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Q35252: M Does Not Respond to Changes in the Height Switch

Article: Q35252
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00   | 1.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 31-MAR-1989

The Microsoft Editor does not change video modes (EGA/VGA) when
changing the numeric switch height to either 23, 41, or 48 in the
TOOLS.INI file.

The INITIALIZE function must be invoked to reset the video display
configuration. (INITIALIZE = ALT+F10 for Quick and EPSILON emulation,
SHIFT+F10 for BRIEF emulation, or SHIFT+F8 for the default emulation).

The video mode also is stored in the M.TMP file in the directory
pointed to by the INIT environmental variable or the current default
directory.

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