RISC OS on Linux

one of the subforums (RISC OS on Linux, for example)

That is a little confusing – surely ‘RISC OS on Linux’ is a thread. The subforum is ‘Porting RISC OS’ – though for this quary the ‘RPCEmu’ subforum would be more appropriate.

Oh dear, that’s what I meant indeed. See how confusing it is?

Selecting “Full Screen” I expected it to take the full screen. The emulation takes over the screen but does not center in the middle of it. Therefore I can’t reach the toolbar at the bottom. Does anyone have an idea way it does not center?

I too have this problem on Linux Mint so am not surprised you have it on Ubuntu.

You have to go to Settings → Full screen before you reach the desktop. Make sure that the cursor moves down on the menu bar from above. I always found that if the cursor crosses the RPCEmu window, you lose control of it.

I was beginning to think I’d posted this reply in the wrong topic. I’ve looked back to check on the chap I thought I was answering and couldn’t find his name or his query.

I’ve done a search on the whole forum and can’t find any trace of him in the last week. Has he been removed as a suspected spammer?

The posting you quoted is the next to last on page 1 of this thread. The poster’s name is Steve. Are we both talking about the same thing?

Aahh! Couldn’t see for looking. I blame my advancing years.

Perhaps he just hasn’t had time to revisit the forum.

Sorry to bring all this confusion…Steve

I too have this problem on Linux Mint so am not surprised you have it on Ubuntu.

You have to go to Settings → Full screen before you reach the desktop. Make sure that the cursor moves down on the menu bar from above. I always found that if the cursor crosses the RPCEmu window, you lose control of it.

Hi John, Thanks for the insight, it works! But, it’s a bit like playing darts isn’t it…
There must be a way to have the “Full screen” “ON” permanently… When I ticked this in my Acorn emulator on my old MAC it stays selected? That would solve the problem.

But, it’s a bit like playing darts isn’t it…
There must be a way to have the “Full screen” “ON” permanently…

An alternative (which still doesn’t give you what you’re after) is to allow RPCEmu to finish booting. Then select ‘Full screen’ from the settings menu. If you now hold you can click anywhere in the window and drag it to a position where it looks as if it’s in a properly-initiated, full-screen mode of operation.

It’s a cheat, but it’s an option.

That should read: if you now hold ALT …

If you have the Gnome desktop or a variant thereof, the trackpad can respond to left, middle and right clicks. I think the default is two fingers = right, three fingers = middle, but if you install gnome-tweaks you can set it to depend on the position of your finger on the trackpad.

It might be possible to do this in other desktops, but I haven’t tried; KDE was at version 2 when I last used it.