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SUBJECT: Re: VESA: hints, clue but no examples

*** Endlisnis:
 ... 
    This was actually the first thing I did in Protected Mode (VESA 1.2 lib), and I
did it just a few weeks ago in DJGPP.  I haven't done anything with VESA2 yet, but I
plan on it.  The only problem is that most of my target machines do not have VESA2
cards, some don't even have VESA1.2.
 ... 


*** Merlin:
 ... 
ahh..ok thanks...i'll take a look at that...
do all vesa 1.2 modes use bank switching?


*** Endlisnis:
 ... 
    Not nessecarily, but yes.  There do exist VESA 1.2 modes, usually card specific ones
that don't need bank-switching.  My ATI card supports VESA 320x200x256 where bank
switching isn't nessecary unless you want to do hardware scrolling.  Some SVGA cards
(Tridents) also support SVGA Text modes which don't require bank switching, but for all
 ... 


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SUBJECT: -= Hi RES GraphicS =- , HOW in DJGPP ?

*** shay:
hello group,

can someone please send me a short code of how to switch to a
resolution,
like 800 * 600 / 16BIT , write a pixel , and change the pallete .(in
DJGPP..)
 ... 


*** Michael Ware:
If your card has VESA support, then you can use the Allegro addon to
DJGPP, if you dont already have it.  If you would like some sample code
using DJGPP and Allegro to got 800x600 etc, then email me to address
below and I would be glad to help.


*** Merlin:
 ... 
  it's easy to switch to the mode..(check the VESA 1.2 or 2.0 docs....)
it's using the mode that's the hard part...
here's how to switch to a vesa mode
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SUBJECT: Re: A very basic question about C programming... diary of a newbie Part 1

*** Merlin:
 ... 
ahh..so if i left out the void and passed a parameter could i use that parameter without
without having ever prototyped it?  and what do you mean by pascal convention?


*** Gerhard Gruber:
 ... 
That's it. Now we got it. :) But that seems to be only the case with C. =
In C++
the compiler seems to assume void anyway.
 ... 


*** Merlin:
 ... 
ahhh...so in the end all this could cause a stack overflow..that is assuming it doesn't stop
when you screw the stack up...


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SUBJECT: why DJGPP programs seem so. . .bloated?

*** John Meyer:
I forgot to catch it, but why does my simple "Hello, World" Program take up
240 K in DJGPP?


*** John M. Aldrich:
 ... 
Read chapter 8.15 of the DJGPP Frequently Asked Questions list
(v2/faq210b.zip from SimTel or online at
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/v2faq/).


*** DeHackEd:
There are 3 major ways to reduce program size:
1) Run "strip" on the EXE you create
2) Compress it with DJP. You can get it on the FTP sites, it's called
MLPxxxB.ZIP in one of the V2xx directories.
 ... 


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SUBJECT: Re: DOS substitute for Unix 'find' command?

*** Jado:
I don't know what all the guys that answered you are talking about, but if
you want to find specific files from dos (like all your .exe files) through
all the directories I'd normally just do
 ... 


*** Endlisnis:
 ... 
even better:
dir *.exe /b /s


*** Jado:
Cool, I never knew that one, thanks a lot, it really bugs me having a
screen full of junk I don't want to know. but the *.exe really isn't
necessary, 
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