#Panacea ADI 4.0
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The problem you refer to is caused by the size of text selected. If you
were to select the 8×8 character set, each of your characters amount to 8
scan lines on your display. The following table shows how the various
fonts size show up at various resolutions on a standard 14" monitor (Sizes
are approximate):
Screen Resolution->>> 600×480 800×600 1024×768
8×8 0.13" 0.10" 0.08" 8×12
0.20" 0.16" 0.12" (1/8) 8×16
0.27"(>1/4") 0.21" 0.16" 12×24 (Deluxe Only) 0.40"
0.32" 0.24"
I typically run the larger fonts with the finer resolutions. The Deluxe's
12×24 font gives an proportionally normal character size at 1024×768
compared with a standard VGA Text display.
Additionally, you might try to adjust your vertical size. Some monitors do
accurately track the changes in resolution, resulting in part of the image
appearing behind the display trim.
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Thanks Robert. We'll try everything.
Charles
Charles,
You'll need to try the VMODE program that allows for the centering of each
video mode on your monitor. Use the custom monitor option.
VMODE comes with most Tseng Labs ET4000 based VGA boards, I think that the
Orchid ProDesigner II comes with it.
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Robert E. Bou, Vibrant Graphics, Ltd. (800) 937-1711
Say, Robert-
While you're talking about Tseng cards, mind if I throw a problem at
you? I've got an OEM Tseng 4000 card that came with my clone, and an
interlaced monitor capable of 1Kx768. Works fine with Acad, and various
graphics programs in DOS at the higher resolution, but when I try to start
Windows using the 1K drivers, the screen goes berzerk, looking like the
whole image is wraped around itself and collapsed down at the bottom of the
screen.
I'm guessing that the drivers are trying (and succeding) to kick the card
into the *interlaced* 1K resolution. Is there any solution to this?
(Yeah, I know that It's a bit off topic, and somewhat out of your
bailywick, but I though I'd toss it out anyway)….
Peter,
This is just a guess, but I think that you may be using windows drivers for
the Tseng ET3000 not ET4000. The problem you seem to be having could be
incorect bank switching.
Robert E. Bou, Vibrant Graphics, Ltd. (800) 937-1711
Good guess, but I've downloaded every new version of the Tseng 4000 drivers
I've found, to no avail. 800×600 works fine, and the tseng 3000 drivers
don't work at that resolution, either…. Thanks, though!
Peter,
Which ET-4000 Windows driver are you running? Is it possible it's the 256
color driver and you only have 512KB of RAM on the VGA board?
Jake