Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 17:21:43 06/04/04
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On June 04, 2004 at 16:55:26, Manuel Leone wrote: >On June 04, 2004 at 16:03:08, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>On June 04, 2004 at 13:54:26, Manuel Leone wrote: >> >>>On June 04, 2004 at 13:33:30, Peter Berger wrote: >>> >>>>On June 04, 2004 at 13:21:39, Manuel Leone wrote: >>>> >>>>>Has anyone else encountered graphics anomalies with the DOS version of Rebel 12? >>>>>For example, when clicking on the Start menu, part of the top right corner of >>>>>the display will disappear; certain color combinations don't work properly; and >>>>>selecting the small pull-down menu results in unreadable gibberish in all of the >>>>>menus. >>>>> The graphics in Rebel Decade seem to work o.k., except for a similar >>>>>problem with the small pull-down menu. >>>>> >>>>>Are these graphics errors the result of bugs in Rebel 12 DOS, or is there some >>>>>incompatibility with my PC which uses the Intel 810E2 AGP chipset? Any >>>>>suggestions? >>>> >>>>It usually helps if you add a V like Rebel.exe V to your shortcut. Graphics will >>>>be a little less pretty but more reliable. I had this too on one of my PCs. >>> >>>Yes, the Rebel documentation suggests using the V option if the graphics >>>hardware is not VESA compatible. I tried it, and the problems are the same as >>>before. >>> I noticed that none of these graphics errors occur on my old 486 PC which >>>has different graphics hardware. >> >>From an older FAQ: >> >> Graphical problems (Matrox and Cirrus) >> -------------------------------------------- >> >> If you have an old version of the Matrox or Cirrus Logic >> graphical adaptor, the pull down menus in REBEL CENTURY may be >> unreadable. You can fix this in the following way: >> - Start REBEL CENTURY >> - Press "F6" (is CFG menu) >> - Press "UP ARROW" 6 times >> - Press ENTER >> >> Menu is now ok. >> >> Your Cirrus Logic or Matrox video card does not support a >> font of REBEL CENTURY. A bugfix for your Matrox card is on >> the Internet at: http://www.matrox.com/ >> >>========= >> >>If this doesn't work, try again but now: >> >> - Press "UP ARROW" 4 times >> >>Good luck, >> >>Ed >That will replace the small pull-down menu with a larger readable menu, but all >the other graphics problems are still there. Parts of the screen will disappear >when the windows are adjusted, or when certain menus are selected; and there are >errors involving color combinations; for example when the display is updated by >the clocks, the previous digits are still partly visible. Strange, never heard of it. HINT, clicking right on a window will restore the window. Ed
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