Guest 98 Guy Posted October 25, 2008 Posted October 25, 2008 Is there a fundamental reason why a dos progam that switches the display to 640 x 480 x 16 color VGA mode can't run in a resizable (or even fixed size) window on either win-98 or XP? But instead it must run in full-screen mode?
Guest J. P. Gilliver (John) Posted October 26, 2008 Posted October 26, 2008 Re: Why can't a DOS program (that runs in VGA mode) be run in a window? In message <4903AAA0.7806FB3C@guy.com>, 98 Guy <98@guy.com> writes >Is there a fundamental reason why a dos progam that switches the display >to 640 x 480 x 16 color VGA mode can't run in a resizable (or even fixed >size) window on either win-98 or XP? But instead it must run in >full-screen mode? The DOS prog. expects to directly control the video hardware. The later operating system can _sometimes_ _simulate_ a real system as far as the DOS prog. is concerned, but not always. Have you tried Alt-Enter to toggle between full-screen and windowed when the DOS prog. is running? (Do you have a particular DOS software in mind - if so, what?) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL(+++)IS-P--Ch+(p)Ar+T[?]H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Lada for sale - see http://www.autotrader.co.uk This trip should be called "Driving Miss Crazy" - Emma Wilson, on crossing the southern United States with her mother, Ann Robinson, 2003 or 2004
Guest thanatoid Posted October 26, 2008 Posted October 26, 2008 Re: Why can't a DOS program (that runs in VGA mode) be run in a window? 98 Guy <98@guy.com> wrote in news:4903AAA0.7806FB3C@guy.com: > Is there a fundamental reason why a dos progam that > switches the display to 640 x 480 x 16 color VGA mode can't > run in a resizable (or even fixed size) window on either > win-98 or XP? But instead it must run in full-screen mode? IME, right clicking will bring up properties where you can set the window size, fonts, etc. It may not work for ALL programs, depending on your OS and the humidity in Redmond that day. -- Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything. - Josef Stalin NB: Not only is my KF over 4 KB and growing, I am also filtering everything from discussions.microsoft and google groups, so no offense if you don't get a reply/comment unless I see you quoted in another post.
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