Re: Windows XP display

[mhyerchoate@xxxxxxxx]

What a hard time for you. I hope you've already solved your problem with
maximizing display, but if not -- and if the problem is not being able to go
"full screen" -- then read on ....

I have a new laptop with XP and my DOS XyWrite III version 3.55 running on
it fine, except I cannot go "full screen" even though the XP Help says I can
(alt-enter). I asked for help on another list (for indexers of books) -- the
following (at end) is copied from a message I received. When I confessed
on that list that I was running XyWrite I got one astonished response,
saying XyWrite was dead long ago. I also got a few responses from others
using vintage programs. That prompted me to search and find this list. So
I'm a fairly new member.

I have my system usable working in a window (not full screen) -- I changed
the font size, and am changing some of my colors (I use several modes
routinely) but haven't hit it right yet. My main problem is being able to
locate the cursor immediately, after a search, in any of my colors, in
overwrite mode -- and to tell immediately (I'm spoiled by my system in old
computer) whether I'm in insert or overwrite mode. That is very important to
the work I do ... ah, and being able to read all the colors when "selected"
... until I get it a bit bitter I'm still working on my old computer ....

Well, hope you are managing to get done what you have to do. You have my
sincere sympathy.

Marge

PS -- I haven't tried the procedure suggested below! ... It may or may not
be what I did .... so take it with grain of salt ...


=== FOLLOWING IS COPIED FROM MESSAGE I RECEIVED -- NOT MY WORDS ====

Windows XP is **NOT** responsible for the inability to use the full screen
mode. And this issue did not first appear with XP-based systems. I worked on
computers ten years ago which were shipped with Win95 and which had this
problem.

Rather, the blame lies with the manufacturer of your computer as the video
driver for real mode (full screen) was not installed when the other
components of Windows was.

It *may* be possible to use the desired full screen mode, filling the entire
screen if you can locate and install the appropriate driver for the video
card. Unfortunately, many companies, especially those building notebook or
laptop systems simply do not bother to spend the time & money required to
write the necessary driver code, in which case there is nothing to be done
other than having Windows always start the application in the largest
possible window (which many XP installations do by default even though most
fail to work as intended).

Configuring the window for **some** older MS-DOS applications (as well as
Windows Real Mode applications) is normally most easily done by modifying
the properties of the shortcut or the application itself. Note, however,
that most MS-DOS applications (and some Real Mode applications) cannot
benefit from the procedure listed below. In this event, you are probably
stuck with a small window.

To modify the properties:
  * Right click on the item (shortcut or program) and select Properties.
If you have more than three tabs, you will be able to proceed; if you have
less than four tabs, click on Cancel because this method will not work on
the selected application.
  * Go to the Font tab and select a Raster Font with a size of 10x18 (at
the bottom of the size list) then click Apply.
  * Go to the Layout tab and adjust both the Screen Buffer Size and the
Window Size to a width of more than 80 and a height of less than 300.

  * With the height and width set, uncheck the box for "Let system
position window" and then set Top and Left each to 1 (one).
Click OK to apply the changes and close the Properties window.

Try the modified shortcut. If all is well, you may want to return to the
Font tab of the Properties and select a different font. The exact window
size is dependent on a number of factors: video driver, screen resolution,
font size, and type of selected font. Your system and/or the application may
not allow you control over some of these factors.

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