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From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: screen messed with grx
Date: 16 Feb 2006 19:08:08 GMT
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Jean-Pierre Le Rouzic wrote:

> When I quit a program that use GRX compiled with djgpp in a Windows
> XP DOS box, with a Control C, the screen is mess up.

Consider yourself lucky you got that far.  DOS graphics apps will
typically not run *at all* on XP.

> This is probably a problem with GRX, but what is the problem?

You probably have to make sure you close down GRX correctly, instead
of just killing the program by Ctrl-C.  You may need to install a
SIGINT handler for that.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.