wine users - Oct 2010 - Different Resolution in a Wine Window Possible?

I operate my openSuse 11.3/KDE desktop at 1600x1200 using ATI's CCC, but
wish to run some Windows-based games in a Wine window at (say) 1024x764 while
the main desktop remains the same (1600x1200).

Is this possible?  When I use windcfg and the virtual desktop setting, all it
seems to do is change the SIZE of the wine window, but not the resolution.  TIA.

burpnrun wrote:
> I wish to run some Windows-based games in a Wine window at (say) 1024x764
while the main desktop remains the same (1600x1200). Is this possible?
Yes, use virtual desktop.


burpnrun wrote:
> When I use windcfg and the virtual desktop setting, all it seems to do is
change the SIZE of the wine window, but not the resolution.
Are you asking Wine to stretch 1024x768 game to 1600x1200? No, Wine can't do
that.

doh123 <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:
>
>Wine will not scale graphics to change their sizes... if the graphics is
trying to draw 20 pixels by 20 pixels, its going
>to do the same in Wine as on Windows and draw it 20 pixels by 20 pixels.
>
Actually, Wine cannot scale graphics, this is a function of the Window Manager
system (X11 for most folks).  If this system cannot support scaling 1024x768 to
full screen, neither can nor should Wine do this.  For instance, I have an older
Thinkpad running Linux.  Scaling is done by hardware and thus a 1024x768 screen
CAN be shown on the screen at 1600x1200.  The results are UGLY and pixelated. 
So, I choose to show screens at that size as sub-windows on the desktop.

Scaling in software depends on the video driver and if supported can be done. 
Again, Wine does not do this internally.

The answer to your original question is NO, Wine does not do what you desire.
Only X11 or your windowing system can.

James McKenzie