From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
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Subject: Re: HELP! ALLEGRO internals
Date: 13 May 1997 05:14:17 GMT
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Krystyna de Heras (krystyna DOT de DOT heras AT mailbox DOT swipnet DOT se) writes:
> Yo DJGPP-players!
> 
> I want to be able to write to the bitmap that ALLEGRO uses to blit to
> screen. Is there a inline asm way to do this? And can I draw to the
> bitmap even if it's target screen is a planar mode-x, in a similar way
> as a 13h-mode for example?
> 
> Waiting for 32-bit colour (32? not 24 why?)/Pablo de Heras


I suppose one thing you could do is RTFS (read the f*cking source)... or
connive Shawn into writing a Programmer's Guide to Allegro manual, or
interpret the source and write it yourself. (I've seen some source though,
and it is hairy, believe you me. Hardware register hacking, hairy
optimized jump tables, and so forth...holy guacamole!)

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