Gameplay asks for the second CD

[Zwartij]

Wing Commnader Prophecy (multiple CD's) install doesn't give any problem (due to its small pop-up format window) and the game plays well until I come to the next CD.
Game grabs full screen 800x600 svga. Pop-up window for second CD appears, but I can not switch with <Alt><Tab> to desktop.
What did I already try?
Read lots of items on this forum
http://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?t ... bc7f690b67 comes close to my problem.
Started the programs in Konsole/Terminal
Tried to set the Terminal window to a fixed size, but the game still grabs full screen.
Tried with opening a Konsole window before starting the game in order to be able to umount/mount cd1/cd2. With <Alt><Tab> I manage to switch and do umount/mount, but I do not get back to the pop-up window to do OK.

In the topic I mentioned above I read

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method 2: divert your optical drive to several entries in WineCFG's "Drives" tab and use another "drive" for each ISO.

I need some extra explanation on that.

Currently I see in /home/user/.wine/dosdevices h: as my CD drive.

My specs: wine 1.3.4 on Mandriva2010

[dimesio]

Game grabs full screen 800x600 svga. Pop-up window for second CD appears, but I can not switch with <Alt><Tab> to desktop.

Try setting Wine to emulate a virtual desktop (graphics tab in winecfg).

In the topic I mentioned above I read

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method 2: divert your optical drive to several entries in WineCFG's "Drives" tab and use another "drive" for each ISO.

I need some extra explanation on that.

You need to create isos for each of the cds, mount them, and map them as cd drives in winecfg.

[Zwartij]

Try setting Wine to emulate a virtual desktop (graphics tab in winecfg).

Looking at winecfg in usr/bin I used this option also. Games stays boxed in a non-full screen window. Switching with <Alt><Tab> makes my mouse pointer disappear.

So the cd-iso mounting I have to take now.
I already looked to the commandline enttry # mount-o loop imagefile.iso/ Media/ disk".
I have also seen AcetonISO being an Alcohol120% lookalike.

[Zwartij]

After some fidling around I managed to have my game in a Wine desktop of 1024X768 and with <Alt><Tab> I managed after a few tries to get my mousepointer outside that deskop.
So I could mount my second CD. Great.

The only thing is now that my game instead of full screen has a framesize of 1/4 of my screen. Good quality, but (too) small.
Changing dpi only expanded the Load CD pop up, not the game itself.

[vitamin]

The only thing is now that my game instead of full screen has a framesize of 1/4 of my screen.

Virtual desktop doesn't scale image. If you want it full screen you need to change resolution of your monitor with xrandr or via xvidmode ([ctrl]+[alt]+[keypad +/-]).

[Zwartij]

To change resolution is not an option because it frustrates my other activities. Re-adjusting back and forth each time I start the game is not an option.
I tried <Ctrl><Alt> <+/-> but is doesn't resize.

Switching virual desktop to 960x720 instead of 800x600 (4:3) doesn't change a thing either.

[vitamin]

To change resolution is not an option because it frustrates my other activities.

So what do you expect from the full-screen game?

[Zwartij]

So what do you expect from the full-screen game?

I expect from the almost full screen more being 'in game feeling' with a wider view in my turret. Now it is a bit tiny Mouse moves need now more accurate 'swinging'on a small surface..
The game plays well now, but a bigger screen would do better.

PS I now have twinview with two screens and am experimenting with the wine desktop setting to get the game (almost) full screen on screen1 while letting me switch to screen0 for mouniting purposes