Starting up windowed mode & fullscreen mode.

[Keatah]

Is there a way to start Applewin in windowed mode while still specifying -fs-height=768 on the command line?

I most always want to start in windowed mode, but occasionally switch to fullscreen and have it properly scale to my display. And using -fs-height=768 scales it perfectly the way I want but at the same time forces fullscreen.

[tomcw]

Currently -fs-height=<best|nnnn> implicitly forces AppleWin to start in full-screen mode.
Also -f starts AppleWin in full-screen mode, but there's no complementary "start in windowed mode".

So perhaps a new cmd line switch to start in windowed mode, eg. -no-full-screen.
Also add -full-screen as an alias for -f.

[tomcw]

@Keatah: I've released AppleWin 1.30.0.0, which adds a new cmd line switch to start in windowed mode: -no-full-screen. Please try it and confirm.

[Keatah]

It partly works. It does indeed start in desktop mode. The new issue is that it now scales and distorts the desktop while in windowed mode. I believe the desktop resolution should be left alone. Or only change it when Applewin is in fullscreen mode.

Well don't fret over it. I can workaround with a batchfile or two setting different registry entries as needed.

[tomcw]

Ah, I understand better now:

If using -fs-height=768 together with -no-full-screen then start-up in regular Windowed mode (retaining your current resolution), but if you switch to full-screen then change the resolution (eg. to height=768 in this case).

Since you are the only one requesting this, then I think it's fine to change the behaviour in the next release to what you are asking for.

[Keatah]

Yes Thanks.

[tomcw]

@Keatah - try this new AppleWin 1.30.2.0 which should resolve this issue. Let me know.

[Keatah]

@tomcw - Yes. I'm pleased with how it works now.
Thanks to you and the team for continued work on this important piece of software.

[tomcw]

Great - thanks for confirming.