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Article #1445comp.os.ms-windows DIFF: Frequently Asked Questions
From: Tom Haapanen
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 1992 12:43
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 1992 12:43
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14a15,19 > COPYRIGHT > This article is copyright 1990-1992 by Tom Haapanen. It may be freely > copied and/or distributed in its entirety as long as this copyright > notice is not removed. It may not be sold for profit or incorporated > into commercial products without the author's written permission. 15a21 > 79a86,88 > 59. Reducing the jerkiness in DOS windows > 60. Can I change the font size for a DOS window? > 61. Why won't my SoundBlaster Pro work with Windows 3.1? 160,162c169,176 < out the appropriate video mode number. Finally, if you get desperate, < you could call up your video card manufacturer/vendor and ask them why < the drivers were not included with the card, and to send them to you. --- > out the appropriate video mode number. Some of the most common video > card chipsets are the following: > Tseng Labs ET4000 Trident T8800 ATI VGA Wonder series > Tseng Labs ET3000 Trident T8900 ATI Ultra/Vantage > Paradise VGA+ S3 C911 > > Microsoft's download BBS has a variety of driver updates available. > You can reach it at (206) 936-6735. 163a178,180 > Finally, if you get desperate, you could call up your video card > manufacturer/vendor and ask them why the drivers were not included with > the card, and to send them to you. 164a182 > 406,409c424,432 < In Windows 3.1, the mouse will only work in a DOS window if you have a < mouse driver which has been updated for 3.1. While old 3.0 drivers < do work, they do not provide mouse functionality inside DOS windows. < If you have a Microsoft mouse, you can use the mouse driver version --- > In Windows 3.1, the mouse will automatically work in a DOS window if > you have a video driver which has been updated for 3.1. Old 3.0 > drivers do work, but they do not by default provide mouse functionality > inside DOS windows, although you can force them to do so by adding the > line > MouseinDosBox=1 > to the [NonWindowsApp] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. > > If you have a Microsoft mouse, you should use the mouse driver version 413a437 > You can also use the mouse in a 3.1 414a439 > 867,868c892,896 < Trade Consulting (+49-8230-4925 in Germany). Hebrew fonts are available < from Data-Cal. I am not currently aware of a source for Arabic fonts. --- > Trade Consulting (+49-8230-4925 in Germany). > > Hebrew fonts are available from Data-Cal. Also, the WinGreek package > at cica contains Hebrew fonts (for screen and LaserJets; an ATM version > is under development). 869a898,900 > I am not aware of any Arabic fonts, but Eastern Language Systems in Utah > (801-377-2200) has an Arabic word processor called "AlKatiib", as well > as a Persian one called "Vazhe Negar". 870a902 > 944a977,1009 > > > 59. How can I reduce the amount of "jerkiness" in the DOS windows? > > >> Windows 3.1 updates the DOS windows by default every 50 ms. To > increase the update frequency, specify another update interval (such > as 20 ms) by adding a line to the [386Enh] section of SYSTEM.INI: > > WindowUpdateTime=20 > > > 60. Can I change the font size for a DOS window? > > >> All video drivers updated for Windows 3.1 allow on-the-fly font changes; > to get the same functionality using onled 3.0 drivers (in Windows 3.1), > add the line > > FontChangeEnable=1 > > to the [NonWindowsApp] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. If you experience > strange cursor behaviour or missing characters, remove the line from > SYSTEM.INI. > > > 61. Why won't my SoundBlaster Pro work with Windows 3.1? > > >> One of the most common symptoms is a complete hang of the machine on > exit from Windows. You need to use the SoundBlaster Pro drivers, NOT > the SoundBlaster 1.5 drivers included with Windows 3.1. The drivers > currently shipped with SBP are out of date, as are those on Microsoft's > BBS and on CompuServe. However, ftp.cica.indiana.edu has the updated > drivers available as /pub/pc/win3/sound/sbpw31.zip. You can also get > them from Creative Labs' BBS at (408) 428-6660. [ \tom haapanen "i don't even know what street canada is on" -- al capone ] [ tomh@wes.on.ca "trust the programmer" -- ansi c standard ] [ waterloo engineering software "to thine own self be true" -- polonius ]
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