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This is the Help file for DLDSETUP v2.02. It may be no larger than
48K in size or strange things will happen. The help messages may be
modified, as long as the "tags" (single words preceded by a ":") are
not changed. One possible reason to modify this file is to translate
it into a foreign language. WARNING: Do not start any line with a
colon (":") character because it will be mistaken for a help tag.
Copyright (c) 1990-92 Panacea Inc. - All Rights Reserved
:Intro
Welcome to DLDSETUP!
This program is used to configure DLD-VGA's operating environment,
including things like memory usage, font size, board type, and
resolution. Upon completion, this program will create a file,
FASTACAD.BAT, in the current directory, which contains all the
commands necessary to load DLD-VGA. DLDSETUP will also create a
file called DLDSETUP.DAT in the directory pointed to by the DLDCFG
environment variable (or the current directory if DLDCFG is not
set). DLDSETUP.DAT contains all the driver specific configuration
information.
After configuring the driver via this utility, you may want to also
customize your color selections. This is accomplished by running
either COLOR16 or COLOR256 (depending on whether or not you are
running AutoCAD in 16 or 256 colors). These color configuration
programs will allow you to manipulate menu colors, drawing colors,
and even the physical colors.
Also, remember that at any time while you're running DLDSETUP, you
can press the question-mark key ("?") to get context sensitive help.
:DLOverflow
If the display list runs out of expanded or extended memory, it
will overflow to the disk drive you choose here. If you do not
want to overflow to disk, leave this prompt blank. Also, if for
some reason you cannot use expanded or extended memory directly,
you can run your display list entirely on disk - but this is only
recommended if you have a fast hard disk and/or a good caching
disk controller or want to use a VDISK (or RAM disk).
:MemoryMenu
Not used
:PreAllocMem
If you are running AutoCAD 386, AutoShade 386, or Extended AutoLisp,
you MUST set this option to "Yes". For AutoCAD Release 10 or AutoShade,
either setting will be fine. Note that if you do preallocate memory,
the only way to free it up is by unloading DLD-VGA or rebooting.
:ExpMemDLD
Enter the amount of Expanded (LIM/EMS) memory you wish DLD-VGA
to use for its display list. We recommend you start off with one
megabyte, and then tune your system to find the right setting.
Use Expanded memory in favor of Extended because it will improve
your display list performance by 20-30% and keep the DLD-VGA
load size at a minimum.
:ExpMemACAD
Enter the amount of Expanded (LIM/EMS) memory you wish AutoCAD R10
to use. NOTE: If you are using AutoCAD 386, you do not need to set
this field, as it is not used by AutoCAD 386.
:ExtMemDLD
Enter the amount of Extended memory you wish DLD-VGA to use for
display list storage. We recommend you start off with one
megabyte, and then tune your system to find the right setting.
Note that Expanded (LIM/EMS) memory is substantially faster and
should be used whenever possible.
:ExtMemACAD
Enter the amount of Extended memory you wish to use for AutoCAD R10
and AutoLisp. NOTE: If you are using AutoCAD 386, you do not need
to set these fields, as they are not used by AutoCAD 386.
:ConfigMenu
Not used.
:DualMon
This option is used to tell DLD-VGA if you want to operate on only
one screen (the one attached to the VGA card) or two (in case you
also have a Monochrome Display Adapter). If you choose "Automatic",
DLD-VGA will run single screen if AutoCAD is started from the VGA
screen, or dual if started from the monochrome display. Selecting
"Always Dual" will cause DLD-VGA to always run in dual screen mode.
:IntVec
The interrupt vector is used to communicate with AutoCAD. The
default is 7A (hexidecimal). Don't change this number unless
some other program you are running is also trying to use
interrupt 7A (most commonly network software). If you do change
it, make sure to reconfigure AutoCAD to use the new interrupt
number. (See your AutoCAD installation manual for details.
:FlipScreen
The Flip Screen Method is a fail-safe feature. In virtually all
cases, the "Instant" selection will suffice, but in some rare cases,
the combination of a given VGA with a particular system will result
in artifacts left on the display when doing a flip-screen back from
the text screen to the graphics screen. If this occurs on your system,
use the "Force Redraw" option.
:DispList
When an object is erased or moved, the "Remove" option causes its
vectors to be removed from the display and/or fast redraw list.
This may be substantially slower than the "Overwrite" option,
but it guarantees that the screen will be updated correctly. The
Overwrite option causes new erase vectors to be added to the display
lists, so the object will first be drawn, then erased, on screen
updates. See the section, "The Remove/Overwrite Option" in the manual
for more complete details. Disabling the display list will bring
AutoCAD ZOOMs and PANs back to normal AutoCAD speeds. Disabling the
fast redraw list will slow down REDRAWs substantially, but increase
PAN and ZOOM speeds by about 5%. Disabling both lists will make
DLD-VGA behave like a "dumb" ADI 4.0 driver.
:BoardList
Hit F1 for a list of supported resolutions and colors.
Select the desired combiniation of resolution and color
from the list by using the up and down arrow keys to
highlight your selection. Press F10 or Enter to confirm
your selection. You will be asked to make a seperate
selection for AutoCad display and rendering screens.
:BoardSelect
This driver only supports Cirrus Logic VGA. If your system does
not include VGA support from Cirrus Logic you can contact Panacea
technical support at 603-437-5022 for additional information on
purchasing DLD386 drivers for your VGA.
:YourOwnBIOS
Not used.
:VGAResolutions
Not used.
:ACADCustom
Not used
:ACADRegAX
Not used.
:ACADRegBX
Not used.
:ACADRegCXDX
Not used.
:ACADModeCode
Not used.
:ACADRes
Not used.
:ChipSelect16
Not used.
:ChipSelect256
Not used.
:ShadeCustom
Not used.
:ShadeRegAX
Not used.
:ShadeRegBX
Not used.
:ShadeRegCXDX
Not used.
:ShadeRes
Not used.
:FontSize
Select the font size which you would like used in all the AutoCAD
drawing screen menus, including pull-downs and dialog boxes. The
8x8 font is rather small, so we recommend that you use either the
8x14 or 8x16 fonts.
:VGAColor
Specify whether you want to run AutoCAD 386 in a 16 color mode or
a 256 color mode on your VGA. If your board does not support a
resolution of at least 640x480 in 256 colors (see your VGA owner's
manual), then you should select the "16 color driver" option.
For 16 and 256 color drivers, if you want to change the individual
AutoCAD color assignments, run COLOR16.EXE for the 16 color configuration,
COLOR256.EXE for the 256 color configuration to access Panacea's
CustomColors(tm) utility.
:EndOfFile