[comp.os.msdos.misc] DesqView and dBase III+

jmann@angmar.sw.stratus.com (Jim Mann) (11/28/90)

I purchased DesqView for my 286 machine yesterday and ran into one strange
problem.  During setup it installed dBase III into its list of applications.
However, when I try to run dBase, the window comes up without color (I have
dBase set up for white on blue, it's coming up white on black). 
Even worse, when I try to use edit or browse, the current record is invisible. 
I can see the field labels but not the contents. (I'd guess that dBASE 
is displaying them as black on black.)

I checked the setup, and it does say that dBase should be using its own colors.

If this matters, I have a 286 with  Award BIOS, 1 M of memory and an ATI
VGA Wonder with NEC MultiSync 2 monitor.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what is going on here?

Jim Mann
Stratus Computer
jim_mann@es.stratus.com