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From: dg4s+@andrew.cmu.edu (David Gonzalez)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: WriteComm port error
Date: 11 Dec 92 11:49:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.Uf_EnSe00ioXN8GUwU
Organization: Masters student, Information Networking Institute, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Hello:
	While transfering a file using zmodem on my PC to a
UNIX system, I kept getting the following error:

	WriteComm error: 32 [put_port]

	Does anyone know what this is or what does it mean?

	Thank you,

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David Gonzalez                      dg4s@andrew.cmu.edu
CMU-INI Grad Student                lestat@rmece47.upr.clu.edu
"So CMU is in the top twenties....
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From: dafydd@ac.dal.ca ((Dave Hobson))
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: GIF viewers
Date: 20 Dec 92 00:15:38 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

CShow can be found at ftp site WSMR-Simtel20.army.mil
in directory pd1:[msdos.graphics].

Another viewer for Windows that you might consider is
WinJ
WinJPEG vers. 1.6 that can be found at ftp cica.  
Although it is a JPEG viewer, it will view GIF's,and 
BMP's as well as do conversions.  It is under filename
winjpg160.zip.

Dave 
In article <BzF5Bs.C4n@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, mheniff@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (mike) writes:
> 
> OK.  Since I've been looking around for GIF/BMP programs recently I've 
> decided to post what I've found (and compare them).
> 
> GIF viewers can be found at:
> ftp.cica  at /pub/pc/win3/desktop   and
> garbo  at win3/gifutil
> 
> DOS GIF viewers
> CSHOW  the most common.  I'm not sure where to download it from but its ok.
> Its speed is good but it only opens GIF files.
> GWS  also good.  I'm not sure where to get this either.  It is slower than
> cshow but can open almost everything (GIF, BMP, PCX, etc) and can convert
> between them.  Recommended for DOS transforming.
> GIFV37.ZIP from garbo.  Definately NAG-WARE.  Opens GIF (maybe BMP) but
> doesn't convert anything.  
> 
> I'd recommend CSHOW for viewing and GWS for transforming.
> 
> WINDOWS GIF viewers
> IMAGE.ZIP from cica.  Terrible.  No conversion, no color, no dice.
> CVIEW386.ZIP from cica.  Good quality.  Takes up a lot of memory though.
> Only opens GIF and BMP (and IMG I think).  Good at manipulating brightness
> contrast, gamma, etc but check out PSP.
> PSP10.ZIP  from cica.  Paint Shop Pro.  Great.  Definately get.  Great
> quality, conversion from about everything to everything.  Reads GIF, BMP and
> about ten other formats.  The best but is a little slower the CSHOW for DOS.
> WINGIF>ZIP from cica.  Good.  About as fast a PSP10 but doesn't convert.
> Opens both GIF and BMP.
> GWSWIN10.ZIP from cica.  GWS for DOS windows counterpart.  I haven't tried
> this personally but I hear it's similar to the DOS version.  Slow too.
> 
> .
> 
> I'd recommend Paint Shop Pro to do everything and then some.
> 
> If you have any further questions email me.
> Mike
> mheniff@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
> .
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From: kewta@solomon.technet.sg (Kew Tow Ann)
Subject: Using Kermit under Windows Terminal
Organization: TECHNET, Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 07:28:29 GMT


Has anyone tried using Kermit under Windows 3.1 Terminal? I have some
problem using it. For example how do you terminate a Kermit session? There
isn't any Kermit Finish, Kermit Get commands etc. Would appreciate any help?
Thanks and regards.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: landers@comm.mgmt.purdue.edu (Chris Landers)
Subject: Re: vanishing headers/footers
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 14:11:29 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University

In article <1992Dec17.3149.3729@dosgate> "james gillen" <james.gillen@canrem.com> writes:
>From: "james gillen" <james.gillen@canrem.com>
>Subject: vanishing headers/footers
>Date: 17 Dec 92 07:41:23 EST
>This is not a problem of inserting a file - this is a GENUINE BUG in
>Word for Windows.
>
>Periodically, working in only one document and not merging anything from
>anywhere, the headers and footers disappear and the document repaginates
>(if this option is on).

This is a bug that was fixed with WinWord 2.0a.  Just call Microsoft to get 
a free copy of the updated disks.  They are now on 2.0b, which is what 
you'll get.

