DxWnd

[amr-el-sayed]

Is there any possibilities to include the DxWnd.dll from https://sourceforge.net/p/dxwnd/.
I wish if this can be implemented as the windowed mode for my game implemented with DxWrapper
is neither resizable nor can be moved.

[elishacloud]

I don't plan on including DxWnd into this project. In the past I had the ability to load DxWnd.dll from dxwrapper. However, I removed that code because it caused more problems then it solved.

However, it should be easy to load DxWnd.dll using dxwrapper by using the LoadCustomDllPath option. You could load the DxWnd.dll directly, or probably better is to just use the DxWnd proxy dlls, like ddraw.dll. Just rename the proxy dll.

Here is an example:

1. Setup dxwrapper and get it all working.
2. Copy over the DxWnd.dll file.
3. Copy over one of the DxWnd's proxy dlls, renaming it to something else, like proxy.dll.
4. Configure dxwrapper's LoadCustomDllPath option to load the proxy.dll.
5. If using dxwrapper's dd7to9 or d3d8to9 then make sure to configure DxWnd to use Direct3D9. Note: if you use the auto detect DirectX version then it may interfere with dxwrapper.

[EG-Web]

The problem with the DxWnd proxy injection method doesn't work with my game and causes error. I used an older version of DxWrapper that has DxWnd but they window is fixed

Is there any way to make the DxWrapper resize the window or make it movable by dragging?

[elishacloud]

I won't be able to fix DxWnd's issue with the game. You may want to talk to the maker of DxWnd.

The size of the window is set by the game's resolution. To change it you need to set a different resolution.

As far as moving the window, you can set dxwraper's, initial window location options. This allows you to set where the window is located. It can be overwritten by the game, but it works most of the time. Secondly, if you enable the dxwrapper's option for showing the window border then you can move it via the window border. It may require you to click the Window's key to unlock the mouse, since many games lock the mouse into the window.

[amr-el-sayed]

Even if the window border is enabled, I can't move the window, resize it, or even minimize it. I wish this functionality is implemented in DxWrapper window mode. It seems so limited. The Window's key method didn't work either.

[elishacloud]

When you add a window border and the game locks the mouse then you still can move the window. It just feels different and the mouse will disappear.

Here is what you need to do:

1. Press the Windows key to unlock the mouse.
2. Move the mouse to hover over the window border.
3. Click and hold the mouse. Make sure you are holding the mouse button down. The mouse cursor will disappear but keep holding down the mouse button.
4. With the mouse button held down drag the window around.

I have tested this on numerous games and it works. This is an issue with the mouse being locked by the game and not related to dxwrapper's window mode. Other tools unlock the mouse from the game, but that adds a whole bunch of code (and work) that I don't want to add to dxwrapper at the moment. I really want to focus on game compatibility and not extra features like this. I don't have time to do both and the compatibility is still needs a lot of improvement.

[amr-el-sayed]

Unfortunately the steps before don't work with every game system. I hope one day if you got enough time, you can enhance the window mode. Thank you!