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Ultrawide on Linux: can you tell a game to take up only the "middle"? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm considering buying a 1440p ultrawide display for my gaming machine (Linux Mint, Cinnamon X.Org). Is it possible to set certain games to only use the "middle" of the display? I ask because e.g. a game like League of Legends (it's my guilty pleasure, don't judge! 😂) doesn't seem like a good fit for ultrawide, and I'd rather play it at 2560×1440 "centered" with black bars on the side.

Does anybody know? Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just set the game to full screen 2560x1440. The monitor does the right thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No it won't. Source: me suffering during years gaming on Linux on UW display.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Works for me. I have a Dell UW.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What are your EDID resolutions? Is there real display scaling available ? Mine Takes the whole monitor no matter what. Maybe yours was designed by a sane engineer.