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From: twb@cbnewsh.att.com (thomas.w.beattie)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: One graphics window, one text window...
Message-ID: <1991Jan17.225546.21248@cbnewsh.att.com>
Date: 17 Jan 91 22:55:46 GMT
References: <2283@beguine.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <2283@beguine.UUCP> Eric.Sheffer@samba.acs.unc.edu (Eric Sheffer) writes:
>
>I run a non-windows application, a CAD-like package, that can display 
>graphics on a graphics monitor while using a dumb terminal or monochrome
>text monitor to display keyboard entries and program messages. (The 
>advantage of this setup is that one gets full screen graphics and a
>large dialog area.)  I was wondering whether it is possible, within win3,
>to convince this package to use one window for test and one for graphics?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Eric

If you mean that you have BOTH VGA and monochrome (Hercules) video installed
(Dual Monitors) then you can display a full screen DOS session on the
monochrome screen and graphics on the VGA.

From windows 3.0:
   Launch a DOS window
   In the DOS window enter the command "MODE MONO"
    - This should activate the herc. screen and is NOT the same as "MODE BW80"
   You can then move and adjust the size of the DOS window as you wish.
   Any time it is the active window the herc. screen will be active as well.
   To "return" to the DOS VGA window enter "MODE CO80"
   Note: I haven't found a way to get a cursor displayed on the herc. (Anyone?)

Also, The CSHOW GIF/PCX/etc. viewer can display its menu on the herc. and the
graphic on the VGA.

Any other uses/configurations for Dual Monitors??

Tombo.
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Tom Beattie
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