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- Supplemental Instructions for using DESQview with Micro
- Display Systems GENIUS
-
- The following information applies to DESQview version 2.24
- used with a Micro Display Systems GENIUS, GENIUS plus or GENIUS
- squared display adapter and monitor.
-
-
- FEATURES
-
- DESQview when used with GENIUS displays, will give you use of
- the full screen display for your program windows. On the
- GENIUS or GENIUS plus, DESQview can arrange the screen to view
- 25, 41, 66, or 82 lines by 80 columns. On the GENIUS²,
- DESQview can arrange the screen rows and columns to: 25 x 80 or
- 66 x 80 or 66 x 127. DESQview window sizes can be set to use
- the entire screen or view several full normal applications
- screens (25 lines x 80 rows) simultaniously.
-
- DESQview also supports applications which use GENIUS
- graphics modes.
-
- DESQview can be used with the GENIUS VHR or G2 utilities which
- allows programs to set the number of screen lines, background
- color or split the screen. (Such as LOTUS 1-2-3 dual monitor,
- Microsoft Word.)
-
-
-
- INSTALLATION - GENIUS or GENIUS plus (Model 420)
-
- So DESQview can take full advantage of your GENIUS or GENIUS plus
- display, note the following changes to the normal DESQview
- installation as described in the DESQview manual Chapter 1:
-
- Install the VHR_ANSI.SYS file (found on the GENIUS UTILITIES
- diskette) in the CONFIG.SYS file used to boot DOS on your
- PC. (This will only be needed if you wish to use the VHR
- program in windows which "Writes directly to screen".)
-
- If you are using QEMM version 4.2 or higher, be sure to exclude
- the video graphics area 0A000 - 0C7FF. The following is an
- example of a CONFIG.SYS:
-
- DEVICE=C:\GENIUS\VHR_ANSI.SYS
- DEVICE=C:\QEMM.SYS X=A000-C7FF
- FILES=20
- BUFFERS=15
-
- When the DESQview Setup screen appears, select "Enter" for
- ADVANCED setup procedure. Then select "V" for Video Monitor.
- In the first field type 5 for other. In the Current
- Graphics driver field type "GRFGNS.DVR". Press Enter to
- continue with DESQview's installation.
-
-
- INSTALLATION - GENIUS² (Model 1000)
-
- So DESQview can take full advantage of your GENIUS squared
- display, note the following changes to the normal DESQview
- installation as described in the DESQview manual Chapter 1:
-
- Install the G2_ANSI.SYS file (found on the GENIUS UTILITIES
- diskette) in the CONFIG.SYS file used to boot DOS on your
- PC. Make sure to run the G1LOAD command with G1_MDS.OUT.
- (Recommended in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.)
-
- If you are using QEMM version 4.2 or higher, be sure to exclude
- the video graphics area 0A000 - 0B7FF. The following is an
- example of a CONFIG.SYS:
-
- DEVICE=C:\GENIUS2\G2_ANSI.SYS
- DEVICE=C:\QEMM.SYS X=A000-B7FF
- FILES=20
- BUFFERS=15
-
- When the DESQview Setup screen appears, select "Enter" for
- ADVANCED setup procedure. Then select "V" for Video Monitor.
- In the first field type 5 for other. In the Current
- Graphics driver field type "GRFGNS2.DVR". Press Enter to
- continue with DESQview's installation.
-
-
- REARRANGE VIDEO OPTIONS MENU
-
- To have DESQview change the number of lines displayed
- on the screen, from the DESQview menu press "R" for the Rearrange
- menu, then press "V" for Video options menu.
-
- The GENIUS or GENIUS plus options:
- 1 thru 4 to select the number of display lines you want
- DESQview to display, 5 - 7 to select the foreground /
- background text intensity of the display.
-
- The GENIUS² Model 1000 options:
- 1 thru 3 to select the number of display rows and columns
- you want DESQview to display, 4 and 5 to select the
- foreground / background text intensity.
-
-
- CHANGING A PROGRAM'S INFORMATION
-
- It is useful to customize your applications with DESQview for the
- GENIUS displays. For programs that run in "small" windows (do NOT
- write directly to the screen or text applications and QEMM) note the
- following on the advanced options screen of Change a Program:
-
- "Writes directly to screen" option must be set to "N".
-
- "Virtualize text/graphics" option must be set to "T" or "N".
-
- MAXIMUM HEIGHT, MAXIMUM WIDTH, STARTING HEIGHT, and STARTING
- ROW can use numbers from 1 to 82. (Normally this would be 1 to
- 25.) For Lotus 1-2-3 version 2 and DESQview companions DOS
- Services or DESQview Notepad, use this feature to look at 82
- lines at one time!
-
- "Text Pages" must be set to 1 when the Maximum Height is not
- 25.
-
- For applications that use that write directly to the screen using
- the MDS graphics mode (e.g. Ventura Publisher, PageMaker, AutoCAD)
- note the following for Change a Program:
-
- "Writes directly to screen" option must be set to "Y".
-
- "Virtualize text/graphics" option must be set to "T" or "N".
-
- "Text Pages" should be set to 1.
-
- "Graphics Pages" must be set to 1.
-
- Note DESQview requires 128k or 256k of memory to save and
- restore a graphics application screen image. DESQview will use
- Expanded memory if available, or Vdisk or hard disk to save the
- screen image. When the ALT key is pressed from a graphics
- application, DESQview will "curtain" the screen then present
- the DESQview menu. The graphics screen will be restored when
- you switch back to the application.
-
- For applications that use that write directly to the screen using
- the DUAL mode (e.g. LOTUS 1-2-3) note the following for Change a
- Program:
-
- "Writes directly to screen" option must be set to "Y".
-
- "Displays Graphics information" should be set to "N".
-
- "Virtualize text/graphics" option must be set to "N".
-
- "Text Pages" must be set to 5 and Maximum Height to 25.
-
- When the ALT key is pressed, the graphics portion will
- disappear, but be restored when you switch back to the
- application.
-
- The VHR utility should be run from a batch file as in
- the following example:
-
- VHR DUAL/N
- 123 DUAL.SET
-
-
-
- DESQview is a trademark of Quarterdeck Office Systems. Genius
- is a trademark of Micro Display Systems, Inc. AutoCAD is a trademark
- of Autodesk, Inc. Lotus 1-2-3 is a trademark of Lotus Devlopment
- Corporation. Microsoft Word is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
- PageMaker is a trademark of Aldus Corporation. Ventura Publisher
- is a trademark of Ventura Software, Inc.
-