wine windows can't change resolution

[i30817]

I've only noticed it in this for now:
http://www.projectaon.org/staff/david/

It's a game book player. It has a start menu that doesn't use full screen, and as soon as you start a book it switches to full screen (same resolution as desktop i think).

This worked on 11.04 and works if a virtual desktop with the same resolution as the desktop for wine is enabled on gnome 3 shell.

It doesn't work (change resolution to full) in gnome shell or the fallback mode without a virtual desktop. It works in ubuntu unity in the same machine (without the virtual desktop), showing that wine is not the issue.

Using fglrx on all environments, same kernel running.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gnome-shell 3.2.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Dec 26 06:42:27 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Geoffrey Pursell (geoffp)]

I noticed this while trying to play Knights of the Old Republic/Steam on wine. Same specs, except with the Nvidia binary driver, updates version.

[eladner (eric-ladner)]

I can confirm this exists on Ubuntu 12.04, gnome-shell 3.4.1. Looking for an easy way to upgrade to gnome shell 3.6 for testing (without breaking my whole desktop)

[i30817 (i30817)]

There is a workaround...

Install this extension (from git, not the extensions gnome page as it is currently broken there, scroll down to see the readme):
https://github.com/mlutfy/hidetopbar

this will hide the top bar unless in overview mode, preventing most bugs relating to this. It also works well with the maximus extension (removes window decorations on maximized windows).

[i30817 (i30817)]

^ actually it doesn't work for the resolution changes in wine lone wolf; excuse me. But it works to remove the annoying top bar that refuses to go away.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) reached end-of-life on May 9, 2013.

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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