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Re: Changing video modes on fly?



On Mon, 12 Jan 1998, Tim Thomson wrote:

: Hi,
: Is there a way to change the text video mode (say, from 80x25 to 80x50),
: on the fly?
: I prefer 80x25 for most things but it would be handy to change the
: resolution for somethings - without rebooting!

SVGATextMode - been using it for a while and I like it.

: 
: Also, sometimes when a program that uses the svgalibs crashes, it
: scrambles the screen. reset doesn't fix the mode, is there another program
: to completely reset the screen?
: 
: Thanks for any help,
: 
: Tim.
: 
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