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- September 15, 1987.
-
- The new CP/M WordStar v4 comes equipped with a low intensity-high
- intensity screen combination that is somewhat difficult to read without
- having to adjust the brightness (which means that the brightness has to
- be RE-ADJUSTED at the end of the seesion).
-
- The following modification will turn:
-
- 1) WS initialization messages to regular intensity.
- 2) The text to regular intensity.
- 3) The first print control code(s) and affected text to inverse
- video.
- 4) The "^K" blocks and urgent WS messages to blinking. (This is
- the price to pay since WS4 will default to video controlled
- by the byte at WS.COM location 03B9 if the print control codes
- and the "^K" blocks have the same video codes.)
- 5) Default and un-initialization to inverse video OFF.
-
- If you are satisfied by the low intensity messages do not change
- the first byte (038F).
-
- Procedure:
-
- Enter WSCHANGE <CR>
-
- When asked for the file to read from, enter the name of your
- WordStar file <CR> (usually WS if you did not rename it). When asked
- for the name of the file to write to, enter WSMODIF <CR> (to keep your
- original file until you check the modified file and are satisfied with
- it).
-
- At the first menu enter A <CR>
- At the next menu enter C <CR>
- At the third menu :
- enter = then 038F <CR> then 43 then X (message video control)
- enter = then 03B9 <CR> then 30 then X (default and un-initialize)
- enter = then 0401 <CR> then 32 then X (blinking)
- enter = then 0404 <CR> then 42 then 30 then X (inverse video ON)
- enter = then 040D <CR> then 32 then X (blinking)
- enter = then 0410 <CR> then 43 then 30 then X (inverse video OFF)
- then X then X then answer Y(yes) at the prompt.
-
- If everything was done properly you have patched your WS4 to the
- new settings and they have been written in a new file called WSMODIF.
- You can try and then delete and rename as you like.
-
- One thing I do not like is the inconsistent emphasis on print
- controls; the first toggle is emphasized as is the affected text, the
- second toggle is regular video (same thing for the underline). Either
- both toggles or none should be emphasized. If anyone has the time to
- tackle that problem please leave a message on:
-
- LiKug RBBS (516) 825-8465 or
- Pro-Gram RBBS (516)932-7674
-
- Philippe Cauvet, LIKUG.