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how get full screen games to run in a window so twin monitor setup is not disabled

Asked by heather michel

IF I try to run tux typing or childsplay on linux or Typershark on wine 1.1.31 with my twin monitor setup it messes up my monitor configuration.
For straight linux stuff like tux typer or childsplay games it resets my monitors to mirrored (in display settings).
For Typershark via Wine it turns off the secondary monitor and then crams all panels and icons etc into the primary monitor... When I turn the secondary back on it is scrambled and I had to reboot... yikes!
Any help on this?? Is there a setting somewhere where I can tell linux (ubuntu 9.4 in my case) that it should not run these things in full screen??
computer is a dell xps 410

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Michael Mathurin (mikankun-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

It all depends on the particular game and whether it was made to run in windowed mode. If it wasn't made to then it can't be forced into one.

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applecache(Nolan King) (nolanking) said : 		#2

When you say twin monitor setup are you refferring to a duel view setup whereby you have two monitors connectted together to a single graphics card?

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heather michel (hmemichel) said : 		#3

I believe so... basically two monitors sharing the same desktop. So I can have email open on one and work in a database or whatever on the other...

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Appiah (appiah) said : 		#4

A solution for wine can be using virtual desktop

type winecfg , add the exe for the game you want to run a virtual desktop.
go to graphics tab , select your settings.

Otherwise I recommend dual setup (not twinview), two seperate desktops.
But you cant drag windows between them.

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heather michel (hmemichel) said : 		#5

well here is a question.
Can I set up one desktop to only have one monitor and then the other desktop to use both monitors?

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Jeruvy (jeruvy) said : 		#6

Technically yes. If you have two video cards and three monitors, the one that is not setup as 'Twinview' should work in this fashion. If you only have two monitors, then you have to choose which way you want it.

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heather michel (hmemichel) said : 		#7

fix: go into home\username\.nameofgame\ and search for the config file or such and then open it in notepad. do a control +F for "Full" as in full screen. Change the fullscreen=1 entry to =0 and vuala...game in a window... Works with tuxmath, tuxtype and childsplay games so far.