It turns out that windowresolution was the variable I forgot to change. I changed the following settings and now it works:


windowresolution=1024x768
output=opengl
hwscale=2.00


And here's the full [sdl] section of my .dosboxrc:

[sdl]
# fullscreen -- Start dosbox directly in fullscreen.
# fulldouble -- Use double buffering in fullscreen.
# fullresolution -- What resolution to use for fullscreen: original or fixed size (e.g. 1024x768).
# windowresolution -- Scale the window to this size IF the output device supports hardware scaling.
# output -- What to use for output: surface,overlay,opengl,openglnb.
# autolock -- Mouse will automatically lock, if you click on the screen.
# sensitiviy -- Mouse sensitivity.
# waitonerror -- Wait before closing the console if dosbox has an error.
# priority -- Priority levels for dosbox: lowest,lower,normal,higher,highest,pause (when not focussed).
# Second entry behind the comma is for when dosbox is not focused/minimized.
# mapperfile -- File used to load/save the key/event mappings from.
# usescancodes -- Avoid usage of symkeys, might not work on all operating systems.

fullscreen=false
fulldouble=false
fullresolution=1024x768
windowresolution=1024x768
output=opengl
hwscale=2.00
autolock=true
sensitivity=100
waitonerror=true
priority=higher,normal
mapperfile=mapper.txt
usescancodes=true

[learningcurb]

Hmm, actually hwscale seems to be unnecessary. I was wondering why it didn't appear in the default configuration file. Anyway, it seems that windowresolution is the main variable. Also, output needs to be set to overlay or opengl. Scaling won't work when output is set to surface.

Another related link: http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=8591&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20&sid=759f5bc212eb4cb77b16945445edf3de