Special keys

cliptoggle

When the “Force cursor clipping” option is ON, this key toggles the clipping region ON and OFF so that you can exit the game area and control other tasks or move/resize your game window.

refresh

Forces a surface repaint. Some old games didn't even consider the possibility of a task overriding the game area, so they don't repaint when they should. This is a technical detail, but if your game screen gets dirty, try this key to fix it.

logtoggle

Toggles logging ON/OFF. Since painting operations can be quite verbose, toggling the log can be a useful trick to get information about a specific program's activity without having to browse tons of log lines.

plocktoggle

Toggle position locking. When the Lock win Coordinates flag is set (see Windows handling), the window can't be moved or resized. Toggle this behavior OFF, move or resize the window, and then lock the window again.

fpstoggle

Toggle the FPS display ON and OFF.

timefast/timeslow

Increase or decrease the time shift multiplication factor when time stretching is on.

altf4

This key is the well known quit command for any task. If the application doesn't react quickly enough to your command, you can set the “Intercept Alt-F4 key” option to cause DxWnd to immediately quit the program.

timetoggle

When time stretching is enabled, this key toggles the time stretching feature entirely OFF and ON. It's useful to play part of the program at a normal speed.