roelofs@nas.nasa.gov (Cave Newt) (05/12/91)
ab2r@quads.uchicago.edu (Marshall Abrams) writes: >I like VGAMoire a lot. But what I would really like is a similar >program that would restore my 40-line mode (VGA) screen properly. >VGAMoire handles 50-line mode perfectly, but it restores 40-line mode >with characters from another mode. This means that the bottoms of all >the characters are cut off. Anyone know of a program that will >restore 40-line characters properly? The VGA 40-line mode (EGA 35) is generated from the same CGA 8x8 font that is used in the 50- (43-) line mode, but it requires some extra fooling around to extend the characters to an 8x10 box. In particular, the graphics characters must be "sign-extended" rather than "zero-extended," so to speak, else there will be gaps in your character-mode boxes/pictures/whatever. Very few programs are aware of this mode, even some of those that use it themselves (e.g., Telemate). Since you already have a way to get into this mode, I assume you're looking for a *screen-blanker* program that restores the mode properly, and I can't help you with that. But I have my own little utility to switch to the mode (assembler source included), and I'd be willing to send this to you or any- one else that wants it. Some of the available screen-blankers have source included, too, so you could patch my code in one of them. What, you say you wanted an EASY answer? Ha ha, we charge extra for those... :-) Greg