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There are three types of DESQview programs: DESQview-oblivious programs,
DESQview-aware programs, and DESQview-specific programs.



According to the DESQview manual, DESQview-oblivious programs are those
which are ``written without any consideration for DESQview''.  These
include standard DOS programs like word processors and spreadsheets.



Some standard DOS programs have the ability to detect the presence of
DESQview.  These programs are considered DESQview-aware.  The advantage
of DESQview-aware programs is better system performance, because
DESQview does not have to make conservative assumptions about the
program.  A DESQview-aware program gives up the CPU when it doesn't need
it, and if it writes directly to the screen it instead writes to a
DESQview-provided video buffer so it can run in a small window /JB(see Q23)/q23.txt/.  If you'd like to make your program DESQview-aware, there is code
provided in Appendix J of the DESQview manual.



DESQview-specific programs can only be run while DESQview is active.
These programs use the window management, interprocess communication and
other services that are built into DESQview (called the DESQview
Applications Program Interface (API)).



DESQview will multitask all programs, regardless of type.