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Monitor Refresh Rates
The drop-down list boxes let you select the monitor refresh rates for each resolution. If you select
None for any screen resolution, any higher resolutions will also be unavailable. This also turns off
the corresponding choices in the Resolution box.
In general, the higher the refresh rate, the better the display quality and the lower the performance.
This is because the graphics system can only do a fixed number of operations per second. The
more time it spends redrawing the screen, the less time it has available to perform other operations.
Consult the manual which came with your monitor to determine the proper settings for these fields.
Font Cache Size
The Font Cache Size lets you set the amount of system memory which is available for font
caching. Next to the font cache size are an up arrow and a down arrow. Click on the up arrow to
increase the cache size. Click on the down arrow to decrease the cache size.
Font caching is a technique to increase the performance of Windows by saving the bitmaps of
frequently used characters. Normally, when a character is displayed on the screen it first is created
from the TrueType outline and then is copied to the screen. A cached character has already been
created and stored and so it is just copied as needed.
WinMode has tried to determine the correct setting for this field for you, but you may change it.
However, remember that memory set aside for font caching is not available for Windows program
and system usage.
OK
The OK button closes the dialog box and accepts the choices that you have made.
After you click on OK, your computer is reconfigured to use the selections you have made. These
changes may need to be added to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to become permanent. If this is
necessary, you are prompted by the program.
If WinMode detects that you changed your Windows 3.X configuration, you are asked if Windows
should be restarted. If you answer Yes, Windows restarts immediately. If you answer No, you
have to exit Windows and restart it manually before the changes take effect.
Cancel
The Cancel button closes the dialog box and exits the program without making any changes. Se-
lecting Close from the control menu or double clicking on the control menu box has the same
effect.
About
The About button displays a dialog box with the version number of WinMode and a copyright
notice.
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