Re: OT: Any programs needed.. Jiri?

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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

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