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Big Picture Mode reverts to 1920x1080 dimensions on game exit.

steamclosed Big Picture
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5848 · opened 2018-10-19 by Aimela · updated 2019-07-18 · 2 comments · github
AAimela 2018-10-19 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): Oct 13, 2018
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch Linux
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I've been having this issue for quite a while now, where Big Picture Mode will revert to 1920x1080 when exiting a game. A screenshot of the result:
screenshot_20181018_202830

Personally, it doesn't quite feel like the Steam's Linux client is tested in resolutions above 1920x1080 and refresh rates above 60Hz to me.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Start Big Picture Mode.
  2. Launch game.
  3. Close game window.

Some specs:
DE: KDE Plasma
CPU: i7-6700k
GPU: GTX 1080 with proprietary drivers at version 410.57
Monitors: Acer XG270HU and Acer P215H(both set to 2560x1440@144Hz and 1920x1080@60Hz respectively)

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2018-10-19 github

Hello @Aimela, if you completely close Steam, then run steam from a terminal with SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS=0 steam, does that workaround the issue?

AAimela 2018-10-19 github

Hello @Aimela, if you completely close Steam, then run steam from a terminal with SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS=0 steam, does that workaround the issue?

That seems to have helped. I also added "export SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS=0" as a line in /usr/bin/steam and that seems to have persistently fixed the issue.

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