src/conio/OverhaulNotes.txt

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     opens a whole can of worms regarding how further updates work etc.  I'll
     strive to keep it sane and compatible, which may be impossible.
 12) A Unicode cell will potentially have multiple codepoints "in" it.
+13) We need a way to specify the initial mode.
 
 Some sort of state checkpoint thing... you "save" the checkpoint, and send that
 ID back and you get the same state returned.

src/syncterm/syncterm.c

@@ -1624,11 +1624,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		cio_api.options &= ~CONIO_OPT_BLOCKY_SCALING;
 	ciolib_reaper=FALSE;
 	seticon(syncterm_icon.pixel_data,syncterm_icon.width);
+	textmode(text_mode);
 	if (settings.scaling_factor)
 		setscaling(settings.scaling_factor);
 	if (settings.window_width && settings.window_height)
 		setwinsize(settings.window_width, settings.window_height);
-	textmode(text_mode);
 
 	gettextinfo(&txtinfo);
 	if((txtinfo.screenwidth<40) || txtinfo.screenheight<24) {