mmshah@athena.mit.edu (Milan M Shah) (01/25/91)
o My previous post: I can do EGA/VGA graphics in a DOS window under win3 o Correction: yes, but then I can do little else! Try this: Run a EGA/VGA graphics program in full screen mode. Wait till you are in graphics mode. Now hit alt-enter. Graphics should be displayed in a window. (This is why I thought that graphics programs run in a window) Now try to give input to that program. No dice. (This is why I am posting this note.) What happened initially was that I 'ran' a chess program like this in a window. However, since I only know how to use it via mouse, and you can't have a DOS window using the mouse, I was unable to verify that the program actually 'runs'. I hope anyone who wasted time on pif files after my initial note will accept my sincerest apologies for the time wasted. Milan .
sisu@ux1.lbl.gov (judy stirkkinen) (01/26/91)
In article <1991Jan25.155106.14663@athena.mit.edu> mmshah@athena.mit.edu (Milan M Shah) writes: >o My previous post: I can do EGA/VGA graphics in a DOS window under win3 > >o Correction: yes, but then I can do little else! > > Try this: Run a EGA/VGA graphics program in full screen mode. Wait till > you are in graphics mode. Now hit alt-enter. Graphics should be > displayed in a window. (This is why I thought that graphics programs > run in a window) Now try to give input to that program. No dice. (This > is why I am posting this note.) What happened initially was that I 'ran' > a chess program like this in a window. However, since I only know how > to use it via mouse, and you can't have a DOS window using the mouse, > I was unable to verify that the program actually 'runs'. > Okay, but at least you were able to get the graphics displayed in a window... thats more than I've been able to do. When I run a full screen graphics program and then press <alt><enter>, I get a window with scrambled contents! (by the way, I'm running an Orchid Prodesigner II in 800x600x256 mode). If I try to *launch* a dos graphics application within a window, I ALWAYS get a message to the effect "You can't run a high rez application while other hi-rez applications are running. This application will be suspended until the other app is either in low-rez or text mode" (something like that). So...why won't the damn thing even LAUNCH a graphics application...one that dosn't need mouse input (so I don't care about that). Help? rob@cad4.lbl.gov