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                               VGA Utility
                               SETMODE.EXE
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SetMode.exe is a utility to set up high resolution text for WordStar.

To use the Setmode.exe utility, you must first install SoftMode.sys.
See the SoftMode.Doc file for details.


The Setmode program is used to change the number of columns and
rows displayed on the video screen. The command syntax is:

    SETMODE columns,rows

Valid column and row values are:   Columns  Rows
                                   -------  ----
                                      80    25,50
                                     132    25,50

For example, SETMODE 132,50 will set the display to 132 columns
by 50 rows. To restore a normal display type SETMODE 80,25.

Either columns or rows are optionals. Using the command SETMODE ,25
would change the number of rows to 25 but would leave the columns
unchanged.

Help is displayed by executing SETMODE with no parameters.


WordStar and WSCHANGE:

In order to modify the number of rows and columns displayed by Wordstar,
run the WSCHANGE utility to re-configure your copy of Wordstar.

To change the colors, choose the CONSOLE and then the Video attributes
option from the WSCHANGE menu.  If you have a monochrome monitor, be
sure to select the Monochrome display defaults.

To change the resolution, choose the CONSOLE and then the MONITOR option
from the WSCHANGE menu. Then elect to change SCREEN SIZE.  You may now
enter the height and width of the screen.  The following resolutions
are supported:

         80 columns with 25 rows
         80 columns with 50 rows
        132 columns with 25 rows
        132 columns with 50 rows

After entering the desired resolution, exit WSCHANGE.  Before using
Wordstar, you must activate the setmode utility for the resolution you
selected during WSCHANGE.  To do this, type the setmode path name followed
by the number of columns and rows.  For example, if 132 columns and 25
rows where set with WSCHANGE and SETMODE is located in the default
directory, you would type:

    C:\NCRVGA\SETMODE 132,25
          where 132 = # of columns
          and 25 = # of rows

Next, activate Wordstar by typing WS.  When you are finished with Wordstar,
exit the application normally.  After exiting Wordstar, you will probably
want to restore your screen to its original number of columns and rows.
To do this, repeat the SETMODE command using 80 columns and 25 rows
(example, C:\NCRVGA\SETMODE 80,25).

Creating WORDSTAR.BAT

By creating a WORDSTAR.BAT file, you can have the high resolution mode
automatically loaded when you activate Wordstar.  When you exit Wordstar,
the display will be returned to the default 80 x 25 mode.
Create the WORDSTAR.BAT file using any editor capable of saving a
file as ASCII text.  Create a file named WORDSTAR.BAT.
The WORDSTAR.BAT file should contain the following commands:

        SETMODE - command to match the screen size set
                      when running
        WSCHANGE (example,  SETMODE 132,50 for
                   132 columns, 50 rows).
        WS - command to run Wordstar

        SETMODE command to reset the text mode to the original screen
        display mode (example,  SETMODE 80,25).

A sample WORDSTAR.BAT is shown below:
        C:\NCRVGA\SETMODE 132,50
        WS
        C:\NCRVGA\SETMODE 80,25

Older Versions of Wordstar

To set the screen size with older versions of Wordstar, consult your setup
manual for instructions on how to change the column/row setting in Wordstar.
Follow the above procedures for using Setmode.