Also folks combining documents should note that if you select the whole 
document when you cut/copy, you'll loose the headers/footers in the 
destination documentation when you paste.  To avoid this, don't select the 
final paragraph marker when you cut/copy.

    <================================><=================================>
    ||  Christopher Landers          ||  Purdue University - KRAN 708  ||
    ||  Krannert Computing Center    ||  West Lafayette, IN  47907     ||
    <=================== landers@comm.mgmt.purdue.edu ==================>
From: bowen@esdeng.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Videoblaster only works in Low Resolutions
Keywords: videoblaster
Date: 14 Dec 92 16:18:28 GMT
Article-I.D.: rdg.1992Dec14.161828.3309
Reply-To: bowen@esdeng.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


I'm having problems with my Videoblaster.

If I enter Windows in 640x mode and bring up Winvideo then anything I play is displayed.

However if I try and increase my resolution to 800x or 1024x then all I get
is a pink screen instead of my video input.

Does anyone know what the problems are?

I'm using the Diamond Speedstar 24x, card.

Thanks for any help.

Kevin
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: smithwt@med.unc.edu (William Thomas Smith)
Subject: Re: Win3.1 compatible screen saver files
Organization: UNC-CH School of Medicine
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 01:29:07 GMT

In article <1992Dec15.164449.18147@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> krh@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (kenneth.r.hackbarth) writes:
>Does anyone know of an ftp source for screen saver files
>that will work with the native Windows 3.1 screen
>saver.  I'm getting bored with flying windows.
>
>Ken
>khackbarth@attmail.com
>
At ftp.cica.indiana.edu, there are several in the pub\pc\win3\desktop
directory.

Try savscrns.zip, bouncer.zip and tracks.zip

Bill


Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: rjhoffma@iastate.edu (Richard J. Hoffmann)
Subject: Re: Windows and NCSA telnet....
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 16:15:16 GMT

In article <BzEs7J.3u0@m2.dseg.ti.com> anderson@dseg.ti.com writes:
>In article <BzDv2A.H52@news.iastate.edu> rjhoffma@iastate.edu (Richard J. Hoffmann) writes:
>>In article <BzDHwz.230@news.cso.uiuc.edu> ludirdja@cehp10 (Darmawan Ludirdja) writes:
>>>Is there any way for NCSA telnet to work under Windows 3.1?
>>>
>>>Darmawan
>>
>>The distribution I got from Illinois comes with a pif that works fine
>>for me.
>>
>Dick
>
>Could post the details of the contents of the pif or send it to me.
>
>I think many of us would like to see it.
>
>Thanks
>
>anderson@dseg.ti.com (John Anderson)

You can get the latest version of NCSA telnet via ftp to
ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu.  The manual for the program suggests getting
README.FIRST to help you find what you want.

As I think back on this problem, I realize that I did have problems with
Telnet dropping me back to the DOS prompt during a session.  The key to
stopping this was adding the -w switch to the packet driver line in
autoexec.bat.  In other words, I load the packet driver thus:

wd8003e -w 0x60 10 0x280 0xd800

Until I did that, I could only execute Telnet under Windows if I set the
*.pif so that Execution: was exclusive.  I seem to recall that there is
another driver that you could load right after the packet driver that
will accomplish the same thing as the -w switch, which was described as
a "hack."  Unfortunately, I can't remember what it is, but I think it
comes with the Clarkson packet driver collection.

Hope this helps.  Maybe someone else can flesh this out.

If people really want the me to mail a copy to them, I could probably
mail a uuencoded file to you.  If I were after it, I'd get it from the
source at Illinois.  They do have e-mail service there.  You can begin
to use it by sending a request to archive-server@ncsa.uiuc.edu.  Include
in the subject line the word "help." (No quotes)  Then send another
message to the same address with the subject line containing the word
"index."  Leave the rest of the messages blank.

Dick

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: Don.Bueltmann@f119.n8012.z86.toadnet.org (Don Bueltmann)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Access question
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 92 22:49:00 cdt
Organization: FidoNet node 86:8012/119 - Millennium, O'Fallon MO

OK so I'm one of the lucky ones who already has a copy of Access. so far I like
the program it looks pretty solid and full featured. I have a simple question
from some of you experts. I set up a simple Name and Address Database and
included a field for Suite or Apartment Number. Now my question is how do I
suppress printing this field when there is no suite or apartment. I know this
must be pretty simple to do but I can't find it. I did too read the DOC's!



