PhantomScreen 1.2b

The following Command Line Options were added to PhantomScreen after the manual had gone to press:

USING EMS/XMS MEMORY:

PhantomScreen now defaults to using Extended Memory (XMS) instead of Expanded Memory (EMS). If you would rather use Expanded Memory (EMS), start PhantomScreen with the /E option.

Example: PHANTOM /E

Since Phantom now defaults to Extended Memory (XMS), the /X option is no longer required and has been removed.

SPEEDING UP PHANTOM:

The /B option was added to speed up saving and loading the background screen. The extra speed is achieved by storing the background image in Expanded Memory (EMS) instead of the hard drive.

Example PHANTOM /B

USING PHANTOM WITH VESA VIDEO CARDS:

If you have a super VGA video card that is not supported by Phantom, but is VESA compatible, try using the /V option. If your VESA card requires a software driver TSR, remember to load it before loading Phantom.

Example: PHANTOM /V

TURNING OFF PORT CHECKING:

Phantom periodically checks to see if your printer and/or modem are active to avoid interrupting telecommunications or printing operations. On rare occasions this may interfere with certain system configurations. The /P option was added to Phantom for just this situation. Most people should never need to use this option.

Example: PHANTOM /P

SETTING PHANTOMSCREEN'S VIDEO MODE:

Phantom will try to automatically detect the system's video card. If it incorrectly identifies the card, you may manually set the video mode using the /G# option. Most people should never need to use this option.

- CGA (320x200x4) - EGA (640x350x16) - CGA (640x200x2) - VGA (640x480x2) VGA (640x480x16)

- EGA (640x200x16) - EGA (640x350x2)

VGA (320x200x256) Hercules (720x348x2)

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Example: PHANTOM /G1 ( Sets Phantom to Pop-Up in CGA mode )

LOADING DIFFERENT NETWORK SETUP FILES:

Normally PhantomScreen stores its setup information in the PHANTOM.DAT file in the Phantom directory. This file contains information about the default settings such as which screen

saver is active, speed and color options. In a multi-user environment with PCs of vastly different configurations it is necessary to specify setup files for different users and/or different machine types. If a different setup file is used then it must be the first parameter passed to Phantom and it must also have a .DAT extension.

Example: PHANTOM f:\users\cindy.dat

SYSTEM CONFLICTS:

If you are experiencing a hardware or software conflict while using PhantomScreen, you may want to try the /D option. This option tells Phantom to use Disk Memory instead of Extended Memory. This is a common cure for many conflicts that can occur when using a variety of hardware and software.

Example: PHANTOM /D