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From: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ECS and 1.4
Summary: System supports list of available resolutions
Keywords: ECS Multi Sync OS 1.4
Message-ID: <930@tardis.Tymnet.COM>
Date: 13 Feb 90 06:24:11 GMT
References: <2972@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US>
Reply-To: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
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In article <2972@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US> caw@jolnet.UUCP (Chris Wichura) writes:

>Will Intuition be modified in 1.4 to check a Preferences setting for
>availability of MultiSync and if the flag says no substitue a comperable
>interlace screen?

From what I've heard, 1.4 has major changes to Preferences, including the
answer to this question.  Properly written programs will not assume that
a given screen resolution is available - they will ask the OS for a list
of supported screens and choose one.
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