Widescreen Support

[scienceguy8]

I was wondering if widescreen support is planned for future releases.

(Short, sweet, and to the point.)

[ronegar]

I'm running Wesnoth 1.4 on a MacbookPro with 1920x1200 resolution without any problems.

But what about multi monitor support?

[thespaceinvader]

It looks fine on my 1280x800 too...

[Dave]

But what about multi monitor support?

Multiple monitors work fine with my Ubuntu setup....

[ronegar]

Multiple monitors work fine with my Ubuntu setup....

On my MacBookPro with an external monitor when I switch to fullscreen the internal display goes blank.

[Espreon]

Works like a dream with my 1920x1200 laptop screen...

[scienceguy8]

Don't get me wrong, Wesnoth performs beautifully on my machine (iMac, 1440x900). However, when I run it in full screen, there is an inch of unused screen real estate on either side. I think it would be nice if somehow either the app could detect your screen size or the user can indicate the screen size so that none of the screen goes to waste and the user can see more of the battlefield at a time.

[wsultzbach]

Don't get me wrong, Wesnoth performs beautifully on my machine (iMac, 1440x900). However, when I run it in full screen, there is an inch of unused screen real estate on either side. I think it would be nice if somehow either the app could detect your screen size or the user can indicate the screen size so that none of the screen goes to waste and the user can see more of the battlefield at a time.

It can, you just have to change the the game's resolution to 1280x800 (The highest one).

Preferences -> Display -> Change Resolution

[Kess]

I’m taking the liberty of reusing this old thread since it the same topic.

Look at the right margin especially.

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While the actual game screen looks alright, the opening screen has some too wide side margins imho, especially to the right of the main menu. (Using a 1366x768 resolution.)

[jb]

My only comment would be that in widescreen mode the units look stretched. I've cycled through all the resolutions.

It's not something that really bothers me. Just a comment.

[beetlenaut]

the opening screen has some too wide side margins imho, especially to the right of the main menu.

I bet the asymmetry is intended. The button bar on the right is more important and useful (for most users) than the tips, so it gets nudged towards the center of the screen.

My only comment would be that in widescreen mode the units look stretched.

Seriously? They certainly don't for me. Are you sure you have an available resolution with the right width to height ratio?