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- $Id: README.TX@ 1.4 1994/02/19 01:45:05 oscar Exp $
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- Stealth Pro README.TXT
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- This is v3.00 of the Stealth Pro Install / Windows Drivers
- disk. Please backup any system critical files before installation.
-
- Installation Notes
- ------------------
- Use the INSTALL file to install the Windows 3.1 drivers from DOS
- or from the Windows Program Manager.
-
- * Suggestion: Use MS VGA when installing from Program Manager
- to eliminate any OEM files that could create a conflict.
-
- * If the install says "file exists, overwrite Y/N" for any of
- the .VBX files, OVERWRITE it. The files provided are newer
- than those provided with Visual BASIC 3.0 and other VB apps.
- Leaving old files will produce errors like "Enter an integer".
-
- * If the install says "file in use, abort/continue" and the
- file in question is a font (*.FON) file, continue the install.
-
- * If strange errors occur and text is missing from dialogs,
- check for .VBX files in your \WINDOWS directory. .VBX files
- should only reside in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory.
-
- Once the driver launches Windows, you will be placed in 640x480
- 16-color mode and prompted to select your monitor type. Select
- the brand monitor you have, compatible type, or use the Custom
- Monitor Timings to create your own configuration and custom
- screen centering.
-
- * Icon fonts are controlled by InControl Tools. When changing
- modes back to VGA or a non-Diamond driver, these settings
- still remain. To change back to default icon font, search
- the WIN.INI file for the IconTypeFace, IconTypeStyle, and
- IconTypeSize lines. Place a semicolon (;) in front of these
- lines or remove the lines entirely.
-
- * Only resolutions that have been selected as supported in the
- Display module will be available in the Viewport choices. If
- your monitor can display a resolution provided by the card,
- go to Display and select a monitor that offers that mode and
- refresh, or select Custom Monitor Timings and Add the mode.
-
- * If Windows only displays a single alphabetic character for the
- icon font, select a different font from the list of InControl
- Tools. Windows may not support the font type/size requested
- in the resolution and resource size displayed.
-
- * If you had screen savers loaded previously, and they seem not
- to load on startup any longer, see the message at the top
- regarding backing up important files and the limitation down
- below of LOAD= line being replaced and not appended. This is
- a limitation of the Windows 3.xx SETUP program.
-
-
- Utilities
- ---------
- STLMODE should be installed for all first-time operations. This
- program controls the frequencies sent to the monitor for all
- non-Windows programs and will allow the high resolution and high
- color modes to syncronize correctly on your screen.
-
- STLMODE.EXE allows selection of text modes, video emulation modes,
- and monitor mode frequencies for all environments outside of DOS.
- Monitor timing information is saved to the EEPROM on the Stealth
- Pro and is automatically loaded on powerup or reset.
-
- Users with monitors not conforming to the industry preset monitors
- provided can select the CUSTOM MONITOR option which allows
- selection of frequencies, sync polarities, and screen centering
- for each video resolution and color depth. Please consult your
- monitor manual for the exact capabilities of your monitor before
- selecting monitor timing. We strongly urge that selection of
- monitor timings in CUSTOM be made for all resolutions and color
- depths.
-
-
- Windows 3.1
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- The following Windows 3.1 drivers are included:
-
- Resolution Colors Displayed
- 640x480 16 256 65,536 16,777,216
- 800x600 16 256 65,536 16,777,216*
- 1024x768 16 256 65,536*
- 1280x1024 16 256*
-
- *Stealth Pro 2MB Only.
-
- Release Notes
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-
- Known Limitations:
- ------------------
- * 16/24-bit - Help hypertext is black, not green. This is
- a limitation of Windows 3.xx and will not be addressed.
- * Resolutions and color depths can not be selected from the
- DOS SETUP program.
-
- InControl Tools
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- Features:
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- Virtual Desktop
- Custom cursor color and size
- Custom font size, style, and type
- Real-time pan and zoom
- VESA Display Power Management Signaling support
- Keyboard and mouse hotkeys
- Monitor timing and refresh selections in Windows
- Real-time screen centering
-
- Known Limitations (Diamond):
- ----------------------------
- * Some hotkey combinations override application functions
- * Centering tools don't work on Nanao 550I (monitor
- limitation)
-
- Known Limitations (Windows):
- ----------------------------
- * Font selections remaining after switching to VGA
- * Some applications appear elongated in virtual desktops
- * The LOAD= line in WIN.INI is replaced, not appended
- to the current LOAD= line, when using MS Setup to install
- the drivers
-
- Corrected Windows Bugs
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-
- Fixed Since 2.00 Release
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-
- Word for Windows 6.0, system locks up when the Tip of the Day is displayed.
-
- System locks up when printing to various printers.
-
- Mathcad 4.0 (and other applications using the Win32s libraries), generate
- random locks and reboots.
