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Started by quarterdeck canada
Sun, 24 Jan 1993 00:23
dvx questions
Author: quarterdeck canada
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 00:23
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 00:23
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DM>1. Intermittent lockups. DM>Fairly frequently (once an hour or so), when starting up a new program (e.g. DM>Help), the whole system just locks up. I get the watch mouse cursor frozen DM>in place, and have to reset the machine. Any clues where to look for DM>problems? Try increasing Common Memory in DESQview/X Setup. Some more details would be helpful; do you have lots of windows open when this happens? None at all? Does it happen with regular DOS apps, or with DESQview/X specific apps? DM>2. The font used in the scalable DOS window is too skinny for my taste. DM>How can I change it? Your taste? Changing that would certainly be easier than changing the font in the DOS window. <wry grin> There are three issues that made us choose this font. First, it had to be a monospaced font; otherwise those high-order ASCII characters that are used for drawing lines and boxes on the screen wouldn't necessarily be of the proper pitch vis-a-vis the other characters on the screen. Second, the font had to have those high-order ASCII characters in it; most fonts don't, it seems. Third, the font we chose (Adobe Letter Gothic Bold) look better than the other fonts that filled the first two criteria. Making a font look good at all possible display sizes can be tricky, and this was the best compromise. Although a determined hacker with lots of free time could probably work it out, you're best to consider this font as hard-wired. DM>3. When I try to set the "Close on exit" choice for a program by editing DM>the button, whatever choice I make appears to be saved as Auto. I wanted it DM>to be No, because one program was aborting, and I didn't have time to read DM>the error message. This is odd. Do you toggle the setting with the mouse or with the space bar? If only one, have you tried the other? Regards, Michael Bolton Tech Support Quarterdeck Canada (416) 360-5758 quarterdeck.canada@canrem.com --- þ DeLuxeý 1.25 #6922 þ DESQview/X: Play Multi-user BlaqJaq! -- Canada Remote Systems - Toronto, Ontario World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
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