Re: OT: Any programs needed.. Jiri?
- Posted by Vincent <darkvincentdude at yahoo.com> Dec 11, 2005
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Robert Craig wrote: > > Juergen Luethje wrote: > > Brian Broker wrote: > > <snip> > > > > > I wonder if Jiri still reads this list. I still remember when he piped > > > in with his version of a program that made it properly "snow" on your > > > screen after somebody submitted their version to the list about this > > > time of year. > > > > > > I just had to look it up: Sun, 19 Dec 1999: > > > <a > > > href="http://www.listfilter.com/cgi-bin/esearch.exu?fromMonth=6&fromYear=1&toMonth=B&toYear=A&postedBy=Jiri+Babor&keywords=Snow">http://www.listfilter.com/cgi-bin/esearch.exu?fromMonth=6&fromYear=1&toMonth=B&toYear=A&postedBy=Jiri+Babor&keywords=Snow</a> > > > > Very nice program! > > > > > For those "newbies" unfamilar with Jiri, this guy could write some > > > mighty cool and clean code. It might be DOS code but it still works to > > > this day AFAIK. > > > > The program 'xmas.ex' to which your link above points runs fine with > > ex.exe 2.5, and also when translated and compiled with Watcom for DOS. > > But when I compile with DJGPP 2.03, the color of the text is gray > > instead of yellow. Is that a bug in the DJGPP compiler? > > With DJGPP, Euphoria uses the Allegro graphics library. > With Watcom (for DOS), Euphoria uses the Watcom graphics library. > Euphoria's graphics modes are based on Watcom. When DJGPP is used, > Euphoria tries to pick an equivalent Allegro-supported mode, > but sometimes there are slight differences. > > Regards, > Rob Craig > Rapid Deployment Software > <a href="http://www.RapidEuphoria.com">http://www.RapidEuphoria.com</a> Rob, does Euphoria come with the latest "liballeg.a" file as of March 2005? Could using the latest version make a difference? Regards, Vincent