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- From: mike.dickson@almac.co.uk (Mike Dickson)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: GREEN FOLDER DISEASE
- Message-ID: <1664.625.uupcb@almac.co.uk>
- Date: 10 Jan 93 11:24:00 GMT
- Reply-To: mike.dickson@almac.co.uk (Mike Dickson)
- Organization: Almac BBS Ltd. +44 (0)324 665371
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- Small problem with seamless Windows support on this machine -
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- If I start up a Windows app seamlessly on the WPS then OS/2 goes through
- the usual clunks and crunches to get tjhe Windows kernel loaded. As it
- does so, the (grey background) open folders on the WPS go a revolting
- shade of green and the background bitmap colours get screwed up totally.
- The Windows app still runs okay and using its own proper colours.
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- However, if I run *any* text-based DOS application full screen and then
- quit from it I find that the problem is solved and the WPS colours are
- back to normal *and* that the Windows app is still running as before with
- the same colours. Furthermore, if I load up any further seamless Windows
- apps then they come up okay without any colour mangling. If I quit from
- all the Windows apps and start again with another one then the problem
- reappears so it seems to me that the problem is connected with the
- initial loading of the 'shareable' Windows code. (I understand that some
- parts of the Windows code is shared between Windows sessions)
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- Rather odd one this and highly irritating. I've made up an object on the
- WPS called 'Reset Screen' which basically just knocxks the system into
- text mode and exits straight off, but this is obviously kludge of the
- week.
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- Can anyone help? Relevant machine specs are ET4000 based card using the
- Service Pak 1024x768x256 drivers, 8Mb RAM, loads of disk space, Intel
- 386-33DX.
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