... Docs? Why would I want to look at the Docs. Nurses are better :)
    Blue Wave/QWK v2.10


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From: mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (J. D. McDonald)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Windows and NCSA telnet....
Date: 17 Dec 92 18:38:06 GMT
Organization: UIUC SCS

In article <BzEvtH.Dwz@news.iastate.edu> rjhoffma@iastate.edu (Richard J. Hoffmann) writes:


>As I think back on this problem, I realize that I did have problems with
>Telnet dropping me back to the DOS prompt during a session.  The key to
>stopping this was adding the -w switch to the packet driver line in
>autoexec.bat.  In other words, I load the packet driver thus:

>wd8003e -w 0x60 10 0x280 0xd800

>Until I did that, I could only execute Telnet under Windows if I set the
>*.pif so that Execution: was exclusive. 

That is not the proper way to do it.

The proper ways are three:

1) If you don't need a packet driver for something else, use the
   internal driver inside Telnet for your card. This may work well
   inside Windows, or not.

2) If you want the pachet driverm you should load it **inside the DOS window
   you are using for Telnet**. I.e. run Telnet from a batch file ..
   first load thge packet driver, then telnet, then after exiting Telnet
   unload the packet driver. Don't use the -w switch.

3) The best way, and the only reliable way if you want to run the 
   packet driver from DOS once and for all, is to load the packet driver 
   there (no -w switch), then outside Windows, load Pktmux, the packet
   multiplexor. INSIDE windows run a batch file that loads a Pktdrv
   (from the pktmux package), then telnet, and finally unloads the pktdrv.
   This allows running Telnet, ftp, Trumpet, and lpr, all at once,
   inside Windows. Outside Windows you can also run NFS too.

Doug McDonald
From: ianbjor@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Ian D. Bjorhovde)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Windows WIN386.swp file
Date: 15 Dec 92 23:31:33 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona, Tucson

In article <1992Dec15.192553.6258@sun1x.actc.res.utc.com> scottb@sun1x.actc.res.utc.com (Scottb) writes:
>I haven't noticed my swap file getting bigger and bigger.  But then again,
>I consider all space on my hard drive "precious", so, I do not use a
>permanent swap file.  I use a temporary swap file.  This way when I exit
>windows, it goes away and when I go into windows, a new one is created.
>Granted, a temp swap file is not as fast as a permanent, but for me, I  
>feel that the tradeoff is worth it.  Perhaps you might want to try a 
>temp swap file - it would at least solve the "getting bigger and bigger"
>problem.

Okay, so you don't want to devote part of your hard disk to a perm. swap
file - but the problem is, if you use Windows more than just
occaisionally, then the file is going to be there anyway!  And unless
you have more than 8 meg of RAM and don't run any big apps (e.g. Word,
Excel, PageMaker) then your temporary swapfile is going to be huge
anyway.

Another problem arises if your hard disk is jam-packed FULL - then you
won't have enough room for your swapfile and "where can you go from
there?  Nowhere."  (to quote "Spinal Tap")   The way I see it is to just
give Windows a permanent swapfile and forget about the space.  This is
far more efficient on a FULL hard disk than creating a temp. swapfile
every time you run Windows.

Or, you can buy more RAM or another hard disk. :-)



--Ian D. Bjorhovde
  ianbjor@gas.uug.arizona.edu
  Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  The University of Arizona
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: rccarm00@nx19.mik.uky.edu (ron c carman)
Subject: Re: Videoblaster only works in Low Resolutions
Keywords: videoblaster
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
X-Path: nx19.mik.uky.edu!rccarm00
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 19:00:22 GMT

In <1992Dec14.161828.3309@rdg.dec.com> bowen@esdeng.enet.dec.com () writes:

>I'm having problems with my Videoblaster.

   I have a few questions for anyone familiar with this product as well.
I recently received an advertisement for Videoblaster; listed under the
System Requirements section was:

            VGA card with feature connector
            not more than 15MB of system RAM

   Now, I know what a VGA card is, but what is a feature connector??
Is that 15MB the minimum required for performance?  
   Many thanks.

