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#Works! & 2.x

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#108219From: Christian BusseJul 25, 1993 8:29 PM
Help! since having upgraded to OS 2.04 I am experiencing strnge problems with my copy of Platinum Works! by MSS (who, as far as I have read, are out of business?). Now that I have my new MERLIN graphics board I think I have found out where the problem lies – Works! always tries to open a screen of 1008×1024 pixels!!! It worked flawlessly under 1.3, but since the upgrade I cannot use the Main Screen (Works!) anymore as I can't load anything from there neither can I exit. What I can do, though, is open a spreadsheet by double-clicking on its icon. I still have problems because it won't let me scroll properly through the sheet (I don't see any scrollbars) but most of the other things work. Now that I have MERLIN, I can use all of Works! but have to scroll around on a superbitmap of 1008×1024 pixels which is a pain in the neck if you have to do something in the upper left corner and the gadgets you have to click in order to do it are in the lower right corner (like when creating a database…). Does anyone have an idea what I can do to make Works! open on a plain simple HiRes or HiRes interlaced PAL screen (or even on the Workbench screen for that matter) as it used to do under 1.3??? Thanks for any suggestions! // Chris coming in from Germany \X/ on AutoPilot 1.051……….
#108235From: Eddie StaskyJul 25, 1993 11:01 PM
Chris.. When OS2.0 came out I believe there was a upgrade from MSS to support the change from OS1.3… Eddie.Ski
#108270From: Michael GerardJul 26, 1993 8:14 AM
Chris, take a look at: [76702,337] Lib:15 PLATPA.LZH/Bin Bytes: 763, Count: 54, 05-Mar-92 Title : Patch for the Platinum series of programs for 2.0 Keywords: PLATINUM PATCH WINDOWS SIZE This patch will make the window size of the Platinum series of programs compatible with 2.0. Currently, under 2.0, these windows are being opened to the size that is proper for the 2024 monitor, and this is too large for the Workbench on most monitors. When this patch is applied, the Platinum program will no longer assume that anything larger than the standard WB is a 2024.
#108313From: Christian BusseJul 26, 1993 8:15 PM
Thanks, Michael, the patch really woked wonders for me… :v)) // Chris coming in from Germany \X/ on AutoPilot 1.051……….
#108354From: Michael GerardJul 27, 1993 11:01 AM
I'm glad that it solved your problem.