CompuServe Messages

The Amiga's mode promotion, is a method of subsituting one screenmode for another — for programs that can't (or don't) open screenmodes that the users prefers. It greatest problem with promoting a program's screen, is figuring out that the program has opened a screen. Some games almost completely bypass the Amiga's built-in OS software for controlling the chips that generate the graphics — these games do their own thing. — BR >>We are now to the point where we can run most programs, and load games which use NTSC. However, most of the European games (in PAL) just jumble the screen.<< There is a mode promotion utility called PPREFS.LHA, in LIB3, of AmigaUSER. PPrefs, will promote more programs than the Amiga's built-in promotion software will. There will be games, that will not promote under any condition. Many games will scramble their graphics when run on the A1200. These games can not be promoted, by they can be unscrambled. To unscramble them, you can use a program like 'KILLAGA', or 'EMBEDDER', which simulate the graphic system of a less adavnced Amiga. Killaga, can be fould as KILAGA.LHA, in LIB11 of AmigaTECH. — BR >>What monitors should I have in the DEVS:monitors drawer, and what settings should I have in Screen Mode and IPREFS in the Prefrences drawer?<< Place only the monitors you can use, in the DEVS:monitors drawer. Try placing NTSC, PAL, Multiscan, DblPAL, & DblNTSC, in DEVS:monitors. If you VGA monitor has problems with syncing to DblPAL & DblNTSC, then place the "VGA-only" file in the monitors drawer. The VGA-Only, file is a program that alters the setting of all the other VGA-using monitor drivers to be closer to the VGA standard. The Screenmodes Pref, is only for selecting mode for the Workbench screen. The Icontrol Pref, has a setting that activates the mode promotion software. You won't need to set this, if you use PPREFS. The IPrefs program runs automatically during a ADOS 3.0 boot-up startup-sequence. It is one of the commands listed in the startup-sequence script — to be run. Iprefs, loads the preference settings selected by the user. Ron. – ap'ing with AP. (Eagles may fly, but weasels aren't sucked into jet engines.)