Command line switches
Using MrMode to switch a video mode
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MrDebug has the following switches available to it:
MrMode v1.xx Universal Video Mode Switcher
(c) 1993,1994 Dark Black Software Ltd.
Usage: MrMode <n> [-Fd:\path\filename] [-M] [-I] [-8]
where <n> is the mode number (in hex from 00 to 7F)
-F specifies a font file to use
-M indicates to rig mode for text mouse cursor
-I indicates the usage of high intensity
-8 switches to 8 byte font
If you know the hexadecimal mode number for the video mode that you wish to
switch your video card into then you may simply pass MrMode the hexadecimal
video mode. MrMode will then set the video mode.
If the video mode that you specify is not valid then nothing will happen. If
you screw up and get the video mode wrong, the MrMode 3 will return you to a
normal 80x25 video mode.
Always refer to your video card manual before fiddling with video modes as
all video cards are support different modes.
The -F switch will allow you to specify a font file to use when changing
video modes. If you have your own font that you wish to use, because it's
more readable than an existing one , this switch will allow you to pass down
the name of the font file to use.
If you are having problems with your mouse driver in 132 columns by 50 rows,
or similar and your mouse driver arrogantly assumes that you are running in
a graphical video mode, This option will trick the video driver into
thinking that you are running in a text mode. You'll know if you have a
problem because when you move the mouse you'll get garbage on the screen.
The -I switch will turn high-intensity on. This is handy for running MrDebug
with wonderful colour schemes.
The -8 switch will change a 16 byte font into an 8 byte font, thus doubling
the amount of screen rows available.