Hello Clarence, Michael P., All,
Thank you Clarence, I had exactly the same problems
and was trying to figure out how to describe them in a concise
manner. You have a real nack for getting to the nitty-gritty.
As Jack Webb would say "The facts, Mam, just the facts"!
Eric
On Jan. 16, 2000 Clarence Verge wrote:
>Hello Michael, All;
>The problem I found with video setup is twofold:
>
>1) As can be seen from this copy of SETUP.bat, setup calls core.exe.
>This is bad news because core eventually switches to graphic mode
>and does this BEFORE the graphic mode has been set.
>and
>2) if there are any OTHER problems with core (wait for it <g>)
>the user is stuck in graphics mode with no way out.
>
>There IS another problem with core, to be discussed after this copy,
>but first I would like to suggest that the ENTIRE setup.bat be run
>from DOS in text mode with a fancier batch file..
>
>@echo off
>if (%1)==(os) goto setup_os
>if exist arachne.cfg goto setup_gr
>copy 386pc.acf arachne.cfg
>:setup
>core -s
>if errorlevel 32 goto end
>del history.lst
>:setup_os
>arachne.bat reload:file:setup_os.dgi
>goto end
>:setup_gr
>core -s
>if errorlevel 32 goto end
>del history.lst
>arachne.bat setup.htm
>:end
>
>It would be nice to know what the errorlevel returns are for core so we
>could re-write this batch file.
>
>The other problem with core is an interface problem. It appears that
>the pointy-clicky guys at Arachne Labs never tested the keyboard interface.
>I'll bet 10bucks that they don't even know there IS a keyboard interface -
>only Michael knows.
>
>On my P~100 with DOS 6.22 I found the following - and this is NOT likely
>a list of all occurrences of the problem:
>As previously posted, on the video setup screen Arachne refused to accept
>my "ENTER" on the "Test selected Video Mode" button, and would not TAB to
>links past TSENG ET4000.
>
>Also found on the OPTIONS page, pressing the "Preferences" button caused it
>to stick down and the "Use New Settings" button does not work.
>On the PREFERENCES page, NONE of the "radio buttons" on the RIGHT half of the
>screen worked, and TAB would not move the cursor past the "off" box in the
>"Fixed System Font" section.
>
>Most importantly, NEITHER the "Save" OR "Cancel" buttons worked. Luckily,
>"ESC" did work and I have it set to "BACK". (Screensaver Preview faulty also)
>I believe this is the same problem I experienced with not being able to get
>out of Video Setup.
>
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