OpenEuphoria

RE: [DOS] graphics problem

• Posted by Bernie Ryan <xotron at localnet.com> Sep 05, 2001
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Vincegg at AOL.COM wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I was wondering if someone might know an answer to this problem.  I want 
> to 
> use video mode 257 but when I try to use it the displayed image appears 
> jumbled and compressed to just the upper section to the screen.  Fine, 
> so I 
> add use_vesa(1) to my program and displaying procedures (pixel, 
> draw_line, 
> display_image and such) work fine.  But, get_pixel and the dependant 
> save_image seem to be getting their image info not from the corrected 
> display 
> but the scrunched pre-use_vesa() image.  Does anyone know why it's doing 
> this 
> or better yet how to get around it?  Thanks for any info.
> 

Vince:
   Your videocard my not be 100% vesa compliant. Sometimes the code
   in the video roms is not always correct. You can try using a
   different video card or see if your video card comes with a
   DOS VESA driver that can be installed.
Bernie