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

[Lonny Pursell <atari@bright.net>]

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.

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Lonny Pursell    http://www.bright.net/~gfabasic/