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1. #DOSBOX ALTTAB OUT RETURN FULLSCREEN HOW TO#
2. #DOSBOX ALTTAB OUT RETURN FULLSCREEN MANUAL#
3. #DOSBOX ALTTAB OUT RETURN FULLSCREEN PATCH#
4. #DOSBOX ALTTAB OUT RETURN FULLSCREEN FULL#

I borrowed an LCD monitor from my roomie and hooked it up to my system. I susppected that perhaps my monitor was the problem. I run a CRT monitor (about 2 years old) because I like it better for image editing and the flicker rate on the flat panel LCDs bother my eyes. I tried everything I read on here and elsewhere.nothing fixed it. The problem was that no matter what I tried.and I tried them all.the size of the game on my monitor screen was miniscule.maybe 4"x5"! I had no problme in loading HOMM3 from my 12 or 13 year old CDs. Windows 7 this time.loaded with XP Mode.just in case. I never had to set any OS to 16 bit either. Heck, HOMM3 even worked on Vista.but in XP/SP2 mode.

I don't know what it didn't like in XP's SP3 but it did nothing but crash after I installed it.

I got rid of SP3 so it would keep on working.

#DOSBOX ALTTAB OUT RETURN FULLSCREEN HOW TO#

XP wasn't too much of a problem.nothing I couldn't figure out how to fix. Nor with Windows 98 or even that lousy ME. Windows 2.0 (DOS yet.on an old NEC) was the first system we played HOMM on but quickly upgraded to a better computer that was loaded with Windows 95. I played it on all of my computers with just about every OS Microsoft made. I have them all but my favorite is still HOMM3. Send Instant Message | Send E-Mail | View Profile | Quote Reply | Link If they know anything about it, I'm sure they'll be a big help. One last thought- have you tried posting a question on an online help forum for computer problems? You can explain what's wrong, tell about the game and how the screen isn't centered properly. I checked the list of Heroes 3 hotkeys but there wasn't much there to help fix our problem. About: Displays copyright information about the game

#DOSBOX ALTTAB OUT RETURN FULLSCREEN FULL#

Full Screen (F4): Switches the display to full screen mode In windowed display mode, you gain the following pull-down menu commands: Since the game displays at 800圆00 resolution, it is recommended this mode only be used when running Windows at 1024x768 or higher resolution. In windowed display mode, the game appears in a standard Desktop window. To return to the game from the Desktop, select it from your Taskbar. In this mode, you may press Alt-Tab to minimize the game screen and display the Windows Desktop. In full screen mode, the Heroes III game fills your entire video display at 800圆00 pixel resolution. I'm figuring what to think, but it reads:ĭuring your gaming session, you may hit the 'F4' key to switch between full screen and windowed display modes.

#DOSBOX ALTTAB OUT RETURN FULLSCREEN MANUAL#

There is a bit in the Heroes 3 manual I'm reading from my computer, dealing with screen resolution. If you get there, can you report what resolution it is set on there? I forgot if this is possible in XP, but right-clicking on the desktop will allow you to open Properties and check out stuff about your desktop and related properties. Revolution Software's classic titles.I don't know that much more about what can be done, but I'll try. You should only turn it off when playing the rare game that actually was meant to be played at 16:10, e.g. Not unless you have a 4:3 monitor - it's called aspect correction for a reason.

But the 'nb' in 'openglnb' means 'no bilinear' - this means that it's turning off the interpolation that makes things look evened-out at non-integer-multiple resolutions, so you get lumpy, uneven scaling.Īm I wrong and should be leaving aspect ration to false since I'm fullscreen? It will look fine at full screen on a 1600x1200 or 1920x1200 monitor. I tried openglnb with the sharp shader and aspect ratio on.

#DOSBOX ALTTAB OUT RETURN FULLSCREEN PATCH#

Presuming you have a vertical res of 1080, you have to compromise one way or the other, and the "pixel perfect" patch is actually a misnomer in that it does compromise aspect correctness in favor of sharp pixels. On all versions of DOSBox, I get generally decent results with: output=openglīut note that unless your monitor has a minimum vertical resolution of 1200, it is mathematically impossible to get both perfectly sharp pixels and correct aspect ratio with typical games.