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Q89330: Complete Text PW0563: Display Compatibility Testing

Article: Q89330
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Device Driver Kit
Version(s): 3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 03-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Device Development Kit (DDK) for Windows, versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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   Microsoft Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
                PW0563: DISPLAY COMPATIBILITY TESTING
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                                                  Revision Date: 7/92
                                                        Disk Included

The following information applies to Microsoft Windows Device Driver
Kit (DDK) version 3.1.

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This application note contains the most current information available on the
Microsoft Display Driver Testing Program.

Any time you consider submitting a display driver to Microsoft for testing, you
should obtain the current version of this application note for information on
any changes in procedures or tests that may impact testing and submitting your
driver.

The disk that accompanies this application note contains the following files:

DCT.DOC

  The current revision of the DCT.DOC file distributed with version 3.1 of the
  Microsoft Windows Device Driver Kit (DDK). This file provides overview
  information about the display driver testing program and the most current
  list of optional display driver tests. The testers at Microsoft can run any
  of the optional tests during the driver evaluation process. The driver fails
  the testing program if it fails any of the tests, including the optional
  tests. We encourage you to run all of the optional tests on your driver prior
  to submitting it to Microsoft for testing.

  A revision log at the beginning of the document highlights changes for each
  revision of the document since its original creation.

DCTPROC.DOC

  The documentation for the display driver testing program and a list of
  participation details.

DIBVIEW.EXE

  An updated version of the DIBVIEW application provided with the DIBVIEW test
  application provided with the DDK. This version corrects a problem that
  produces a general protection (GP) fault if the user presses a key while the
  program displays a device-independent bitmap (DIB).

ACTSL.DOC

  A test document. The version of ACTSL.DOC provided with the Windows 3.1 DDK
  contains a section that is incorrectly formatted with the "Symbol PS" font
  instead of the "Symbol" font. The Windows graphics device interface (GDI)
  correctly maps this section to the "Wingdings" font instead of the "Symbol"
  font. This version of ACTSL.DOC is formatted correctly.

New Optional Tests
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This application note includes the HANG.EXE and RAMPS.EXE files, new optional
tests that have been added to the display driver testing program. These programs
are documented in the "Optional Tests" section of DCT.DOC.

Additional query words: 3.10

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWinDDKSearch kbWinDDK310 kbWinDDK311
Version           : :3.1,3.11

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