Eric.Sheffer@samba.acs.unc.edu (Eric Sheffer) (01/17/91)
I run a non-windows application, a CAD-like package, that can display graphics on a graphics monitor while using a dumb terminal or monochrome text monitor to display keyboard entries and program messages. (The advantage of this setup is that one gets full screen graphics and a large dialog area.) I was wondering whether it is possible, within win3, to convince this package to use one window for test and one for graphics? Thanks in advance. Eric
dmerrill@pollux.HP.COM (David Merrill) (01/17/91)
/ pollux:comp.windows.ms / Eric.Sheffer@samba.acs.unc.edu (Eric Sheffer) / 9:44 am Jan 16, 1991 / I run a non-windows application, a CAD-like package, that can display graphics on a graphics monitor while using a dumb terminal or monochrome text monitor to display keyboard entries and program messages. (The advantage of this setup is that one gets full screen graphics and a large dialog area.) I was wondering whether it is possible, within win3, to convince this package to use one window for test and one for graphics? Thanks in advance. Eric ---------- Well, I don't know of any "slick" ways to do it. Maybe someone else will come up with a better answer, but one thing you _could_ do is connect two COM ports on the machine, have your program write text to one of them, and read it using TERMINAL or some such program. I know, I know. It's really kludgy, and it'll tie up com ports... Hope you can finbd a better solution... Dave
twb@cbnewsh.att.com (thomas.w.beattie) (01/18/91)
In article <2283@beguine.UUCP> Eric.Sheffer@samba.acs.unc.edu (Eric Sheffer) writes: > >I run a non-windows application, a CAD-like package, that can display >graphics on a graphics monitor while using a dumb terminal or monochrome >text monitor to display keyboard entries and program messages. (The >advantage of this setup is that one gets full screen graphics and a >large dialog area.) I was wondering whether it is possible, within win3, >to convince this package to use one window for test and one for graphics? > >Thanks in advance. > >Eric If you mean that you have BOTH VGA and monochrome (Hercules) video installed (Dual Monitors) then you can display a full screen DOS session on the monochrome screen and graphics on the VGA. From windows 3.0: Launch a DOS window In the DOS window enter the command "MODE MONO" - This should activate the herc. screen and is NOT the same as "MODE BW80" You can then move and adjust the size of the DOS window as you wish. Any time it is the active window the herc. screen will be active as well. To "return" to the DOS VGA window enter "MODE CO80" Note: I haven't found a way to get a cursor displayed on the herc. (Anyone?) Also, The CSHOW GIF/PCX/etc. viewer can display its menu on the herc. and the graphic on the VGA. Any other uses/configurations for Dual Monitors?? Tombo. --- Tom Beattie att!hoqaa!twb t.w.beattie@att.com