Re: [MiNT] Bit-Depth and Graphics stuff....

[Paul Wratt <paul.wratt@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Lonny Pursell <atari@bright.net> wrote:
> on 7/9/10 4:04 PM, Paul Wratt wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Lonny Pursell <atari@bright.net> wrote:
>>> on 7/8/10 4:30 PM, Michael Bernstein wrote:
>>>
>>>> For color modes without palette there is a problem because there is no
>>>> definition about the organization. If the VDI function vq_scrninfi
>>>> exist (check EdDI Cookie), you can query for informations about the
>>>> organization of the graphics screen and store your bitmaps in the
>>>> format used by the hardware.
>>>
>>> This call sounds nice on paper, but is unreliable, therefore Ozk did not use
>>> it in XaAes, nor did I in the vnc client.  In the end you must probe the
>>> screen yourself.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lonny Pursell    http://www.bright.net/~gfabasic/
>>>
>> Is this function reliable/implemented in fVDI?
>
> In my opinion it doesn't really matter since its flawed in NVDI the most
> widely used VDI replacement.
>
> --
> Lonny Pursell    http://www.bright.net/~gfabasic/
>
wouldnt it be possible to do a binary patch for NVDI?

Paul