From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Allegro problems
Date: 22 Dec 1997 11:22:34 GMT
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SWars Matt (swarsmatt AT aol DOT com) writes:
> I wrote a fractal generating program in DJGPP with the Allegro graphics
> library. I previously posted my problem, but I have fixed most of the problems
> - they were due to memory allocation. Here's the problem I have now: It works
> fine on some computers, but on a Pentium with STB Velocity 3d VX card with
> DirectX installed on the computer, the text mode doesn't work properly (text is
> mostly made up of squares). The way I set text mode from Allegro is
> set_gfx_mode(GFX_TEXT,0,0,0,0). Why would the text look messed up? Can anyone
> help? Thanks. (Note: I'll send you the program if you need it to help)


Try GFX_TEXT,80,25,0,0. On my S3 I also get craziness if I use 0,0,0,0.

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