From: Erik Johnson <erik AT microware DOT com>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 93 18:16:24 CDT
To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: GO32 error messages during a graphics app

I am developing a graphics program that uses a mode-x video mode.  When GO32 tries to complain at me (paging fault, divide by zero...), the text cannot be seen since the graphics mode is not setup for text.  I am using GO32 ver. 1.08 (event queue), and have hacked on GO32 enough to switch to text mode before it tries to print to the screen.  If version 2.0 could do this on its own, that would be great.  One solution would be to allow you to have GO32 call a user written routine before text is printed to the screen.  That way I could change to text mode, but a text only application wouldn't need to clear the screen before printing the information (changing the graphics mode clears the screen).

If anyone wants to know what changes I made to switch to text mode before exception messages, just let me know.

Erik R Johnson     erik AT microware DOT com