From: mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk (George Foot)
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Subject: Re: Allegro: clear_to_color()
Date: 11 Oct 1997 17:22:51 GMT
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Gautam N. Lad (gautam AT interlog DOT com) wrote:
: Ok, first of all, is the 'screen' a BITMAP *?  When I say screen, I mean what
: ever is written to it, goes to the screen (eg. line(screen,10,10,400,39,5); ).

Yes, it is. You can only use it when you're in a graphics mode though.

: When I did this:

: clear_to_color(screen,WHITE);

: I get a GPF.  Why?  Isn't a screen a BITMAP *?

Did you set_gfx_mode first? Did the call to set_gfx_mode succeed? I expect
one of those is your problem. :)

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George Foot <mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk>
Merton College, Oxford