desktop rez changes/can't access taskbar after playing game w/Wine

[anon222]

I just installed Wine and was able to play a Windows (.exe file) game (nothing big).  When I exited the game, I found that the desktop resolution had changed (would have been good had I been 50 feet away ) and I couldn't access the taskbar.  I had to reboot to get back to normal.  What would have caused this and how can I avoid it in the future?  I have a few things I'd like to run using Wine.

Thanks!

Hi Monkeyman,
You can make a keyboard shortcut to change resolution.
Whisker Menu > Settings Manager > Keyboard > Application Shortcuts
When you get there click on Add button.
As the command type

Code:

xrandr -s 1920x1080

Change it to your screen resolution. e.g. If your default screen resolution is 1024x768 type

Code:

xrandr -s 1024x768

Click on OK and you will be promted to setup a key combination for that shortcut.
For example you can use Ctrl+Shift+R.
Now when your screen resolution changes you can use a keyboard shortcut to change it back.

I haven't tested this with wine but there is an application which can execute commands automatically whenewer you close or resize a window. You will have to setup the same command xrandr -s
I figure you will have to run the game in windowed mode.https://launchpad.net/dontwaitup