From: gregorio AT jet DOT es (Grzegorz Adam Hankiewicz)
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Subject: Text Mode with allegro
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 17:32:42 GMT
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>I am using allegro
>I change to graphics mode with set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT,640,480,0,0);
>then I change to text mode with set_gfx_mode(GFX_TEXT,80,25,0,0);
>but I use the function clrscr() and it does not work.
>
>I am doing anything wrong ?

Yes. All of Allegro's function are written ONLY for graphical modes,
like 320x200, 640x480, etc. The GFX_TEXT mode is there only to come
back to text mode when your program using graphics has ended.

You can't draw *anything* in text mode using Allegro.
However, I am already working in a small library to acceed the text
modes. It can be used with or without Allegro. Actually you can
download the first beta from my homepage at :
http://web.jet.es/gregorio/gogosoftware

PD: Si te apetece, podemos mandarnos emails privados en español.
Podría ayudarte con el Allegro... si quieres...

- G.A. Hankiewicz - ICQ 255289 - gregorio AT jet DOT es
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