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From: stern@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Eric G. Stern)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: VLT problem
Summary: Clear screen instead
Keywords: font reset
Message-ID: <56422@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 2 Nov 90 17:13:52 GMT
References: <408@shrike.AUSTIN.LOCKHEED.COM> <1990Nov2.162528.11166@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Organization: Physics, University of Pittsburgh
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In article <1990Nov2.162528.11166@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, jbn35564@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson) writes:
> vervalin@AUSTIN.LOCKHEED.COM (Paul Vervalin) writes:
> 
> >Every now and then when using VLT I will accidentally "cat" (type) a binary 
> >file to the screen.  This occasionally causes the font to get messed up so
> >that some kind of graphics characters get sent to the screen instead of the 
> >regular font.  Is there anyway to reset this from within VLT without having 
> >to terminate and then restart the program?  Thanks.

> >                              vervalin@austin.lockheed.com

> Yes, just select the 'Lock Graphics' (or hit Amiga-;) and save your VLT.config
> file.  This will cause VLT not to go into Tektronix emulation.

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This is not right since this problem occurs when I'm using the
non-graphics VLT.  The correct way to fix this is to
select Clear Screen from the SCREEN menu, or the Rt.-Amiga C
shortcut.

				Eric Stern
				stern@unix.cis.pitt.edu