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From: jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: MS-Windows Frequently Asked Questions, draft version 0.1
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Date: 24 Oct 90 12:58:24 GMT
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In a recent article tom@mims-iris.waterloo.edu (Tom Haapanen) writes:
>Well, nobody else did it, so here is the first draft of the Windows
>FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) posting.  All constructive criticism,
>comments and corrections are welcome!
 
>Q:  Why don't my TSRs work in DOS sessions?
>
>A:  You should never install any TSRs before entering Windows.  Install them
>    when you start up your DOS sessions from Windows.

Not always true or even desirable.  Perhaps the best example is MOUSE.COM, but
I've also found (the hard way) that WIN3 barfs enthusiastically when presented
with some TSR's installed in a DOS window in enhanced mode.  uSoft's tech
support people were unhelpful in the extreme (their response was that the 
*end user* should enroll in the $DK support program...???).  A completely
repeatable example is trying to start the YTERM 3.0 resident EBIOS.COM in
a DOS window in enhanced mode: Windows loops on the subsequent EXIT command.
(All works OK in standard or real mode.)  The solution is to start EBIOS
prior to entry to Windows: it works fine, and later deinstalls cleanly.
 
>Q:  I installed some more fonts using Control Panel.  Why can't I access 
>    them in Word for Windows (or another application)?
>
>A:  Word for Windows shows in its font menu the fonts currently available
>    for the selected *output* device, not the *display* device.  You can
>    still use, say, vector fonts that you installed, by typing the name
>    of the font in the edit box.  Windows will draw vector fonts on the
>    output device without problems -- you may or may not like the results.

Also, in certain cases the app needs to be forced to take another look
at the roster of available fonts.  This can be done by changing the printer
device to something different and back.
 
>Q:  Why doesn't my mouse work in a DOS window?
>
>A:  If you are running a DOS application in a window, Windows will retain
>    control of the mouse for cutting and pasting.  You can use a mouse in
>    a full-screen DOS session *if* you install the mouse (by running 
>    mouse.com) inside that DOS session.

Not necessary if you ran MOUSE.COM before entering Windows, or if you have
MOUSE.SYS listed in CONFIG.SYS. 

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Thanks for putting the FAQ list together...

Joe Morris