X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mailnull set sender to djgpp-bounces using -f Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Video modes under Windoze XP From: Neo 1061 Organization: Geeks Anonymous Message-ID: User-Agent: Xnews/5.04.25 Lines: 11 Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 03:45:12 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.254.209.233 X-Complaints-To: news AT primus DOT ca X-Trace: news.tor.primus.ca 1021002312 216.254.209.233 (Thu, 09 May 2002 23:45:12 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 23:45:12 EDT To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Exactly what video modes should an Allegro app be able to get under Windoze XP, running as a console app? I had, from the horror stories, expected to be limited to ancient VGA modes, but I was able to get 1024x768x256 also. However, not 400x300x24bpp or 1024x768x24bpp. Apparently truecolor modes are unavailable, but that's it. Is there a workaround? Is there a way to recompile and link for the Windows-native DirectX-using Allegro that is quick and painless and well- documented?