Re: Problem with graphics view...?

["Patricia M. Godfrey" priscamg@xxxxxxxx]

Robert Holmgren wrote:
> I can't do that on any machine. Always Frozen.


Yes, and only that one here. All the others lock up.
The odd thing is that that is probably the
bottom-of-the-barrel box: PCChips mobo, and their
cheapest model. El Cheapo in spades.

> My point is this: if any of this works for you, consider it a gift. If it doesn't work, the reason
> is that
> it wasn't designed to work. I'm not opposed for any reason to working in
> Desktop windows! Why would anyone be? I'm just saying that when it fails, the
> reason is obvious: XyWrite wasn't designed for Desktop windows.


Understood. It's just that I tend to think hardware is
more important than we sometimes give it credit for.
E.G., browsing the archive, I've found two people who
claimed to NOT have a jerky cursor in windowed mode on
XP. If only we could find out what hardware they're
using. That's why I think it "not technologically
respectable" for people not to know what hardware
they're using.

> If you want to work around the problem, use GoXy.exe:
>  goxy "{self}" /key(ALETWT{1000})key(whatever_key_toggles_into_Graphics)
>
> For Maben, it would be:
>  goxy "{self}" /key(ALETWT{1000}SHF8)
>
> Stick it on a key:
> nn=XHBXd,o,s,/,n,v,/,z, ,/,c, ,g,o,x,y, ,",{,s,e,l,f,},",
> ,/,k,e,y,(,A,L,E,T,W,T,{,1,0,0,0,},S,H,F,8,),Q2
>
> If a full second (1000ms) is more than you need for the machine to adjust to
> fullscreen, reduce the value -- to 800, 500, whatever.
>
> Go.HTM explains how to use this util:
>  http://users.datarealm.com/xywwweb/dwnload.cgi?download=Go.ZIP


Thanks. Shift F8 is my key too (never changed it from
the out-of-the-box assignment), so I'll give this a
whirl, though, as I said, I practically never use
graphic mode.

PS Did so, but on this box at least I have to hit
Alt-enter to get back into draft mode after running it.
ALt-F8 (my key for Func WG) doesn't work (neither does
Func WG on the command line). Since I don't have MWP's
problem of freezing when going direct from draft to
graphics, I think I'll stick with the native
command--on the rare occasions I need it.


--
Patricia M. Godfrey
PriscaMG@xxxxxxxx