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                                   I run snap at 1920 x 1200 with no problems at all !  Why do you say snap       doesn't do wide screen?  Just enable them.

---In os2user@yahoogroups.com, <stephan.bucher@...>       wrote :

It will not, but OS/2 always       boots at 640x480 during the first phase.
       You can always press Alt-F1 when "OS/2" appears in the top left       corner
       and then choose VGA and other options from a menu. If you select VGA,
       you need to reinstall SNAP. You can boot to text mode that way and
       configure SNAP. The problem is that SNAP can't handle the resolution of       
       wide screens; up to 1280x1024 is fine.
       
On 29.04.2015 05:21, Yahoo finalphilthoughts@...       [os2user] wrote:
       > Ok, thanks. One other video question for you Warp experts: I have
       > managed to get Warp 4 on a box and am displaying it on a 36" tv. It       is
       > set to 480. If I raise it to 800x600, which will require a reboot to
       > take effect, will it auto revert back so I still have a display if for       
       > some reason it doesn't like the higher resolution?
       >
       > Sent from the Planet Xrgklpr
       >
       > On Apr 27, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Felix Miata mrmazda@...
       > <mailto:mrmazda@...> [os2user] <os2user@yahoogroups.com
       > <mailto:os2user@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
       >
       >> Phil Parker composed on 2015-04-26 23:20 (UTC-0500):
       >>
       >> > There are only two things different from CRTs with contemporary       
       >> LCDs. One is
       >> > that things work best if you set the display resolution to       exactly the
       >> > native resolution of the LCD.
       >>
       >> That's the theory, and typically the practice. The higher the
       >> resolution, the
       >> higher the technical quality.
       >>
       >> But with higher resolution, software assumptions can break down       for
       >> individual users. The net effect is that user experience can be       degraded
       >> because onscreen objects, text in particular, become smaller,       reducing
       >> effective legibility and inducing eyestrain and backstrain (from       leaning
       >> forward, often unconsciously). Personalization of software to       compensate
       >> (make things bigger) may or may not be adequate.
       >>
       >> > The other is to set the refresh rate to 60 Hz and no more.       LCDs
       >> > tend not to like rates any higher at all.
       >>
       >> Most LCDs support all VESA modes. Among them are usually 75 in
       >> addition to
       >> 60, at least for 1024x768 and lower. Whether there's any user       benefit to
       >> using 75 instead of 60 is another matter. I've never been able to       
       >> detect any.
       >> --
       >> "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant
       >> words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living        ranslation)
       >>
       >> Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
       >>
       >> Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
       >>
       >
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