Supported Modes

This section lists the OS/2 Warp requirements for the modes included in a 
.PMI file. Each supported mode is represented by a set of sections, as 
follows: 

   *  Comment (optional) 
   *  ModeInfo (required) 
   *  MonitorModeInfo (optional) 
   *  SetMode (optional) 
 

 The ModeInfo section is a list of the common mode elements (PMI 
 keyvariables) that define the resolution, window, and size elements of 
 the mode. The mode definition is then complemented by all of the 
 MonitorModeInfo sections following the ModeInfo section. There could be 
 zero or more MonitorModeInfo sections, depending on the capabilities of 
 the hardware to program timings. An adapter may not support a CRT in a 
 particular mode; a single MonitorModeInfo section with zero values is 
 used to indicate such a case. If the adapter can support only a distinct 
 set of values, rather than a range of horizontal and vertical refresh 
 values, multiple MonitorModeInfo sections per horizontal/vertical refresh 
 pair are used to indicate this fact. An adapter with flexibility in 
 programming a range of dotclock (which translates into horizontal and 
 vertical refreshes) should list only one MonitorModeInfo entry with the 
 end of range values for the vertical/horizontal refresh. 

 Suggested modes include the following: 

   *  40x25 and 80x25 text 
   

   *  At least one of the 132-column text modes (if applicable). 

   *  At best, all of the supported 256-color modes with respective 
      refresh rates (see Monitor Timings Support in this chapter). 

      At the minimum, modes that are supported by the respective 
      Presentation Manager display driver. 

      If the adapter in question has both accelerated and nonaccelerated 
      modes, only the accelerated modes should be provided. 

   *  At best, all of the supported hi-color and true-color modes with 
      respective refresh rates (see Monitor Timings Support in this 
      chapter). 

      At the minimum, modes which are supported by the respective 
      Presentation Manager display driver. 

      If the adapter in question has both accelerated and nonaccelerated 
      modes, only the accelerated modes should be provided.