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From: jimm@amiga.UUCP (Jim Mackraz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CATS Support Materials 01/89
Keywords: CATS Orders Software Toolkit
Message-ID: <3665@amiga.UUCP>
Date: 16 Mar 89 22:31:14 GMT
References: <6139@cbmvax.UUCP> <332@sjofn.esosun.UUCP> <6189@cbmvax.UUCP> <649@wuphys.UUCP>
Reply-To: jimm@cloyd.UUCP (Jim Mackraz)
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In article <649@wuphys.UUCP> lel@wuphys.UUCP (Lyle E. Levine) writes:
)Huh?  Commodore is distributing MoreRows?  I was under the impression
)that MoreRows was a very useful but UNSUPPORTED program.  Since
)Commodore is now distributing it, does this mean the thing is now
)guaranteed not to break under future revisions?

We're going to give it that old college try.  Actually, future versions
support an elaborate set of standard overscan dimensions, and easy access
to them.  But the prefs fields that MoreRows sets and the corresponding
notion of STDSCREENHEIGHT (and now STDSCREENWIDTH) will continue to
mean what they have meant.

If we run into problems with absolute compatibility, there will be workable
substitutes provided with the system and clear instructions on their use.
In any case, we hope to have interactive programs to set preferred overscan
and standard screen dimensions.

OK?

Note that MoreRows doesn't poke IBase values, but rather sets some preferences
fields.

	jimm
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Opinions are my own.  Comments are not to be taken as Commodore official policy.