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- Supplemental Instructions for using DESQview
- with Micro Display Systems GENIUS
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- The following information applies to DESQview version 2.01 or
- later, used with a Micro Display Systems THE GENIUS display
- adapter and monitor.
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- FEATURES
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- DESQview when used with the GENIUS display, will allow you to
- have windows over the entire screen area. DESQview can
- arrange the screen to view 25, 41, 66, or 82 lines by 80
- columns. DESQview window sizes can be set to use the entire
- screen or view three full normal applications screens (25
- lines) simultaniously.
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- DESQview also supports applications using either GENIUS
- graphics modes, and will fully restore the screen when that
- application becomes foreground.
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- DESQview can be used with the VHR utility on windows that
- write directly to the screen, such as LOTUS 1-2-3 dual
- monitor, Microsoft Word, etc.
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- DESQview will automatically load Lotus 1-2-3 in a window and
- adjust the number of rows displayed in the window to the
- maximum window size.
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- INSTALLATION
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- So DESQview can take full advantage of your GENIUS display,
- note the following changes to the normal DESQview
- installation procedure:
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- o 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".)
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- o Install DESQview as described in the DESQview manual
- Chapter 1. When the DESQview Setup screen appears do the
- following:
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- Select "Enter" for the ADVANCED setup procedure.
- Select "V" for Video Monitor.
- In the first field type 5 for other.
- In the Current Graphics field type "GRFGNS.DVR".
- Press Enter to continue with DESQview's installation.
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- CHANGING A PROGRAM'S INFORMATION
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- It is useful to customize your applications with DESQview for
- the GENIUS display. For programs that run in "small" windows
- (do NOT write directly to the screen) note the following on
- the advanced options screen of Change a Program.
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- o MAXIMUM HEIGHT, 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 this feature is quit a
- useful to look at 82 lines at one time!
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- o "Text Pages" must be set to 1 when the Maximum Height is
- not 25.
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- For applications that do write directly to the screen, note
- the following on the advanced options screen of Change a
- Program.
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- o If the application uses MDS graphics mode (e.g. Ventura
- Publishing, Page Maker, Auto CAD) set the number of
- Graphics Pages to 2. DESQview requires 128k 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 restore when you switch back to
- the application. If you are running one of these
- applications on a 386 machine and are using our QEMM
- driver, you should set the "Writes directly to screen
- option to "!" to force absolute direct screen writing.
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- o If the application uses the "Dual" monitor mode (such as
- Lotus 1-2-3), set the number of Text Pages 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.
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- o If the application uses more than 25 lines in text mode
- (such as Microsoft Word), set the Maximum Height to 66
- (or the number the application uses). Then run the VHR
- utility with the MDS mode type. This can be in a batch
- file as in the following example:
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- VHR MDS/N
- 123 DUAL.SET
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- REARRANGE VIDEO OPTIONS MENU
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- 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. This menu has
- six options, press 1 thru 4 to adjust the number of display
- lines you want. Options 1 and 2 use double height
- characters. Option 5 displays normal white text on black, or
- option 6 displays the reverse, black text on white.
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- BULLETIN BOARD USERS PLEASE NOTE:
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- This driver and documentation is copyrighted software. Its
- availability on this board is limited to Priority Service
- customers only. It should not be distributed in any other person
- and should not be placed on any other electronic bulletin board
- system. To do so is a violation of copyright law. Persons who
- do not have access to the priority service section of the
- Quarterdeck Bulletin Board system may obtain this driver along
- with printed documentation by sending $15.00 to Quarterdeck
- Office Systems, 150 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405, (213)392-
- 9701.
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- Copyright (C) 1987, Quarterdeck Office Systems