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   On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 07:45:06 -0700 (PDT), partso2@yahoo.com wrote:   
      
   >?????? ??? ???, 30 ?????? 2018 ???? 16:23:40 UTC+3, ??? JJ:   
   >> On Sun, 29 Apr 2018 23:36:29 -0700 (PDT), par...@yahoo.com wrote:   
   >> > Hi all.   
   >> >   
   >> >   I'm using Windows-XP, SP3 (I think. Maybe SP2). When I toggle into   
   FullScreen mode, using Alt-Enter or any other way, then I see a black line   
   (bar?) in the bottom of the screen, and can't see the upper line (bar?) of the   
   screen. It is as if    
   Windows thinks my screen is about 0.5 cm higher than it is. The upper line is   
   drawn out of the actual acreen. When in regular Windows mode, the drawn screen   
   matches the actual screen perfectly.   
   >> >   
   >> >   How can I fix it?   
   >> > Thanks!   
   >>   
   >> In Windows XP including all 32-bit Windows, console full screen mode uses   
   >> text video mode. That video mode is not a graphic video mode, and it has its   
   >> own screen resolution. It's similar to the text video mode at the BIOS   
   >> startup screen during computer boot.   
   >>   
   >To the best of my memory, the BIOS screen looks OK. But I'll have to check   
   again to be sure (I'm on a different computer right now). Could it be   
   something else?   
   >   
   >You say that it's not a graphic mode. But I can use full-screen for graphics,   
   too (e.g. some old DOS games). The problem remains - the upper part of  the   
   screen (e.g. the status line in several such games) isn't shown, while the   
   buttom of the screen is    
   black.   
   >   
   >> To solve it, apply the Auto function of your monitor. But do that after   
   >> you've changed the background color to other than black using the COLOR   
   >> command. e.g. "COLOR F0" for black text on white background. When done,   
   >> retore the color back to "COLOR 07" for grey text on black background. This   
   >> is necessary, since the monitor's Auto function detects the pixels which   
   >> aren't black, in order to determine the screen size and adjust the view   
   >> dimension and position.   
   >   
   >Where do I apply the Auto function and change the bg color?   
      
   	You don't. Unless you have an antique monitor, AUTO is usually   
   a button on the front of the monitor. Just press it. The DOS-like   
   interface will adjust to the limits of the screen.   
   	The previous reply tells you how to change the colour BEFORE   
   going into full-screen mode.   
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