*---------------------* * C E N T S c r e e n * * C E N T V i d e l * * * * 3rd generation * * * *---------------------* * Freeware version!!! * *---------------------* Extended resolution administrator for Falcon 030 Authors: David Godec Sacha Hnatiuk Interest of CENTscreen ---------------------- ... Installation ------------ Put the program CNTSCRN3.PRG in the AUTO folder of your boot partition et put at the root of this same boot partition, the CNTSCRN3.RSC. Select a DATA file corresponding to your monitor. The files SVGA.DAT and MULISYN.DAT are intending respectively to VGA's monitor (31 and 35 kHz vertical frequency) and MULTISYNC's monitor (30 up to 65 kHz vertical frequency). ... Copy and rename (alternate key pressed) in 'VIDEO.DAT' in the root of your boot partition the '.DAT' file choose. ... ... IMPORTANT --------- CENTSCRN.PRG must be after NVDI and/or SPEEDOGDOS in the AUTO folder. ... ADVICES ------- ... Windows moving -------------- ... CENTscreen features ------------------- This software offer: - manifold resolutions by system resolution. - originals resolutions updatables. - virtual screen. - screen saver and time saver, compatible with Energy Star. - delay of shut down in secondes and by keys. - latness of the runnig Energy Start by a simple shut down before (usefull fo the shortess shut down like parsing) - wake up of the screen by external event like keyboard, midi, mouse and joystick. - shut down et wake up remote by external softwares. - presse the alternate key during resolution switch disabled the extended resolution. It's the ultimate option because it can change the start's resolution ( system's resolution ?! ) at the come back. For this reason it works one time only. - various method of scrolling or the virtual screen: - edge scrolling: it's move when the mouse meet the edge of the physical screen. - proportionnal scrolling: the visible zone is locating proportinal to the mouse position in the virtual screen. - focus scrolling: the physical screen is locating on the mouse position. - new functions for video. Virtual screen -------------- ... See the "OPT" menu. The screen saver ---------------- ... The mouse accelerator --------------------- ... See the "OPT" menu. BEWARE : disable all other mouse accelerator. Video mode in the desktop ------------------------- Il you press ALTERNATE when selecting the mode video menu entry, you open the old dialog box instead of CENTscreen's setup. When you are in the CENTscreen's setup, you have this choice: 1) Choose an another mode than for the resolution in work. 2) Able/disable the virtual screen. 3) Change the virual screen size. 4) Able/disable the screen saver. 5) Change the delay of screen saver. 6) Able/disable the Energy Star. 7) Change the delay for the transition from the screen saver to the Energy Star. 8) Delete a mode in the data file. The actual mode is not erasable. The data file is updating only afer saving. 9) ... 10) ... 11) Available the compatibily mode ('OPT'). For some softwares, like Graoumf traker. 12) Methode of scrolling for the virtual screen ('OPT'). 13) ... 14) Load the VIDEO.DAT. ... 15) Save the VIDEO.DAT. NB: --- If you want an original resolution, deselect the selected resolution. In this case, all the options of CENTscreen are disable. Resolution switching -------------------- ... ATTENTION --------- See about the possibility of your monitor in relation to the video mode. MAGIC 4,5,... ------------- For magic use VIDEOMOD.ACC (or APP) to choose the default resolution. It's also the same case for all altenative desktop. Magic, it's C, that's obvious! ------------------------------ ... Magic, universal language! -------------------------- No "_AKP" cookie, so no language selectable. In this case, we choose french. NVDI 3 ------ Big problems to change resolution. Don't use it even withou CENTscreen. But kown that NVDI 2.5 and NVDI 4.x run very well. NVDI, always... --------------- ... ST-COMPATIBLE modes ------------------- No extended resolution in ST resolutions. INFO ---- ... TRICKS ------ Put a hotkeys for mode video under the desktop. When you come back from a bad soft which crash the video, by press this key and return after, the default mode will be run. The ALTERNATE world ------------------- We use always ALTERNATE to reach the old functionnality. That's normal because, we consider that our work is a new kind of functions and we get off the old world. ***************** *********************************** ***************** VIDEOMOD -------- This program have the same function than the video mode in the desktop menu. It's also the first version of the video pannel for Dolmen. ... ***************** *********************************** ***************** CENTVidel --------- The philsophy of CENTvidel is very simple: you start from a resolution and you extend it. Launching... ------------ ... The physical resolution ----------------------- ... The pixel clock of the Videl ---------------------------- ... NORMAL TURBO 25 (VGA) 25 32 (RGB/VGA) 50 (clock depend on the bus clock) nothing (EXT) 32[/36 on CENTurbo 2 rev A] NB: The last clock run only on CENTurbo. --- In the case where the screen become black (or shut down), that's indicate the absence of external clock directly connected. ... Vertical and horizontal frequencies ----------------------------------- ... The locating of the visible screen ---------------------------------- ... The comments line ----------------- ... The control pannel ------------------ ... - reset - cancel - valid - real time - save - quit Reset ----- It put back the starting resolution. Shift+Undo do the same. Cancel ------ Come back to the old validate mode. UNDO do the same. ... Valid ----- It's update all values of the Videl and available another stage of UNDO. The hotkey is RETURN (or ENTER). Real time --------- When you change a value, it take effect immediatly. ... Save ---- Valide the actual value and open a fileselector to choose the .DAT that you want to save. If no VIDEO.DAT exist, enter this name and save will create the good file. Method to create a new mode --------------------------- Know the physical caracteristics of your monitor. ... ***************** *********************************** ***************** Note for coders --------------- Contact us... ***************** *********************************** ***************** CENTScreen, CENTVidel, VIDEOMOD, CENTview, NVRAM, SCSITEST, DSPSLOW, BLITSLOW et AUTOCLOCK are FREEWARE ! You can distribute it all you need. PROFITABLE DISTRIBUTE IS FORBIDDEN WITHOUT THE WRITING AGREEMENT OF CENTEK SARL. WE CAN TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST EVERYBODY OR COMPAGNY WHICH CHANGE THE FREEWARE STATUS BY PUT IT ON SALE. ***************** *********************************** *****************