SDL not returning to proper resolution

SDL Development
1

I have an application that sets the video mode to fullscreen but with a
different resolution. When I exit the program the resolution does not
return to what it was before running the application. I only have
experienced this on my Linux box running Gnome. In Windows the same
application exits and the resolution returns properly. What gives?

2

I have an application that sets the video mode to fullscreen but with a
different resolution. When I exit the program the resolution does not
return to what it was before running the application. I only have
experienced this on my Linux box running Gnome. In Windows the same
application exits and the resolution returns properly. What gives?

Are you calling SDL_Quit() before you exit the program?

See ya,
-Sam Lantinga, Software Engineer, Blizzard Entertainment

3

Are you sure you’re closing SDL down properly?
If your application crashing and not cleaning up properly?

Do any other SDL based games exhibit this problem?

I had this problem in Kylix until I sorted out my exception handling. Works
fine now.

I’ve found that Windows GDI is a little more tolerant than X-Windows when it
comes to applications misbehaving. But Linux is much better at handling the
crashes :slight_smile:

Try [CTRL][ALT][+] to get your screen size back. Or if all else fails
[CTRL][ALT][BKSPC] to kill X

Hope this helps

Later

Jason> I have an application that sets the video mode to fullscreen but with a

different resolution. When I exit the program the resolution does not
return to what it was before running the application. I only have
experienced this on my Linux box running Gnome. In Windows the same
application exits and the resolution returns properly. What gives?

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4

Bad binaries on the Linux box was the culprit. Issue corrected. Thanks.

Jason Farmer wrote:> Are you sure you’re closing SDL down properly?

If your application crashing and not cleaning up properly?

Do any other SDL based games exhibit this problem?

I had this problem in Kylix until I sorted out my exception handling. Works
fine now.

I’ve found that Windows GDI is a little more tolerant than X-Windows when it
comes to applications misbehaving. But Linux is much better at handling the
crashes :slight_smile:

Try [CTRL][ALT][+] to get your screen size back. Or if all else fails
[CTRL][ALT][BKSPC] to kill X

Hope this helps

Later

Jason

I have an application that sets the video mode to fullscreen but with a
different resolution. When I exit the program the resolution does not
return to what it was before running the application. I only have
experienced this on my Linux box running Gnome. In Windows the same
application exits and the resolution returns properly. What gives?

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