RC Carman

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
From: cnolan@vax1.tcd.ie
Subject: Re: TCP/IP, WFW, ethernet, and internet mail
Organization: Trinity College Dublin
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:12:03 GMT

In article <ct_rjad@lynx.unm.edu>,  (Tim Keitt) writes:
> In article <8892@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> weiss@curtiss.seas.ucla.edu (Michael Weiss) writes:
>>In article <1fvotcINNnq8@tamsun.tamu.edu> cmenzel@tamsun.tamu.edu (Chris Menzel) writes:
>>>Will WFW allow one using a PC on a campus ethernet to use Microsoft
>>>mail (which, I understand, is bundled with WFW) to send and receive
>>>internet mail directly?  Thanx.
>>
>>The answer is "yes," IF:
>>1)  a mail server is used on that LAN
> 
> Aren't there different protocols for email?  What kind of mail 
> server?  At least on our campus LAN: netware, LAN manager, 
> Microsoft, WfWG, OS/2 = nada (ie forget it); UNIX, VMS, NFS, 
> TCP/IP, X11R5 = no problem.  Which means as far as I can tell 
> that WfWG is useless in this environment.  But please correct 
> me if this is wrong!
> 
>>           -AND-
>>2)  an Internet gateway is added to the mail server.
> 
> --
> Timothy Keitt
> tkeitt@algodones.unm.edu

With WfWG you can only pass messages within your own WorkGroup.  You can only
see your WorkGroup Post Office (WGPO).  In order to send mail to other Work-
Groups you must upgrade the WGPO to the full Mail V3.0 product.  This product
also has the ability to exchange mail with other messaging systems through
gateways, ie Internet/SMTP, IBM/PROFS/SNADS, Novell/MHS and X.400.

This info is in the Mail User's Guide supplied with WfWG.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: gmf2@quads.uchicago.edu (gary michael feldman)
Subject: Lotus ORganizer quest
Reply-To: gmf2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 00:27:45 GMT

I am thinking about buying a FIlofax/Daytimer as well
as Lotus organzier. ANyone know how you can print out
paper to put in the hardversions? (i.e. must you get special
paper, is it hard to to get, expensive, etc) Oh yeah, i have
a DJ500 printer.

Any comments about this program by email are greatly apprecitaetd.

Gary

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: blakeco@microsoft.com (Blake Coverett)
Subject: Re: MS Access as a DDE Server?
Date: 12 Dec 92 04:23:20 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Canada Inc.

In article <1992Dec10.140418.1@myrddn.mits.com.au> alistair@myrddn.mits.com.au writes:
>Having browsed through the MS Access documentation, it would appear
>that MS Access won't act as a DDE Server.

I'm at home and don't have a copy of the paper docs, but it is covered in
the README.TXT.

Basically you have the typical things available on the System topic, plus
topics constructed as follows:

<database>               - which contains list of the objects in the database

<database>;TABLE <table> - Items: FieldNames, Data, FirstRow, NextRow, etc
<database>;QUERY <query>
<database>;SQL <statement>

Macros can be run via DDEExecute on the System and <database> topics.

-Blake
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From: roper@halcyon.com (Michael Roper)
Subject: Re: Amaze Daily Planner
Organization: Amaze Inc., Kirkland WA
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:32:23 GMT

> Hi All!
> 
> I'd just like to post a follow-up to my original post regarding the Amaze
> daily planner.
> 
> After posting my experience, I rec'd a message from the head of the company,
> Michael Roper.
> 
> Within 2 days I had my upgrade and my mousepad! I'm overjoyed!
> 
> Version 2.0 of Amaze Daily Planner is fantastic! 
> 
>                     ()|||()    Portal darla@cup.portal.com     
>                    \\ . . //          darla@shell.portal.com
>                    === v ===   AOL kuby2u@.aol.com
>                    //`---'\\   WIX darla GEnie KUBY
>                     //|||\\ 

I'm glad we were able to straighten out the mix-up and
especially pleased that the new version of the planner
is useful to you.  I should point out however (lest my
intolerant co-workers attack me with high-speed rubber
bands, nerf arrows, or other items from their well-stocked
arsenals), that I'm not the head of the company (although
I play one on TV).

