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General discussion (archive)How can I change the size of a windowed DOS game (Simcity 2000, Zork, ...)(7 posts)solved(7 posts)solved
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Posted October 20, 2014
Hi all,

So, yeah. ^^ As I said, I'd like to play these games windowed, but when I put them in window mode with alt+enter, the window is pretty small on my 14" 1920*1080 screen, making them uncomfortable to play.

Can you help me ? :P
This question / problem has been solved by Pseudomanimage
Posted October 20, 2014
I think that you need to edit the corresponding .conf file for each game and set the scaler to something appropriate, like maybe normal3x.

If you look in the games' installation directories you should find some .conf files. Look for the one with a "scaler" entry under [render]. If you want to see what scalers DOSBox has available, check out the DOSBox Wiki for details.

EDIT: Strijkbout is right, they are .conf and NOT .cfg files as I had them.
Post edited October 20, 2014 by Pseudoman
Posted October 20, 2014
I suggest editing the .conf file.
Change:

[sdl]
windowsresolution = to something you like
output = anything except surface

[render]
scaler = if you select a 3x scaler the window will be bigger

http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Dosbox.conf
Posted October 20, 2014
Talk dirty to it and it will get bigger.
Posted October 20, 2014
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tinyE: Talk dirty to it and it will get bigger.
Sometimes a slap does the trick.
Posted October 21, 2014
Thanks Pseudoman and Strijkbout !

Actually by looking for the .conf files I found that GoG has made a DOSbox configurator of his own for its DOS Games, where you can easely set resolution and scale... But thanks for your responses, it will be useful if the GoG configurator doesn't work or if I play a non-GoG game. :D

EDIT : sorry, maybe it was more appropriate to mark Strijkbout post as solution. I don't know wether it's important for you or not.
Post edited October 21, 2014 by Roknar
Posted October 21, 2014
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Roknar: Thanks Pseudoman and Strijkbout !

Actually by looking for the .conf files I found that GoG has made a DOSbox configurator of his own for its DOS Games, where you can easely set resolution and scale... But thanks for your responses, it will be useful if the GoG configurator doesn't work or if I play a non-GoG game. :D

EDIT : sorry, maybe it was more appropriate to mark Strijkbout post as solution. I don't know wether it's important for you or not.
No promblem, Pseudoman ninja-ed me by two minutes and more or less sayes the same in less words, thanks for the consideration anyway. ;^)
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tinyE: Talk dirty to it and it will get bigger.
I've been talking dirty to my windows all day, they didn't get any bigger though. =P
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