Characters Redraw Using Orchid Pro Designer II Video Driver

 Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
Article ID: Q94117
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c
  • Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1

SUMMARY

In Word for Windows, the screen redraws and the current character appears very bright when you use the Orchid Pro Designer II video drivers. This behavior is more noticeable when you use 14-point or larger fonts or when you backspace to delete a character. The behavior does not occur if you use the Super VGA (SVGA, 800 x 600, 16 colors) video driver supplied with Windows version 3.1.

This behavior does not affect the printed document.

MORE INFORMATION

The "flickering" or "illuminated" appearance of characters in your Word document occurs at any of the three modes of the Orchid Pro Designer II video drivers: 

   VGA
   800 x 600 (SVGA)
   1024 x 768
According to Orchid Technology, the current video drivers for the Pro Designer II are available for download from their BBS at (510) 683- 0327. The two self-extracting files, INSTALL.EXE and WIN3XDRV.EXE, are dated 4/3/92. These files contain the following video drivers, dated 3/1/92: 

   Video Model                           Filename       Size
   ----------------------------------------------------------

   1024 x 768 (16 colors) Large fonts    VGA474.DRV     79104
   1024 x 768 (16 colors) Small fonts    VGA474S.DRV    77424
   800 x 600 (256 colors)                VGA468S.DRV    78848
   800 x 600 (16 colors)                 VGA464S.DRV    71696
   640 x 480 (256 colors)                VGA448.DRV     73696
The Orchid Pro Designer II products included here are manufactured by Orchid Technology, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. Contact Orchid Technology at (510) 683-0300.

KBCategory: kbgraphic
KBSubcategory: kbfont
Additional query words: 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c winword2
winword flicker flash brighter redrawing flickered pulsate
pulsating illumination too bright

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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
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