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- VidRes, A Video Resolution Switching Utility for Windows 95
- ===========================================================
- VidRes is an easy to use free utility that enables you to quickly switch
- the display resolution of your machine without making the change permanent.
-
- Installation
- ------------
- Copy VidRes.exe to a suitable sub-directory and create a shortcut to it
- on your desktop.
-
- Requirements
- ------------
- Windows 95, or Windows NT 3.51, and MFC30.DLL for run-time support.
-
- Use
- ---
- The default operation of VidRes (invoked without any command line
- parameters) displays a simple dialog box containing a list of all
- the possible display resolutions. VidRes prefaces each item with a
- display mode number that you can use directly with VidRes by passing
- the mode number as a command line parameter. Items with a marker '╢',
- indicate that Windows can switch directly to that mode without having
- to restart your machine. It's these marked modes that you are likely
- to want to use. If you choose to use an unmarked mode, VidRes prompts
- you that it needs to make the change permanent and will ask you to
- restart your machine.
- Use VidRes interactively to find the mode numbers you want to use.
- Then, create desktop shortcuts with the mode number as a command line
- parameter so that you can easily switch between the modes you use.
-
- For example I have 2 items:
- "E:\vidres\vidres.exe 2" that switches my display to standard VGA mode, and
- "E:\vidres\vidres.exe 4" that switched to 1024x768 resolution.
- The actual mode numbers depend on the type of your video card.
-
- Notes
- -----
- Windows 95 automatically re-arranges the desktop items. For example,
- if you have shortcuts placed over a high resolution desktop, and
- switch to a lower resolution, Windows re-arranges them to fit the
- reduced desktop size. You can get around this by restricting yourself
- to placing desktop icons to the smallest resolution that you use
- (probably standard VGA).
- This version of VidRes runs under Windows NT 3.51, but is limited to
- showing the possible display modes; it is unable to effect a mode
- change. A future release of Windows NT should allow VidRes to work
- correctly.
-
- Uses For VidRes
- ---------------
- To switch between high resolution modes and standard VGA resolution
- when playing Windows games that would otherwise only occupy a small
- area of the display.
- Feedback we have had from early users has indicated that it's of use
- for developers designing Windows applications. Here it allows you to
- quickly check the visual aspects of your user interface design at
- different display resolutions.
-
- Revision History
- ----------------
- 25 April 1995
- Added code to find the current video mode & set the list box current
- item accordingly.
- Added Windows restart code for those video modes that require it.
- Added double click on list box item to switch without having to
- choose OK.
- Fixed command line processing to allow for possible spaces in
- directory path.
-
- 1 May 1995
- Move embedded strings to resource file.
- Build as MFC in a DLL to reduce executable size.
-
- 2 May 1995
- Change from using GetCommandLine() to good old argc & argv.
-
- 27 May 1995
- Cosmetics, released as V1.0
-
- August 1995
- V1.1. Fixed a problem running under Windows NT 3.51. Enhanced the
- list display to show the monitor frequency & interlaced information
- where it is available (currently only under NT).
-
- VidRes is Copyright (c)JD Design 1995
-
- JD Design
- 162 Mow Cop Road
- Mow Cop
- Stoke-on-Trent
- ST7 4NH
- England
- CompuServe 100524,3072
-
- If you have any problems, comments or suggestions for improvements,
- do not hesitate to email us and let us know. Let us know also how
- you use VidRes, it's always interesting to see how people actually
- use your ideas!
-
- While VidRes is free, perhaps if you find it useful, you would
- consider making a small donation to some local diabetic charity in
- your area (we have a vested family interest).
-
- Thanks
- JD Design
-