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From: davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Menu colors with GIF/etc. viewers
Keywords: Cshow, Vpic, VUimg, VGA, GIF, ???
Message-ID: <1033@sixhub.UUCP>
Date: 27 May 90 02:03:08 GMT
References: <1990May25.190151.939@cbnewsh.att.com>
Reply-To: davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (bill davidsen)
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In article <1990May25.190151.939@cbnewsh.att.com> twb@cbnewsh.att.com (thomas.w.beattie) writes:
| 
| I have a problem with various GIF/etc. viewers (CSHOW, VPIC, VUIMG, ...).
| After an image is displayed the menu colors are altered and frequently
| unreadable.
| Perhaps the color map from the displayed image is being used for the menu?


| I don't think this question/problem is specific to me but I am using
| both a PARADISE PRO 512K VGA and an AT&T VDC600 VGA on AT&T 329D 
| multi(dual?) sync monitors.

  Seems as thought it might be you. I have used cshow on a number of
systems, and vuimg, and fastgif, and vpic, etc, as well as fractint.
These all play with the maps, and all return to normal colors.
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