Michael Roper
Program Manager, Amaze Daily Planner
Amaze Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: AmiPro or Word Perfict ??????
From: cctr132@csc.canterbury.ac.nz
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 03:03:33 GMT
Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

In article <1992Dec12.162357.4541@wkuvx1.bitnet>, beelewm@wkuvx1.bitnet
writes:

> I am at a delima, I am in the market for a word processor for windows
> and I am undecided weather to get AmiPro or Word Perfict for windows,
> if any one can tell me which is the best overall, and some drawbacks
> to each, this would be a real help.  also, which would be better,
> Lotus 123 for windows or MS Excell?

Don't take this the wrong way, but this post and the other, well-meaning
followups, are a waste of bandwidth.

The questions boil down to:

What's the best word-processor?
and
What's the best spreadsheet?

Both are likely to start horrendous flame-wars.

I will state my opinion:  There is no such thing as "the best"
--ANYTHING-- when it comes to PC software.  -Sometimes- there is "a best
given that you need to do x and y and aren't too fussed about z", but
more often than not, asking whether "x is better than y" is much like
asking whether "Coke is better than Pepsi" -- and likely to recieve
equally informative responses!

The fact of the matter is, that most "top-end" app's in the major
software categories have more than enough "features" for most people's
typical use.  Nowadays, the deciding point is seldom whether a package
can handle x or y, but how well it does so relative to other packages
given that x and y are important to a potential user, or, more commonly,
how easy these functions are to use and/or how easily documents can be
swapped back and forward between the purchaser and his/her clients or
other departments or whatever.

+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
 Nick FitzGerald, PC Applications Consultant, CSC, Uni of Canterbury, N.Z.
 n.fitzgerald@csc.canterbury.ac.nz  TEL:+64(3)364 2337, FAX:+64(3)364 2332
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: J.Wang@newshost.cognet.ucla.edu (Jonathan T. Wang)
Subject: Chinese Word processor
Organization: Gralla@UCLA Molecular Biology Inst.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 22:04:37 GMT

Several days ago I ftp-ed a Japanese word processor (JWP) program for 
windows and it was very impressive, considering it is a free-ware.
My question is "is there something like that for Chinese?" Is there a faq
that I miss? i.e. someone already ask this.
Please post answers, thank you.
J. Wang
Izzynx8@mvs.oac.ucla.edu
parasite@dna.mbi.ucla.edu
From: lclarke@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Lee Clarke)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Need WP5.2 info (having fun with Orem)
Date: 19 Dec 92 17:00:55 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

[wp doesn't do many things the person needs]

amipro does all that, and more
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From: rkl@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (kevin.laux)
Subject: Re: ATI driver problem under windows 3.1
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:59:33 GMT

In article <104926@bu.edu>, foncy@acs.bu.edu (jesus ramos) writes:
> 	I've recently purchased an ATI XL24 vga board, but the 16M color driver for windows only shows a blurr line at the top of the monitor. I have a Packard Bell monitor that supports 16M colors and 1024x768. All the other drivers work fine, but not this one.>  Can anyone help?
> 	the computer is a Compaq 286 with 4Mb Ram and the vga card has 1MB installed. I'm running windows 3.1.

	If you're trying for 24 bit color at any resolution higher than 640 by
480, then the VGA board doesn't have enough memory.  640 x 480 x 3 bytes per
pixel = 921,600 bytes.

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From: gilem@rebecca.its.rpi.edu (Michael R. Gile)
Subject: what is the deal with word 2.0 and true type
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 20:47:23 GMT

I have winword 2.0b, and when I make a full page using true type
fonts, and then click the scale window to page button, the words 
wrap way around the margins.  When the font is an ATM font, this problem
doesn't exist.  Wow, and I thought that print preview was bad.

Defininitely the last MS product that I ever want to use.
don't blame me, it was packaged with my computer.

Mike

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From: dan@delfin.com (Dan Stickel)
Subject: Excel->Word Weirdness
Organization: Delfin Systems
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 00:38:01 GMT

When I set text labels within an Excel chart to have "automatic"
area patterns, everything looks great in Excel.  When I import to
Word, however, the "automatic" colors get translated to an
actual color.

THIS DID NOT USED TO HAPPEN!

Since my window backgrounds a gray, when the linked chart prints,
the text boxes all have a gray background instead of an
"automatic" white background (sort of the reverse of "automatic"
text within Word.

What is going on?  How can I prevent this?  As a stopgap measure,
I have had to explicitly set the are patterns to white, yielding some
pretty ugly screen displays (but satisfactory printouts).

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