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    Default Maximizing ADOM

    So, I've been playing for years. Years and years, like fifteen, come to think of it. Anyways, I've always played adom maximized, I find the symbols are a little too different, a little too small, and it ruins a lot of the feel of the game for me when it's in a window. Hasn't REALLy been an issue as, until I upgraded to Windows 7, I was always able to ALT+ENTER and maximize adom. Alas, with W7 that no longer seems to be the case. I've found a number of work-arounds (Dos-Box, dos emulators, dual boot windows xp/98, etc) but I would really like to just be able to start up the game and play, not restart my computer and boot up a different OS, so I was wondering if anyone else out there has run into this same problem of preference, and what you've done to fix it. Also, before I get the inevitable trolls, things like 'Don't use Windows 7/8/Vista' or 'use linux' or 'try a different OS' are not helpful. I know these are options, but they're not the options I want. This is a plea for help, as I'm genuinely stumped. Thanks in advance for any help!

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    I have, indeed, run into the same problem, and took an extended break from the game because of it - I love the look and feel of the DOS version and switching to windows XP first and then to windows 7 made it difficult to run the DOS version. These days I use DOSBox. It fixes the problem, doesn't require you to restart your computer, and has a fullscreen option. Do try it out. You don't have to give up on that lovely, beautifully colored DOS font.

    In future versions, when NotEye is fully integrated, I believe you will be able to choose whatever font you like AND play fullscreen within the Windows version.
    Playing since gamma 10, when necklaces looked like &s. Lithium man. Brass + Lithium. OCG. Illiterate barb. One race and one class to go.

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    For which I shall be thankful! Tell me, is there a way that you know of where I can create an shortcut which will cause dosbox to mount the appropriate 'drive' and then launch adom? This is more of a shortcut thing, as I'm incredibly lazy. So lazy, in fact, that I spend time trolling around forums looking for shortcuts so that I can be lazy in the future! Sometimes you gotta work hard to be lazy

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    You can run DOSBox 0.74 Options.bat from within the DOSBox program folder to edit the configuration file for DOSBox. Scroll all the way down to the end to find the [autoexec] section.
    Playing since gamma 10, when necklaces looked like &s. Lithium man. Brass + Lithium. OCG. Illiterate barb. One race and one class to go.

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    Alright, I'll try that later tonight

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    I used to use DOSBox, but now that the new versions of Windows ADOM allow for font size changes, I do the following. I set the font in adom.cfg (Font_Name, Font_Size) to something that takes up the correct amount of screen real estate. I have then made a Windows shortcut to the ADOM executable. In the shortcut settings, there is the option "Run:", which I set to Maximized. This works for me under Windows 7.

    End result: http://i.imgur.com/Ar5edc4.png

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    This isn't obvious, and it's way more painful than it should be, but you can just change the font size:

    Open this file in a text editor:
    C:\Users\<YOURUSERNAME>\AppData\Local\ADOM\adom_da t\adom.cfg

    Change these lines to read:
    Font_Name = Courier New
    Font_Size = 25

    Play around with 25 to be something appropriate for your screen.

    This process works for the 1.2 pre5 prerelease version. In other versions I think the file may be located somewhere else, but the idea is the same.

    With font size 25, I can get ADOM to occupy about 90&#37; of my 1680x1050 widescreen monitor.

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    Does it support fonts other than Courier? I prefer Lucida Console, Consolas or DroidSansMono myself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grey View Post
    Does it support fonts other than Courier? I prefer Lucida Console, Consolas or DroidSansMono myself.
    It sure does. I've used Terminus, Anonymous, Envy Code R, Source Code Pro, and Inconsolata.

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