Re: [Freedos-user] fdapm update and a new screen saver
Hi again, I updated FDAPM again. Changed since 15jul: IDLEDPMS is now smaller in RAM ( 1/2 kb) and avoids double-loading. If you try to load it twice, you get a message. There is also a tiny change in VBE/PM handling. Of course there are also the old news from 15jul: Fixed the stats used for CPU was idle for ... of the time display and added a new tool IDLEDPMS, which is a small (1 kb file) but effective DPMS screen saver. The screen saver detects Windows3 and games with own keyboard IRQ handler to avoid saving at the wrong time. Enjoy :-). Eric www.coli.uni-saarland.de/~eric/stuff/soft/fdapm-2007jul17.zip PS: You cannot change the timeout or unload idledpms after you load it, it is too simple for that :-). PPS: If VBE/PM is supported, only VBE/PM is accessed. Otherwise, VGA BIOS function int 10.12/bl=36 is used if VGA, and registers 3c4/5.1 and d0 or 0/20 and 3d4/5.17 (or 3b4/5.17) MSB are used. EGA install check is int 10.12/bl=10, VGA check is int 10.1a00. VBE/PM interface is int 10.4f10/bl=0 (check) or 1 (set mode bh). - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] fdapm update and a new screen saver
Hi all, after a bug report from Mateusz, I fixed an error in the way FDAPM calculates the idle ...% of the time message idleness. In addition, I have added a new tool, IDLEDPMS, which is a small but effective TSR screen saver. For example you run idledpms 15, the screen saver stays in ram, and whenever you do not press a key for 15 minutes or more, your screen is switched off. Needs DPMS compliant screen and EGA, VGA or VESA VBE compliant graphics card. Both RAM usage and disk usage of IDLEDPMS are less than 1 kilobyte :-). While Windows 3.x or a game with built-in keyboard IRQ driver is active, the screen saver deactivates itself. So far for the theory, please let me know if it works with your version of Windows 3 and your games :-). Timeout can be set anywhere between 1 and 60 minutes. www.coli.uni-saarland.de/~eric/stuff/soft/fdapm-2007jul15.zip Eric PS: You cannot change the timeout or unload idledpms after you load it, it is too simple for that :-). - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
