Cursor Disappearing In Extended Screen Mode

DocumentID: 654444
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:31 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: Problem This man was using an EV659 graphic driver. He was using 132 x 44 line resolution. When he entered WP, his cursor disappeared. He retrieved files, and the cursor never appeared. He exited, and the cursor was gone at DOS as well. He rebooted the system, the cursor was at DOS, he entered WP, and cursor disappeared. We tried the startup options of /F1 and /F2. Neither worked. It does work fine in a 80 x 25 mode. He defined the driver as IBM EGA as well as Everex definition, but neither made a difference. From what I understand, this just may be a mode that WP cannot use. But he would like to know for sure. Answer: WordPerfect 5.0 does not support the extended modes, but as a courtesy to the customer, we provide the /F1 or /SS= options to preserve the DOS environment. For loss of the cursor during the extended mode "r," while using an extended mode, we can only give them these alternatives. We do support the 132 columns in 5.1 through the .VRS files.

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