· : ¦ . _________ ________ _____________ ._____¦ | · __ / : ___________/ _ \ \ __ _ / | \ |____: : \_/ -A : \______ \ | \_ _: \_/ \_/ | \ ¦ | ¦ \_ ··D_ / / _/ | / |___/ \_ | : : | |_______/ `N· _/ \ \_________/ | \________/ ¦ |_____¦ ¦ | : \__________/ \ ¦ \_ : : \__________| \___________/ . · . »»»» PRESENTS «««« TV TEXT PROFESSIONAL(tm) VERSION 1.05 UPDATE ============================================ TYPED BY SHARD This file contains important additional information concerning the use and operation of TV*Text Professional with version 2.0 of the Amiga's operating system. For additional information pertaining to the operation of TV*TEXT Professional under all versions of the operating system, see the Read.Me note also on this disk. Press h for help. CONTENTS -------- Introduction Using ColorFonts Function Keys and Commodities Overscan Overscan Determined By TV*TEXT Pro Overscan Determined By Overscan Preferences Overscan Screen Positioning Technical Support Phone Number INTRODUCTION ------------ TV*TEXT Professional has been designed to run properly under all versions the Amiga's operating system. This note deals with the minor differences in operating the program with Version 2.0 of AmigaDos. USING COLORFONTS ---------------- In order to use ColorFonts with AmigaDos versions prior to 2.0, it was necessary to run the ColorText program included with this program prior to running TV*TEXT Professional. As AmigaDos 2.0 directly supports the use of ColorFonts, this is no longer necessary. Although no harm is likely to occur, you should NOT run the ColorText program provided on this disk or any similar program which may have been provided as part of a font disk or other graphics program disk when using AmigaDos 2.0. FUNCTION KEYS AND COMMODITIES ----------------------------- TV*TEXT Professional permits you to use the function keys on your keyboard to facilitate the selection of Render Preferences. Workbench 2.0 includes the Commodities Utility which permits you to run certain utility programs through the use of function keys. If a Commodities Utility uses the same function keys as TV*TEXT Pro and if that utility is enabled, TV*TEXT Pro will not respond to that function key. You can ensure that there is no conflict by using qualifier keys on all your Commodities function key assignments or by disabling the commodities when running TV*TEXT Professional. See your Amiga manual for additional information on Commodities. OVERSCAN -------- AmigaDos 2.0 now supports overscan screens in a manner which is compatible with TV*TEXT Professional. Under 2.0 the system overscan screen dimensions are set through the Overscan Preference editor. Unfortunately, the many possible combinations of screen modes, overscan, and scrolling screens can make it difficult to determine the actual screen size TV*TEXT Professional will use. Basically, you have two options: 1. Let TV*TEXT Professional determine its screen size by setting Overscan Preference sizes to their minimum. 2. Always select NONE in TV*TEXT Professional's Screen Format requester and set Overscan Preferences to the desired TV*TEXT Professional screen size. There is actually a third option possible of both setting the overscan preferences and selecting Medium or Maximum from the TV*TEXT Pro Screen Format requester (or in tooltypes). See the OVERSCAN AND MOREROWS discussion in the Read.Me note for how TV*TEXT Pro determines its screen in this case. We recommend using one of the two options described here for simplicity. OVERSCAN DETERMINED BY TV*TEXT PRO ---------------------------------- If you set your overscan sizes to minimum using the WorkBench Overscan editor, then the degree of overscan in your TV*TEXT Professional screens is determined soley by your choice of an overscan mode in TV*Text Pro's Screen Format requester (or tooltypes). This requester appears at program startup, or when you select Screen Format from the Project menu. The NTSC Screen sizes when Overscan Preferences set to minimum sizes: Mode None Medium Maximum Lo Res NoLace 320 x 200 336 x 222 352 x 240 Lo Res I'Lace 320 x 400 336 x 444 352 x 480 Hi Res NoLace 640 x 200 672 x 222 704 x 240 Hi Res I'Lace 640 x 400 672 x 444 704 x 480 To set your overscan size preferences to minimum: 1. Open the Overscan preference editor on Workbench. 2. Click on "Edit Text Overscan..." 3. Using the "handles" on the box, size the box as small as possible and center it on your screen. 4. Press "Enter" on your keyboard to keep the change. 5. Click on the "Edit Standard Overscan..." and repeat steps 3 & 4 for the box that appears. 6. At this point this preference editor should display 640 x 200 (NTSC) for Regular Text Size, Text Overscan, and Standard Overscan. 7. Click Save to make the changes permanent. Click Use to make them effective for this current session only. OVERSCAN DETERMINED BY OVERSCAN PREFERENCES ------------------------------------------- You can use the settings of the Workbench Overscan Preference editor to determine the size of a TV*TEXT Professional screen if you always select NONE from the TV*TEXT Pro's Screen Format requester. To set your screen size: 1. Open the Overscan preference on Workbench. 2. Click "Edit Standard Overscan..." 3. Use the "handles" to set the size of the screen you wish TV*TEXT Pro to use. 4. Press "Enter" on your keyboard to keep the change. 5. This will return you to the preference editor. The size of a HiRes NoLace screen is indicated in the "Standard Overscan:" field as width x height. These numbers apply to the Hi-Res, NoLace screen mode. To determine the screen dimensions for other TV*TEXT Pro screen modes, halve the width figure for Lo-Res screens double the height figure for LACE (interlaced) screens. Example: Standard Overscan Size: 704 x 240 TV*TEXT PRO Mode Screen Size Lo Res No Lace 352 x 240 Lo Res Lace 352 x 480 Hi Res No Lace 704 x 240 Hi Res Lace 704 x 480 OVERSCAN SCREEN POSITIONING --------------------------- Under AmigaDos 2.0 you use the Overscan Preference editor to center or otherwise position your display. If you are using Overscan Preferences to set your TV*TEXT Pro screen size, it should not be necessary to reposition your screen; however, if you choose anything other than NONE in TV*TEXT Professional's Screen Format requester, it might be necessary for you to adjust your screen's position as described in the Read.Me note also on this disk. The procedure, described under SCREEN POSITIONING AND OVERSCAN, is the same except for the fact that with 2.0 you will be using the Overscan Preference editor to adjust the positioning. In addition there is only one screen depth gadget in version 2.0 screens. Just make sure it is fully visible. TECHNICAL SUPPORT PHONE NUMBER FOR REGISTERED USERS --------------------------------------------------- PHONE: 602.246.4238 Monday - Friday 1-4 PM MST FAX: 602.246.6708 24 hours Zuma Group, Inc., 6733 N. Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85015 -----------------------------------------END----------------------