Wine 6.0 Released With A Plethora Of Improvements For Windows Software On Linux

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Wine 6.0 Released With A Plethora Of Improvements For Windows Software On Linux

Wine 6.0 stable is now officially available as the annual stable release for this open-source project allowing Windows games and applications to run on Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like platforms...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Wine-6.0-Released

[xzhao]

I really need the feature of running legacy Win32 games on HiDPI screen. Currently they are just too small because Wine can't scale the window properly. Scaling fonts in winecfg doesn't work for games, and using VNC or xpra to workaround is a pain in the ass.

[pinguinpc]

Sadly this version dont have dark sector patch but..... if you can compile from source + patch give this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbwbGP9ejtk

[Weasel]

I really need the feature of running legacy Win32 games on HiDPI screen. Currently they are just too small because Wine can't scale the window properly. Scaling fonts in winecfg doesn't work for games, and using VNC or xpra to workaround is a pain in the ass.

Just use a WM that can do scaling or zoom.

[tildearrow]

Just use a WM that can do scaling or zoom.

Here is a list of compositors that are able to do that:

[xzhao]

Just use a WM that can do scaling or zoom.

Sorry but can KWin do that? I set scaling factor to be 200% in KDE systemsettings but it doesn't scale wine program (other programs are all good)

[Aryma]

so madvr is support now ?

[paradroid]

compiz could do that + you could deactivate zoom follows mouse courser, always played D2 that way back in the days

[Calinou]

I really need the feature of running legacy Win32 games on HiDPI screen. Currently they are just too small because Wine can't scale the window properly. Scaling fonts in winecfg doesn't work for games, and using VNC or xpra to workaround is a pain in the ass.

The best workaround I can think of for now is to decrease your screen resolution while playing old games.

Someone could write a tool that does this automatically depending on the currently focused window or active process.

[xzhao]

The best workaround I can think of for now is to decrease your screen resolution while playing old games.

Someone could write a tool that does this automatically depending on the currently focused window or active process.

I am thinking how hard it would be to add this feature in wine. Shouldn't be hard if only shoot for X11...