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Article #2Re: 4.0.{4,5} blankscreen(FALSE) doesn't reliably unblank screen
From: Michael M Cohen
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 12:50
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 12:50
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In article <1992Dec14.230140.8608@news2.cis.umn.edu> slevy@noneuclid.geom.umn.edu (Stuart Levy) writes:
>.....>
>After some frustrating months I stumbled on this workaround (!):
> blankscreen(TRUE);
> blankscreen(FALSE);
> blanktime(0);
for me (4.0.5 vgx),
system('blanktime 0');
blankscreen(0);
... and afterwards ...
system('blanktime 20000');
always works
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From: mmcohen@cats.ucsc.edu (Michael M Cohen)
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Subject: Re: 4.0.{4,5} blankscreen(FALSE) doesn't reliably unblank screen
Date: 15 Dec 1992 12:50:41 GMT
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