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- From: Daniel Tracy <sebek@earthlink.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.emulators.mac.executor
- Subject: Re: Background Color
- Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 16:22:02 -0700
- Organization: Earthlink Network, Inc.
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- Mat Hostetter wrote:
- >
- > >>>>> "Link8452" == Link8452 <Link8452@aol.com> writes:
- >
- > Link8452> Dear ARDI, I think it was said before that the
- > Link8452> background color (white line around the edges) of
- > Link8452> Executor would be able to be changed or a new version of
- > Link8452> UniVBE would fix the problem. Although I might have just
- > Link8452> been hoping that it could be, but anyway can it be
- > Link8452> fixed. It is very annoying; and since I need it to run
- > Link8452> certain programs, it hate to have that line show up when
- > Link8452> I'm showing off Executor to friends. If it is not that
- > Link8452> hard to fix I think it would be worth while to do so
- > Link8452> before or shortly after the release of E2. :)
- >
- > It would be extremely difficult for us to fix, since the VESA VBE
- > video driver standard provides no way to set the border color. The
- > old-style VGA technique of setting the border color doesn't work in
- > SVGA video modes.
- >
- > Long ago someone from SciTech said they they would probably make
- > SciTech Display Doctor 5.2 would always display a black screen border.
- > However, I'm not sure if they ever got around to doing this.
- >
- > Is anyone out there running SDD 5.2 and still getting the annoying
- > white screen border?
- >
- > -Mat
-
- Yes, it still displays the annoying white border. It also won't properly
- support any low-resolution modes for my VERY standard Diamond Stealth
- 64 video card.
-
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