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JT Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org> wrote in message
news:20010115103550 DOT A12295 AT kendall DOT sfbr DOT org...
> -: > I experienced a 'bug ?' in GRX 2.3.2 video handling:
>
> I cannot locate the beginning of this thread, neither in the
> DJGPP archives, nor in my private mail archives.  What was
> this `bug' in GRX?
>
> --
> TIA/jtw

here it is:
----- Original Message -----
From: Waldemar Schultz <schultz AT ma DOT tum DOT de>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
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Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 12:00 AM
Subject: GRX VESA driver


> I experienced a 'bug ?' in GRX 2.3.2 video handling:
> when you switch back and forth from DOS box to Windows (Alt TAB)
> the color table / color palette using 256 GrCells is spoiled.
> i.e. not the contents of the Cells are disturbed, but their resulting
color
> on the screen.
> Does anybody know about a fix for that problem ?
> I think it should be possible, as in Allegro for example, it does not
occur.
> And basically IMHO they should do something very similar, but I am not an
> expert.
>
> Thanks for any hints from you experts.
>
> --
>  Gruss Waldemar Schultz.
>  Technische Universität München, Zentrum Mathematik M1, D 80290 München
>  Tel: +49 (0)89 2892 8226        FAX: +49 (0)89 2892 8228