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Subject: Re: Rebel 12 (DOS) graphics problems with Intel 810 chipset

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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