From: "Al Morgan" <muaddib AT proaxis DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Allegro Graphics Problem
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 03:58:31 -0700
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The solution is quite simple (as most programming bugs are).  320x200 res.
graphics mode, but your writing to y-position 255!  That's way off the
screen.  Try

textout_centre(screen,font,"Ready. Beep.",160,100,100);

instead



JustinFL <justinfl AT netzero DOT net> wrote in message
news:7paacd$ij$1 AT nnrp1 DOT deja DOT com...
> I got this program off the web as a simple test of graphics using
> allegro.  This program is supposed to put "Ready. Beep." in the center
> of the screen.  All this program does is blank the screen and wait for a
> keypress.  What am i doing wrong, or what could be wrong.  I compiled it
> using
> gcc gfx_init.cpp -o gfx_init.exe -lalleg
> no errors are produced when i do this....this is the program:
>
>
> #include <allegro.h>
>
> int main()
> {
>  allegro_init();
>  install_keyboard();
>  set_gfx_mode(GFX_VGA,320,200,0,0);
>  textout_centre(screen,font,"Ready. Beep.",160,100,255);
>  readkey();
>  return 0;
> }
>
>
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