-
- Word for Windows 6.0, create a graph, exit the graph editor, double click on
- the graph to enter into edit mode, the tops of graph bars are the wrong colors.
-
- When printing text gets cut off (top or bottom part of the text).
-
- Fixed Since 3.00 Beta 2 Release
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-
- 1024x768x8bit, Kanji Word, the application will not launch.
-
- 800x600x8/16-bit, displays multiple images and dim color on a B1 ISA Stealth 24.
-
- 640x480x24-bit, Excel 5.0 print a document & the driver will GPF in
- STEALTHT.DRV @0001:D907.
-
- Word for Windows 6.0, 24-Bit the I-beam is transparent.
-
- Set your font size and font in InControl to 7pt Arial. The font displayed
- will be Times New Roman
-
- 1024768x8-bit, Word for Windows 6.0, Stealth 24 ISA Make 72 pt characters
- select and deselect them, vertical lines will appear.
-
- 640x480x24-bit, Open a DOS Prompt Full screen, the systems crashes to DOS
- without any errors or notifications (Stealth Pro drivers only).
-
- 16-bit modes, Video for Windows sample .AVI file looks like 4 colors displays.
-
- All printers, 8/16-bit, printing with a shaded object, output in incomplete.
- this can be reproducted 100% using WinFax Pro.
-
- PageMaker 5.0, no text appears when printing to HP500c using TrueType fonts.
- This only happen when "Dithering" is set to "standard."
-
- Visual Basic 3.0, All res., 16-bit, OPEN PROJECT, and select MOUSE.MAK, find
- DRAG.FRM from \samples\mouse and click on the play button. Click on OPTIONS
- and then select DRAG DROP, choosing any file will caused GPF at 0004:2640.
-
- Adobe Illustrator 4.0, All res., 4/8/16-bit, when saving in Adobe Illustrator 4
- a file with a black & white preview option will cause a GPF at 0003:0320.
-
- THREED.VDX, Conflicts with some applications requiring version 3 of Threed.vdx
-
- Paintbrush, 24-bit, Using the brush choose any color, the color will be either
- pink or brownish when used. When first choosing the color, it will turn pink.
- If you click on the menu then click back to paint the color will be brownish.
-
-
- InControl Tools, All res., All colors, When changing the color for the mouse
- if you hit CANCEL after your change, the change will still take effect.
-
- Print Shop Deluxe, all 24-bit drivers, The color for the PAGE and BEHIND OBJECT
- are always in purple no matter what color is selected.
-
- Quattro Pro 5.0, all 8-bit drivers, go to the tutorial <click button>,
- Do the 1st lesson, Push the <next> button. After 3rd page in the lesson
- right after "Load a sample lesson", the system will drop to DOS or lock up.
-
- AVI Player, 640x480x16-bit, The picture appears as shades of green with black
- areas. Also reproducable with Microsoft Encarta - play any movie.
-
- MS Publisher 2.0, 1024x768x8-bit, Create a greeting card or invitation this
- will cause GPF at 0003:159A. (WIZARDS)
-
- MS Publisher 2.0, 800x600x256(LF), Cannot type in the entry for name,
- job title, phone number, etc. when using PAGE WIZARD ASST. IN MAKING and
- select "Business Card & Paper."
-
- Multimedia Atlas, all resolutions, 4/8/16-bit, Open US Atlas and select any
- city, you will get a GPF in the driver.
-
- PrintShop Deluxe, all 8/16-bit, Create a Greeting Card, when you get to
- the layout portion, select | OBJECTS | ADD | TEXT, Type in a text field,
- Click OK, the text does not show up on Main screeen, but will print OK.
-
- Icon Editors, Pixels did not match the grid spaces.
-
- Contacting DIAMOND.
- -------------------
- If you are reporting a bug on this release, please complete
- the included Problem Report Form (PDR.TXT) and send it to us.
-
- Diamond can be reached through a number of ways:
-
- Postal Service : Diamond Computer Systems
- STEALTH PRO BUGS
- 1130 East Arques Avenue
- Sunnyvale, CA 94086
- Voice (Main) : (408) 736-2000
- Voice (TechSppt): (408) 736-2000 Ask for Stealth Pro support
- [M-F 6a-7p; Sat 8a-4p Pacific]
- [plus 24hr automated help]
- FAX (Main) : (408) 730-5750
- FAX (Support) : (408) 773-8000 Reference STEALTH PRO BUGS
- BBS (to 2400) : (408) 730-1100
- BBS (9600+) : (408) 524-9301
- CompuServe : GO DMNDONLINE Reference STEALTH PRO BUGS
- America Online : GO DIAMOND Reference STEALTH PRO BUGS
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-
- All product names listed are trademarks or copyrights of their
- respective owners.
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- Diamond Computer Systems, Inc. (c) 1994
- (408) 736-2000 All Rights Reserved
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