1.13 Video Mode Function Keys
Fractint supports *so* many video modes that we've given up trying to
reserve a keyboard combination for each of them.
Any supported video mode can be selected by going to the "Select Video
Mode" screen (from main menu or by using <Delete>), then using the
cursor up and down arrow keys and/or <PageUp> and <PageDown> keys to
highlight the desired mode, then pressing <Enter>.
Up to 39 modes can be assigned to the keys F2-F10, SF1-SF10
<Shift>+<Fn>), CF1-CF10 (<Ctrl>+<Fn>), and AF1-AF10 (<Alt>+<Fn>). The
modes assigned to function keys can be invoked directly by pressing the
assigned key, without going to the video mode selection screen.
30 key combinations can be reassigned: <F1> to <F10> combined with any
of <Shift>, <Ctrl>, or <Alt>. The video modes assigned to <F2> through
<F10> can not be changed - these are assigned to the most common video
modes, which might be used in demonstration files or batches.
To reassign a function key to a mode you often use, go to the "select
video mode" screen, highlight the video mode, press the keypad (gray)
<+> key, then press the desired function key or key combination. The
new key assignment will be remembered for future runs.
To unassign a key (so that it doesn't invoke any video mode), highlight
the mode currently selected by the key and press the keypad (gray) <->
key.
A note about the "select video modes" screen: the video modes which are
displayed with a 'B' suffix in the number of colors are modes which have
no custom programming - they use the BIOS and are S-L-O-W ones.
See "Video Adapter Notes" (p. 153) for comments about particular
adapters.
See "Disk-Video" Modes (p. 156) for a description of these non-display
modes.
See "Customized Video Modes, FRACTINT.CFG" (p. 157) for information
about adding your own video modes.